Anthozoa - Favositida - Micheliniidae
Belongs to Protomichelinia according to V. L. Leleshus 1997
See also Yang 1978
Sister taxa: Michelinia (Protomichelinia) wopfneri, Protomichelinia abnormis, Protomichelinia brevispinosa, Protomichelinia camara, Protomichelinia crassabnormis, Protomichelinia dafangensis, Protomichelinia denticulata, Protomichelinia favositoides, Protomichelinia gangiliigera, Protomichelinia grandispinosa, Protomichelinia guangdeensis, Protomichelinia guichiensis, Protomichelinia hanshanensis, Protomichelinia irregularis, Protomichelinia laosensis, Protomichelinia lepingensis, Protomichelinia longyinensis, Protomichelinia microstoma, Protomichelinia multisepta, Protomichelinia multitabulata, Protomichelinia panxianensis, Protomichelinia siyangensis, Protomichelinia submicrostoma, Protomichelinia variabilis, Protomichelinia wuguishanensis, Protomichelinia xinchengensis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder-photosymbiotic
Distribution:
• Permian of Afghanistan (1 collection), China (3)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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