Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Placophylliidae
Alternative combinations: Pleurophyllia rugosa, Stylosmilia rugosa
Belongs to Placophyllia according to E. Roniewicz 2008
See also Geyer 1955 and Kolodziej 2003
Sister taxa: Placophyllia amnica, Placophyllia bandeli, Placophyllia blastemon, Placophyllia crassa, Placophyllia curvata, Placophyllia dianthus, Placophyllia florosa, Placophyllia grata, Placophyllia mikaikarivensis, Placophyllia minima
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic
Distribution:
• Jurassic to Cretaceous of Bulgaria (1 collection)
• Jurassic of Bulgaria (1), Croatia (1), the Czech Republic (5), Georgia (2), Germany (1), Indonesia (1), Poland (3), Portugal (1), the Russian Federation (2), Slovenia (5)
Total: 23 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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