Stylocoenia polytropostyla Darga 1992 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Astrocoeniidae

Full reference: R. Darga. 1992. Geologie, Paläontologie und Palökologie der südostbayerischen unter-priabonen (Ober-Eozän) Riffkalkvorkommen bei Hallthurm (Nördliche Kalkalpen) und der Kirchbergs bei Neubeuern (Helvetikum). Münchner Geowissenschaftliche Abhandlungen A23:1-166

Belongs to Stylocoenia according to R. Darga 1992

Sister taxa: Stylocoenia aurelii, Stylocoenia carryensis, Stylocoenia duerdeni, Stylocoenia epithecata, Stylocoenia maxima, Stylocoenia microphthalma, Stylocoenia montium, Stylocoenia neutra, Stylocoenia pumpellyi, Stylocoenia ranikoti, Stylocoenia reussi, Stylocoenia sanctaorosiae, Stylocoenia saxulensis, Stylocoenia taurinensis, Stylocoenia vicaryi

Type specimen: Its type locality is Eisenrichterstein, Germany, which is in a Priabonian reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks in Germany

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Eisenrichterstein, Germany

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