Tortoflabellum compressum Zuffardi-Comerci 1932 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Meandrinidae

Alternative combination: Rhipidogyra compressa

Belongs to Tortoflabellum according to J. P. Chevalier 1961

Sister taxa: Tortoflabellum diacantoniae, Tortoflabellum elatum, Tortoflabellum flemingi, Tortoflabellum marwicki, Parnassomeandra steuberi

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Torino Hill, Piedmont (Miocene of Italy)

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