Pleurophyllia gracilis Geyer 1955 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Amphiastreidae

Full reference: O. F. Geyer. 1955. Beiträge zur Korallenfauna des Stramberger Tithon. Paläontologische Zeitschrift 29(3-4):177-216

Belongs to Pleurophyllia according to O. F. Geyer 1955

Sister taxa: Pleurophyllia cara, Pleurophyllia microsa, Pleurophyllia minuscula, Pleurophyllia schmidti, Pleurophyllia tobleri, Pleurophyllia trichotoma, Pleurophyllia vesiculosa

Type specimen: Its type locality is Stramberk reef, Czechia, which is in a Tithonian reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks in the Stramberk Limestone Formation of the Czech Republic

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic

Distribution:

• Jurassic of the Czech Republic (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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