Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Stylophyllidae
Alternative combinations: Cladophyllia gracilis, Cyathophyllum gracile
Full reference: G. Münster. 1841. Beiträge zur Geognosie und Petrefacten-Kunde des südöstlichen Tirols vorzüglich der Schichten von St. Cassian. II. Beschreibung und Abbildung der in den Kalkmergelschichten von St. Cassian gefunden Versteinerungen. Beiträge zur Petrefacten-Kunde 4:25-152
Belongs to Phacelostylophyllum according to W. Kiessling 2014
See also Münster 1841
Sister taxa: Phacelostylophyllum caespitosa, Phacelostylophyllum chocolatensis, Phacelostylophyllum michelini, Phacelostylophyllum robustum, Phacelostylophyllum rugosum, Phacelostylophyllum zitteli
Type specimen: Its type locality is St. Cassian (Munster coll), which is in a Julian carbonate limestone in the Cassian Formation of Italy.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of France (1 collection)
• Triassic of Italy (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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