Pamirophyllum Melnikova and Roniewicz 1990 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Stylophyllidae

Full reference: G. K. Melnikova and E. Roniewicz. 1990. On a new stylophyllid genus, Pamirophyllum (Scleractinia, Upper Triassic). Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 35(1-2):85-90

Parent taxon: Stylophyllidae according to G. K. Melnikova and E. Roniewicz 1990

Sister taxa: Anthostylis, Cerioheterastraea, Coccophyllum, Discocoenia, Discocoeniopsis, Lepidophyllia, Maeandrostylis, Meandrostylophyllum, Molukkia, Monstroseris, Phacelepismilia, Phacelostylophyllum, Pinacophyllum, Pindosmilia, Protostylophyllum, Stylophyllopsis, Stylophyllum

Subtaxa: Pamirophyllum iranicum Pamirophyllum pamiricum Pamirophyllum tatricum

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Type: Stylophyllum iranicum

Ecology: stationary epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Triassic of Iran (1 collection), Slovakia (2), Tajikistan (2)

Total: 5 collections including 6 occurrences

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