†Pinacophyllum parallelum Frech 1890 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Stylophyllidae
Full reference: F. Frech. 1890. Die Korallenfauna der Trias. Palaeontographica 37:1-116
Belongs to Pinacophyllum according to F. Frech 1890
Sister taxa: Pinacophyllum peruvianum, Pinacophyllum spizzensis, Pinacophyllum yunnanense, Pinacophyllum yunnanensis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Chile (8 collections), Spain (1)
• Triassic of Austria (3), China (1), Hungary (1), United States (2: Nevada)
Total: 16 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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