†Pinacophyllum spizzensis Tornquist 1899 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Stylophyllidae
Alternative combination: Thecosmilia spizzensis
Belongs to Pinacophyllum according to Z. Q. Deng and L. Kong 1984
Sister taxa: Pinacophyllum parallelum, Pinacophyllum peruvianum, Pinacophyllum yunnanense, Pinacophyllum yunnanensis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Triassic of China (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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