Protostylophyllum Roniewicz and Michalik 2002 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Stylophyllidae

Full reference: E. Roniewicz and J. Michalik. 2002. Carnian corals from the Malé Karpaty Mountains, western Carpathians, Slovakia. Geologica Carpathica 53(3):149-157

Parent taxon: Stylophyllidae according to E. Roniewicz and J. Michalik 2002

Sister taxa: Anthostylis, Cerioheterastraea, Coccophyllum, Discocoenia, Discocoeniopsis, Lepidophyllia, Maeandrostylis, Meandrostylophyllum, Molukkia, Monstroseris, Pamirophyllum, Phacelepismilia, Phacelostylophyllum, Pinacophyllum, Pindosmilia, Stylophyllopsis, Stylophyllum

Subtaxa: Protostylophyllum bortepense Protostylophyllum praenuntians Protostylophyllum ulfati

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Type: Stylophyllum praenuntians

Ecology: stationary epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Jurassic of Morocco (1 collection), United States (2: Nevada)

• Triassic of Italy (1), Slovakia (1), Tajikistan (1)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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