†Periplacotrochus elegans Tenison-Woods 1878 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Flabellidae
Alternative combination: Placotrochus elegans
Belongs to Periplacotrochus according to S. D. Cairns 2017
Sister taxa: Periplacotrochus corniculatus, Periplacotrochus cudmorei, Periplacotrochus deltoideus, Periplacotrochus elongatus, Periplacotrochus inflectus, Periplacotrochus magnus, Periplacotrochus pueblensis
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal microcarnivore
Distribution: found only at Clifton Bank, Muddy Creek (lower blue marls) (Miocene of Australia)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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