†Tiarasmilia Wells 1932 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
Full reference: J. W. Wells. 1932. Corals of the Trinity Group of the Comanchean of central Texas. Journal of Paleontology 6(3):225-256
Parent taxon: Desmophyllinae according to J. W. Wells 1956
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Dasmia, Dasmiopsis, Desmophyllum, Stelloria
Subtaxa: Tiarasmilia casteri Tiarasmilia zangbeiensis
Type: Tiarasmilia casteri
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal microcarnivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Nigeria (1 collection)
• Cretaceous of China (3), Greece (3), Iran (1), Spain (1), United States (1: Texas)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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