†Rhopalodendron juliensis Turnsek and Buser 1989 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Conophyllidae
Full reference: D. Turnsek and S. Buser. 1989. The Carnian reef complex on the Pokljuka (NW Yugoslavia). Razprave Slovenska Akademija Znanosti in Umetnosti, 4. razred 30:75-127
Belongs to Rhopalodendron according to Turnsek and Buser 1989
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Its type locality is Pokljuka reef, Northern Julian Alps, which is in a Carnian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in Slovenia
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic
Distribution:
• Triassic of Austria (1 collection), Greece (1), Oman (2), Slovenia (3)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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