Waagenophyllum wuxiense Yan and Chen 1982 (horn coral)

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Waagenophyllidae

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

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

Sister taxa: Waagenophyllum (Chaoiphyllum), Waagenophyllum (Liangshanophyllum), Waagenophyllum (Waagenophyllum), Waagenophyllum irregulare, Waagenophyllum klamathensis, Waagenophyllum microcolumellum, Waagenophyllum minor, Waagenophyllum mongoliense, Waagenophyllum omiensis, Waagenophyllum stereoseptatum, Waagenophyllum zandaense

Type specimen: Nanjing Inst Geol Min Res HI-622. Its type locality is Songshan, Wuxi, which is in a Changhsingian open shallow subtidal limestone in the Changxing Formation of China.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Songshan, Wuxi

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