Fomichevella triseptatus Cai 1986 (horn coral)

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Kleopatrinidae

Synonyms: Fomichevella elegantus Cai 1986, Fomichevella xinjiangensis Cai 1986

Full reference: T. C. Cai. 1986. Late Carboniferous tetracorals of Baicheng in southern Tianshan, Xinjiang. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 25(1):55-62

Belongs to Fomichevella according to T. C. Cai 1986

See also Fedorowski et al. 2007

Sister taxa: Fomichevella bamberi, Fomichevella brevisepta, Fomichevella hoeli, Fomichevella longiseptata, Fomichevella magna, Fomichevella major, Fomichevella nevadensis, Fomichevella schrenki, Fomichevella southeri, Fomichevella syrtlanense, Fomichevella waltersi

Type specimens:

  • Fomichevella triseptatus: XR-008-009. Its type locality is Laohutai KG2-III-52, Baicheng, which is in an Artinskian carbonate limestone in the Kangkelin Formation of China.
  • Fomichevella elegantus: XR-010-011. Its type locality is Laohutai KG2-III-52, Baicheng, which is in an Artinskian carbonate limestone in the Kangkelin Formation of China.
  • Fomichevella xinjiangensis: XR-025-027. Its type locality is Laohutai KG2-III-53, Baicheng, which is in an Artinskian carbonate limestone in the Kangkelin Formation of China.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of China (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections including 3 occurrences

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