Iranophyllum guizhouense 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 Iranophyllum according to H. D. Wang 1978

Sister taxa: Iranophyllum (Iranophyllum), Iranophyllum (Laophyllum), Iranophyllum aequabilis, Iranophyllum cylindricum, Iranophyllum elegantum, Iranophyllum pahangense, Iranophyllum shirasakiense, Iranophyllum xainzaense, Iranophyllum zhongguoense

Type specimen: Its type locality is Maochang, Maokou Fm, Zhijin County, which is in a Roadian/Capitanian carbonate limestone in the Maokou Formation of China

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Maochang, Maokou Fm, Zhijin County

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