Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Reimaniphylliidae
Alternative combinations: Archaeophyllia oppeli, Calamophyllia oppeli, Thecosmilia oppeli
Belongs to Retiophyllia according to A. H. Caruthers and G. D. Stanley 2008
See also Kiessling 2008, Poletaev 2000, Prinz 1991 and Roniewicz 1989
Sister taxa: Retiophyllia aksuensis, Retiophyllia alfurica, Retiophyllia aranea, Retiophyllia caespitosa, Retiophyllia clathrata, Retiophyllia dawsoni, Retiophyllia defilippi, Retiophyllia delicata, Retiophyllia delicatula, Retiophyllia dendriformis, Retiophyllia dichotoma, Retiophyllia eguchii, Retiophyllia fenestrata, Retiophyllia frechi, Retiophyllia gephyrophora, Retiophyllia gosaviensis, Retiophyllia gracilis, Retiophyllia langobardica, Retiophyllia mailonggangensis, Retiophyllia multiramis, Retiophyllia nevadae, Retiophyllia norica, Retiophyllia obtusa, Retiophyllia parviseptum, Retiophyllia pascoensis, Retiophyllia robusta, Retiophyllia sellae, Retiophyllia tenuicosta, Retiophyllia tolminensis, Retiophyllia tosaensis, Retiophyllia vesicularis, Retiophyllia wasabidaniensis
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Triassic of Austria (4 collections), Canada (2: Yukon), East Timor (1), Mexico (1), Slovakia (3), Thailand (1), Turkey (1), United States (2: Alaska, Oregon)
Total: 15 collections each including a single occurrence
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