Retiophyllia pascoensis Stanley, Jr. 1994 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Reimaniphylliidae

Full reference: G. D. Stanley, Jr. 1994. Upper Triassic corals from Peru. Palaeontographica Abteilung A 233:75-98

Belongs to Retiophyllia according to G. D. Stanley 1994

Sister taxa: Retiophyllia aksuensis, Retiophyllia alfurica, Retiophyllia aranea, Retiophyllia caespitosa, Retiophyllia clathrata, Retiophyllia dawsoni, Retiophyllia defilippi, Retiophyllia delicata, Retiophyllia delicatula, Retiophyllia dendriformis, Retiophyllia dichotoma, Retiophyllia eguchii, Retiophyllia fenestrata, Retiophyllia frechi, Retiophyllia gephyrophora, Retiophyllia gosaviensis, Retiophyllia gracilis, Retiophyllia langobardica, Retiophyllia mailonggangensis, Retiophyllia multiramis, Retiophyllia nevadae, Retiophyllia norica, Retiophyllia obtusa, Retiophyllia oppeli, Retiophyllia parviseptum, Retiophyllia robusta, Retiophyllia sellae, Retiophyllia tenuicosta, Retiophyllia tolminensis, Retiophyllia tosaensis, Retiophyllia vesicularis, Retiophyllia wasabidaniensis

Type specimen: AMNH 43554. Its type locality is AMNH1061, Cerro de Pasco, which is in a Norian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Chambara Formation of Peru.

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at AMNH1061, Cerro de Pasco

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