Alpinophyllia flexuosa Roniewicz 1989 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Alpinophylliidae

Full reference: E. Roniewicz. 1989. Triassic Corals of the Zlambach Beds, Northern Calcareous Alps, Austria. Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Mathematisch- naturwissenschaftliche Klasse, Denkschriften 126:1-152

Belongs to Alpinophyllia according to G. D. Stanley 1994

See also Roniewicz 1989

Sister taxon: Alpinophyllia plana

Type specimen: Its type locality is Gosaukamm, Kesselwand-Rohrmoos/Schneckengraben, Austria, which is in a Rhaetian shallow subtidal marl/limestone in the Zlambach Formation of Austria

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic

Distribution:

• Triassic of Austria (1 collection), Canada (1: British Columbia), Mexico (3), United States (1: Alaska)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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