Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Cyathophoridae
Full reference: W. Liao and J. Xia. 1985. Upper Jurassic and Lower Cretaceous Scleractinia from Bangoin District of northern Xizang (Tibet). Memoirs of Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology 21:119-164
Belongs to Cyathophora according to W. Liao and J. Xia 1985
Sister taxa: Cyathophora babaevi, Cyathophora bangoinensis, Cyathophora bourgueti, Cyathophora cesaredensis, Cyathophora claudiensis, Cyathophora densata, Cyathophora denseta, Cyathophora depravata, Cyathophora dollfussi, Cyathophora faveolata, Cyathophora globosa, Cyathophora gresslyi, Cyathophora haysensis, Cyathophora kobyi, Cyathophora micrommatos, Cyathophora mirtschinkae, Cyathophora neocomiensis, Cyathophora olssoni, Cyathophora parva, Cyathophora parvistella, Cyathophora pironae, Cyathophora pratti, Cyathophora pulchella, Cyathophora steimanni, Cyathophora steinmanni, Cyathophora thurmanni, Cyathophora tithonica
Type specimen: Its type locality is W Gomang Lake, Xainza, which is in an Aptian/Albian marine horizon in the Langshan Formation of China
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at W Gomang Lake, Xainza
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.