†Stylophyllum cocchi Stoppani 1865 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Stylophyllidae
Alternative combination: Cyathophyllum cocchi
Full reference: A. Stoppani. 1865. Géologie et paléontologie des couches à Avicula contorta en Lombardie. Paleontologie Lombarde 3:1-267
Belongs to Stylophyllum according to N. Fantini Sestini and E. Motta 1984
See also Stoppani 1865
Sister taxa: Stylophyllum cocchii, Stylophyllum edwarsi, Stylophyllum lejowae, Stylophyllum paradoxum, Stylophyllum polyacanthum, Stylophyllum pygmaeum, Stylophyllum vesiculatum
Ecology: stationary epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Triassic of Italy (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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