Cyathophora gomangcoensis Liao and Xia 1985 (stony coral)

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

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