Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Stylinidae
Full reference: W. Liao and Z. R. Li. 1980. Jurassic Scleractinia from Amdo, northern Xizang. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 19(3):228-238
Belongs to Stylosmilia according to W. Liao and Z. R. Li 1980
Sister taxa: Stylosmilia alpina, Stylosmilia ameliae, Stylosmilia corallina, Stylosmilia crassitheca, Stylosmilia fascicularis, Stylosmilia flexuosa, Stylosmilia gregorii, Stylosmilia kangpaensis, Stylosmilia michelini, Stylosmilia naumanni, Stylosmilia octonaria, Stylosmilia shirakurai, Stylosmilia solidecolumella, Stylosmilia subgracilis, Stylosmilia suevica, Stylosmilia tanggulaensis, Stylosmilia tenuis, Stylosmilia tingriensis, Stylosmilia yabei
Type specimen: Its type locality is Amdo County, Tanggula Mountains, which is in a Jurassic perireef or subreef limestone in China
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Amdo County, Tanggula Mountains
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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