Radiotrabeculopora elegans Fan et al. 1991 (sponge)

Disjectoporidae - Disjectoporidae

Full reference: J. S. Fan, J. K. Rigby, and W. Zhang. 1991. "Hydrozoa" from Middle and Upper Permian reefs of south China. Journal of Paleontology 65(1):45-68

Belongs to Radiotrabeculopora according to J. S. Fan et al. 1991

Sister taxa: Radiotrabeculopora astrorhiza, Radiotrabeculopora circularis, Radiotrabeculopora concentrica, Radiotrabeculopora continua, Radiotrabeculopora deformis, Radiotrabeculopora discreta, Radiotrabeculopora maokoui, Radiotrabeculopora patula, Radiotrabeculopora perforatus, Radiotrabeculopora reticulata, Radiotrabeculopora virga, Radiotrabeculopora xiangboensis

Type specimen: IG 5180. Its type locality is Xiangbo reef, unit 31, Longlin County, which is in a Wordian reef, buildup or bioherm framestone/grainstone in the Maokou Formation of China.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of China (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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