Iranophyllum cylindricum He 1990 (horn coral)

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Waagenophyllidae

Full reference: X. Y. He. 1990. Carboniferous and Permian rugose corals and tabulates of the Ngari area. Palaeontology of Ngari, Tibet 76-79

Belongs to Iranophyllum according to X. Y. He 1990

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

Type specimen: Its type locality is Dorton Shan, Duoma, Rutog County, which is in a Capitanian marine horizon in the Lungge Formation of China

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Dorton Shan, Duoma, Rutog County

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