Retiophyllia aksuensis Melnikova 2001 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Reimaniphylliidae

Full reference: G. K. Melnikova. 2001. Atlas Triasovykh Bespozvonochnykh Pamira. Atlas Triasovykh Bespozvonochnykh Pamira [Atlas of Triassic Invertebrates of the Pamir] 30-80

Belongs to Retiophyllia according to G. K. Melnikova 2001

Sister taxa: 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 pascoensis, Retiophyllia robusta, Retiophyllia sellae, Retiophyllia tenuicosta, Retiophyllia tolminensis, Retiophyllia tosaensis, Retiophyllia vesicularis, Retiophyllia wasabidaniensis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Schaimak, Pamir, Tajikistan, which is in a Lacian reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks in the Shaimak Formation of Tajikistan

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Schaimak, Pamir, Tajikistan

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