Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Reimaniphylliidae
Alternative combination: Thecosmilia alfurica
Belongs to Retiophyllia according to A. H. Caruthers and G. D. Stanley 2008
Sister taxa: Retiophyllia aksuensis, 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 oppeli, Retiophyllia parviseptum, Retiophyllia pascoensis, Retiophyllia robusta, Retiophyllia sellae, Retiophyllia tenuicosta, Retiophyllia tolminensis, Retiophyllia tosaensis, Retiophyllia vesicularis, Retiophyllia wasabidaniensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Central Ceram, Indonesia, which is in a Sevatian/Rhaetian reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks in Indonesia
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Triassic of Canada (1: British Columbia collection), Indonesia (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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