Distichopsis Roniewicz 1995 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Reimaniphylliidae

Full reference: E. Roniewicz. 1995. Upper Triassic Solitary Corals from the Gosaukamm and other North Alpine Regions. Sitzungsberichte Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, mathematisch-naturwissenschaftliche Klasse, Abteilung I 202:3-41

Parent taxon: Reimaniphylliidae according to E. Roniewicz 1995

Sister taxa: Coryphylliinae, Coryphyllina, Craspedophyllia, Cuifia, Distichoflabellinae, Distichomorpha, Paracuifia, Primorodendron, Proretiophyllia, Reimaniphyllia, Reimaniphylliinae, Retiophyllia, Distichophylliinae, Distichophyllia, Craspedophylliinae, Toechastraea

Subtaxa: Distichopsis minor Distichopsis vesiculoseptata

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Type: Distichopsis vesiculoseptata

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Gosaukamm, Austria (Triassic of Austria)

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