Empodesma sinensis Guo 1983 (horn coral)

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Polycoeliidae

Full reference: S. Guo. 1983. Middle and Upper Carboniferous rugose corals from southern Dahinganling (Great Khingan Mts.). Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 22(2):220-230

Belongs to Empodesma according to S. Guo 1983

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: Its type locality is Da Hinggan Ling Mountains, Inner Mongolia, C3a, which is in a Stephanian marine horizon in China

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Da Hinggan Ling Mountains, Inner Mongolia, C3a

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