†Pleurophyllia schmidti Koby 1895 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Amphiastreidae
Alternative combination: Rhabdophyllia schmidti
Belongs to Pleurophyllia according to R. C. Baron-Szabo 2018
See also Koby 1895
Sister taxa: Pleurophyllia cara, Pleurophyllia gracilis, Pleurophyllia microsa, Pleurophyllia minuscula, Pleurophyllia tobleri, Pleurophyllia trichotoma, Pleurophyllia vesiculosa
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Austria (1 collection), Switzerland (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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