Pseudopisthophyllum woznikensis Morycowa 1974 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Opisthophyllidae

Full reference: E. Morycowa. 1974. Hexacorallia d'un bloc exotique de calcaire tithonique a Wozniki pres de Wadowice (Carpathes Polonaises Occidentales) [Hexacorals from the Tithonian exotic limestone block of Wozniki near Wadowice (western Polish Carpathians)]. Acta Geologica Polonica 24(3):457-484

Belongs to Pseudopisthophyllum according to E. Morycowa 1974

Sister taxa: Pseudopisthophyllum berckhemeri, Pseudopisthophyllum berkhemeri, Pseudopisthophyllum polonense, Pseudopisthophyllum quinqueseptatum, Pseudopisthophyllum rariseptata

Type specimen: Its type locality is Woźniki, exotic limestone block, which is in a Tithonian perireef or subreef reef rocks in Poland

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic

Distribution:

• Jurassic of the Czech Republic (1 collection), Poland (1)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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