Proaplophyllia sexradiata Roniewicz 1966 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Stylinidae

Alternative combination: Aplophyllia sexradiata

Full reference: E. Roniewicz. 1966. Les Madreporaires du Jurassic superieur de la bordure des Monts de Sainte-Croix, Pologne [Upper Jurassic Scleractinia from the Holy Cross Mountains, Poland]. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 11(2):157-264

Belongs to Proaplophyllia according to E. Roniewicz 1976

Sister taxon: Proaplophyllia roniewiczae

Type specimen: Its type locality is Bukowa III, S Holy Cross Mountains, Coral Limestone, which is in a Kimmeridgian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in Poland

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Jurassic of Croatia (1 collection), Poland (1), Portugal (1), Romania (2), Slovenia (2), Spain (1)

Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence

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