Anthozoa - Stauriida - Waagenophyllidae
Full reference: C. H. Stevens. 1987. Taxonomic names, in A new Permian Waagenophyllid coral from the Klamath Mountains, California. Journal of Paleontology 61(4):690-699
Belongs to Waagenophyllum according to C. H. Stevens 1987
Sister taxa: Waagenophyllum (Chaoiphyllum), Waagenophyllum (Liangshanophyllum), Waagenophyllum (Waagenophyllum), Waagenophyllum irregulare, Waagenophyllum microcolumellum, Waagenophyllum minor, Waagenophyllum mongoliense, Waagenophyllum omiensis, Waagenophyllum stereoseptatum, Waagenophyllum wuxiense, Waagenophyllum zandaense
Type specimen: USNM 401462. Its type locality is SJS-919, Van Sicklin Butte, Klamath Mountains, which is in a Capitanian carbonate limestone in the Dekkas Formation of California.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (4: California collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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