Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Placophylliidae
Alternative combination: Lithodendron dianthus
Belongs to Placophyllia according to R. C. Baron-Szabo 2018
See also Kolodziej 2003 and Morycowa and Misik 2005
Sister taxa: Placophyllia amnica, Placophyllia bandeli, Placophyllia blastemon, Placophyllia crassa, Placophyllia curvata, Placophyllia florosa, Placophyllia grata, Placophyllia mikaikarivensis, Placophyllia minima, Placophyllia rugosa
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Austria (3 collections), Poland (1), Switzerland (1)
• Jurassic of the Czech Republic (2), Germany (5), Indonesia (1), Portugal (1), Slovakia (1)
Total: 15 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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