Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Stylophyllidae
Alternative combinations: Fungia rudis, Lepiconus rudis, Oppelismilia rudis
Belongs to Stylophyllopsis according to H. M. E. Shepherd et al. 2012
See also Fantini Sestini and Motta 1984, Kristan-Tollmann 1990 and Stolarski and Russo 2002
Sister taxa: Stylophyllopsis bobrovensis, Stylophyllopsis brevis, Stylophyllopsis gracilis, Stylophyllopsis karauldyndalaensis, Stylophyllopsis lindstroemi, Stylophyllopsis media, Stylophyllopsis minisculus, Stylophyllopsis mojsvari, Stylophyllopsis polyactis, Stylophyllopsis ramosa, Stylophyllopsis victoriae, Stylophyllopsis walliae
Ecology: stationary epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Italy (1 collection), Morocco (1), Spain (1)
• Triassic of Austria (2), Iran (1), Italy (2), Papua New Guinea (1), Tajikistan (3), United States (1: Oregon)
Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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