Euryphyllum profundum Fedorowski 1987 (horn coral)

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Hapsiphyllidae

Full reference: J. Fedorowski. 1987. Upper Paleozoic rugose corals from southwestern Texas and adjacent areas: Gaptank Formation and Wolfcampian corals. Palaeontologia Polonica 48:3-271

Belongs to Euryphyllum according to J. Fedorowski 1987

Sister taxa: Euryphyllum alloiteaui, Euryphyllum boreale, Euryphyllum cainodon, Euryphyllum kanchanaburiense, Euryphyllum khaokaeoyaiense, Euryphyllum minor, Euryphyllum reidi, Euryphyllum robustum, Euryphyllum troldfiordense

Type specimen: USNM 196716. Its type locality is USNM728f, Victorio Canyon, Sierra Diablo, which is in a Kungurian shallow subtidal limestone in the Bone Spring Formation of Texas.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of the Russian Federation (1 collection), United States (3: Texas)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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