Rhizophyllum compositum Tyazheva et al. 1976 (horn coral)

Anthozoa - Cystiphyllida - Goniophyllidae

Full reference: A. P. Tyazheva, R. A. Zhavoronkova, and A. A. Garifullina. 1976. Korally i brakhiopody nizhnego devona Yuzhnogo Urala [Corals and brachiopods from the lower Devonian of the Southern Urals]

Belongs to Rhizophyllum according to A. P. Tyazheva et al. 1976

Sister taxa: Rhizophyllum bohemicum, Rhizophyllum calceoloides

Type specimen: Its type locality is Akbiik River, Southern Urals, which is in a Pragian/Emsian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Tyutyulen Formation of the Russian Federation

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Devonian of the Russian Federation (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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