Paracuifia Melnikova 2001 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Reimaniphylliidae

Parent taxon: Reimaniphylliidae according to A. H. Caruthers and G. D. Stanley 2008

Sister taxa: Coryphylliinae, Coryphyllina, Craspedophyllia, Cuifia, Distichoflabellinae, Distichomorpha, Distichopsis, Primorodendron, Proretiophyllia, Reimaniphyllia, Reimaniphylliinae, Retiophyllia, Craspedophylliinae, Distichophylliinae, Distichophyllia, Toechastraea

Subtaxa: Paracuifia anomala Paracuifia jennieae Paracuifia smithi Paracuifia tortuosa

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Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Triassic of China (1 collection), Tajikistan (1), United States (5: Alaska)

Total: 7 collections including 8 occurrences

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