Stylophyllum pygmaeum Frech 1890 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Stylophyllidae

Alternative combination: Phacelostylophyllum pygmaeum

Full reference: F. Frech. 1890. Die Korallenfauna der Trias. Palaeontographica 37:1-116

Belongs to Stylophyllum according to D. Turnsek 1997

See also Melnikova 1972

Sister taxa: Stylophyllum cocchi, Stylophyllum cocchii, Stylophyllum edwarsi, Stylophyllum lejowae, Stylophyllum paradoxum, Stylophyllum polyacanthum, Stylophyllum vesiculatum

Ecology: stationary epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Triassic of Austria (2 collections), Italy (2), Slovenia (1), United States (1: Alaska)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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