Houchangocyathus wangi Ezaki 2000 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia

Full reference: Y. Ezaki. 2000. Palaeoecological and phylogenetic implications of a new scleractiniamorph genus from Permian sponge reefs, South China. Palaeontology 43(2):199-217

Belongs to Houchangocyathus according to Y. Ezaki 2000

Sister taxon: Houchangocyathus yaoi

Type specimen: OCU 6542. Its type locality is Houchang, Yabeina zone, Zunyi County, which is in a Capitanian reef, buildup or bioherm packstone/grainstone in the Maokou Formation of China.

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of China (4 collections)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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