Furcophyllia shaitanica Melnikova and Roniewicz 2007 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia

Full reference: G. K. Melnikova and E. Roniewicz. 2007. The Middle Triassic scleractinia-like coral Furcophyllia from the Pamir Mountains. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 52(2):401-406

Belongs to Furcophyllia according to G. K. Melnikova and E. Roniewicz 2007

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: Its type locality is Sajtan river, Kattamardzanaj river area, SE Pamir, which is in a Ladinian perireef or subreef limestone/sandstone in the Kattamardzanaj Formation of Tajikistan

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic

Distribution: found only at Sajtan river, Kattamardzanaj river area, SE Pamir

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