Alaiophyllum mackenziense Pedder 1963 (horn coral)

Anthozoa - Rugosa - Charactophyllidae

Full reference: A. E. H. Pedder. 1963. Alaiophyllum mackenziense sp. nov., a Devonian tetracoral from Canada. Palaeontology 6(1):132-135

Belongs to Alaiophyllum according to A. E. H. Pedder 1963

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: Its type locality is Norman Wells, Mackenzie River, which is in a Givetian/Frasnian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Kee Scarp Formation of Canada

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Norman Wells, Mackenzie River

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