Anthozoa - Stauriida - Lophotichiidae
Full reference: J. Fedorowski. 1987. Upper Paleozoic rugose corals from southwestern Texas and adjacent areas: Gaptank Formation and Wolfcampian corals. Palaeontologia Polonica 48:3-271
Belongs to Paraduplophyllum (Paraduplophyllum) according to J. Fedorowski 1987
Sister taxa: Paraduplophyllum (Paraduplophyllum) multiplicatum, Paraduplophyllum (Paraduplophyllum) subdendroideum
Type specimen: USNM 197176. Its type locality is USNM702d, Hill 5725, Glass Mountains, which is in a Kungurian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Hess Formation of Texas.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (5: Texas collections)
• Carboniferous of Egypt (1)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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