Thomasiphyllum luodianense Wang 1978 (horn coral)

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Waagenophyllidae

Full reference: H. D. Wang. 1978. Anthozoa. Paleontological Atlas of Southwest China, Guizhou Volume 2:106-189

Belongs to Thomasiphyllum according to H. D. Wang 1978

Sister taxa: Pavastehphyllum (Thomasiphyllum) arachnoides, Pavastehphyllum (Thomasiphyllum) nantanense, Pavastehphyllum (Thomasiphyllum) pendulum, Pavastehphyllum (Thomasiphyllum) reticulatum, Pavastehphyllum (Thomasiphyllum) spongifolium, Pavastehphyllum (Thomasiphyllum) stehlii, Thomasiphyllum carcinophylloides, Thomasiphyllum jiangxiense, Thomasiphyllum maoyingense, Thomasiphyllum meyaoense, Thomasiphyllum ziyunense

Type specimen: Its type locality is Goupizhai, Machang, Fengting, Luodian County, which is in a Kungurian carbonate limestone in the Qixia Formation of China

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Goupizhai, Machang, Fengting, Luodian County

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