Rhabdophyllia phaceloida Beauvais 1986 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae

Full reference: L. Beauvais. 1986. Monographie des Madreporaires du Jurassique Inferieur du Maroc (Monograph on Lower Jurassic Corals of Morocco). Palaeontographica Abteilung A 194(1-3):1-68

Belongs to Rhabdophyllia according to L. Beauvais 1986

Sister taxa: Rhabdophyllia bartalini, Rhabdophyllia budense, Rhabdophyllia flexuosa, Rhabdophyllia indica, Rhabdophyllia meneghini, Rhabdophyllia nariensis, Rhabdophyllia oshimaensis, Rhabdophyllia recondita, Rhabdophyllia retiformans

Type specimen: Its type locality is J. Tekerma, Atlas Mountains, which is in a Pliensbachian reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks in Morocco.

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Jurassic of Morocco (1 collection), Slovenia (1)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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