†Phacelostylophyllum chocolatensis Wells 1953 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Stylophyllidae
Alternative combination: Lepidophyllia chocolatensis
Belongs to Phacelostylophyllum according to G. D. Stanley and L. Beauvais 1994
Sister taxa: Phacelostylophyllum caespitosa, Phacelostylophyllum michelini, Phacelostylophyllum robustum, Phacelostylophyllum rugosum, Phacelostylophyllum zitteli
Type specimen: Its type locality is Arequipa reefs, Peru, which is in a Sinemurian reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks in the Chocolate Formation of Peru
Ecology: stationary epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Arequipa reefs, Peru
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