ammonites
Lochmaeosmilia besavoensis Alloiteau 1958 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Amphiastraeidae

Full reference: J. Alloiteau. 1958. Monographie des madreporaires fossiles de Madagascar [Monograph of fossil corals from Madagascar]. Annales Geologiques de Madagascar 25:1-218

Belongs to Lochmaeosmilia according to J. Alloiteau 1958

Sister taxa: Lochmaeosmilia nodosa, Lochmaeosmilia radiata, Lochmaeosmilia trapeziformis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Besavoa, which is in a Callovian perireef or subreef limestone in Madagascar

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic