Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Margarophylliidae
Full reference: Z. Q. Deng and L. Kong. 1984. Middle Triassic corals and sponges from southern Guizhou and eastern Yunnan. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 23(4):489-504
Parent taxon: Margarophylliidae according to Z. Q. Deng and L. Kong 1984
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Distichomeandra, Margarophyllia, Margarosmilia, Neoconophyllia, Pamirastraea, Promargarosmilia, Submargarosmilia, Thamnomargarosmilia
Subtaxa: Semidistichophyllum guizhouensis
Type: Semidistichophyllum guizhouensis
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Triassic of China (9 collections)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
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