Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Stylinidae
Full reference: W. Liao and J. Xia. 1994. Mesozoic and Cenozoic scleractinian corals from Xizang. Palaeontologia Sinica 184(31):1-252
Belongs to Stylosmilia according to W. Liao and J. Xia 1994
Sister taxa: Stylosmilia alpina, Stylosmilia ameliae, Stylosmilia catenula, 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 yabei
Type specimen: Its type locality is Xishan, Tingri region, which is in an Oxfordian/Kimmeridgian perireef or subreef limestone in China
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Xishan, Tingri region
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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