Anthozoa - Stauriida - Waagenophyllidae
Full reference: H. C. Chen and D. L. Qi. 1983. Taxonomic descriptions, in Chusenophyllum (Rugose coral) from the Chihsia Formation of Lower Permian, southern Anhui. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 22(5):510-516
Belongs to Chusenophyllum according to H. C. Chen and D. L. Qi 1983
Sister taxa: Chusenophyllum anhuiense, Chusenophyllum annulatum, Chusenophyllum asteroidea, Chusenophyllum breviseptatum, Chusenophyllum chaohuense, Chusenophyllum guichiense, Chusenophyllum huadianense, Chusenophyllum intermedium, Chusenophyllum intermedium, Chusenophyllum jiangningense, Chusenophyllum multiseptatum, Chusenophyllum paeonoidea, Chusenophyllum petalaxoidea, Chusenophyllum pingdingshanense, Chusenophyllum tunliangense, Chusenophyllum tunliangensis, Polythecalis (Chusenophyllum) propinquus
Type specimen: Nanjing Inst Geol Min Res An-201. Its type locality is Pingdingshan, Bed 15, Chaohu City, which is in a Kungurian open shallow subtidal limestone/limestone in the Qixia Formation of China.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Pingdingshan, Bed 15, Chaohu City
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