†Craspedophyllia cristata Volz 1896 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Reimaniphylliidae
Full reference: W. Volz. 1896. Die Korallen der Schichten von St Cassian in Süd-Tirol. Palaeontographica 43:1-124
Belongs to Craspedophyllia according to W. Volz 1896
Sister taxa: Craspedophyllia alpina, Craspedophyllia japonica, Craspedophyllia ramosa, Craspedophyllia spinifera
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Triassic of Italy (3 collections), Slovenia (1)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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