Amplexocarinia jiangxiensis Zhu 1982 (horn coral)

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Laccophyllidae

Full reference: Z. G. Zhu. 1982. Anthozoan taxonomic names. Palaeontological Atlas of East China 2:108-179

Belongs to Amplexocarinia according to Z. G. Zhu 1982

Sister taxa: Amplexocarinia abichi, Amplexocarinia alternans, Amplexocarinia beyrichi, Amplexocarinia chilungensis, Amplexocarinia cristata, Amplexocarinia dentiformis, Amplexocarinia geyeri, Amplexocarinia geyeri, Amplexocarinia kangmarensis, Amplexocarinia muralis, Amplexocarinia subtilis, Amplexocarinia xainzaensis, Amplexocarinia yunnanensis

Type specimen: GI-502. Its type locality is Shihuiling, Jinxian County, which is in a Roadian/Capitanian open shallow subtidal limestone in the Maokou Formation of China.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Shihuiling, Jinxian County

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