Kionophyllum aduncum Yan and Chen 1982 (horn coral)

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Geyerophyllidae

Full reference: Y. Y. Yan and M. J. Chen. 1982. Anthozoan taxonomic names. Palaeontological Atlas of East China 2:108-179

Belongs to Kionophyllum according to Y. Y. Yan and M. J. Chen 1982

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: Nanjing Inst Geol Min Res HI-581. Its type locality is Shuidong, Jingxian County, which is in an Asselian/Sakmarian open shallow subtidal limestone in the Chuanshan Formation of China.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Shuidong, Jingxian County

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