Lepidophyllia Duncan 1868 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Stylophyllidae

Parent taxon: Stylophyllidae according to J. W. Wells 1956

See also Sepkoski 2002

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

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: stationary epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Jurassic of France (1 collection), the United Kingdom (6)

Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence

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