Retiophyllia mailonggangensis Xia and Liao 1986 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Reimaniphylliidae

Full reference: J. Xia and W. Liao. 1986. Some scleractinian corals of Procyclolitidae from Lhasa. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 25(1):37-48

Belongs to Retiophyllia according to J. Xia and W. Liao 1986

Sister taxa: Retiophyllia aksuensis, Retiophyllia alfurica, Retiophyllia aranea, Retiophyllia caespitosa, Retiophyllia clathrata, Retiophyllia dawsoni, Retiophyllia defilippi, Retiophyllia delicata, Retiophyllia delicatula, Retiophyllia dendriformis, Retiophyllia dichotoma, Retiophyllia eguchii, Retiophyllia fenestrata, Retiophyllia frechi, Retiophyllia gephyrophora, Retiophyllia gosaviensis, Retiophyllia gracilis, Retiophyllia langobardica, Retiophyllia multiramis, Retiophyllia nevadae, Retiophyllia norica, Retiophyllia obtusa, Retiophyllia oppeli, Retiophyllia parviseptum, Retiophyllia pascoensis, Retiophyllia robusta, Retiophyllia sellae, Retiophyllia tenuicosta, Retiophyllia tolminensis, Retiophyllia tosaensis, Retiophyllia vesicularis, Retiophyllia wasabidaniensis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Mailonggang, unit 1, which is in a Carnian/Norian carbonate limestone in the Mailonggang Formation of China

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Mailonggang, unit 1

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