Pseudocarniaphyllum undaformis Flügel 1972 (horn coral)

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Waagenophyllidae

Alternative combination: Pavastehphyllum (Pseudocarniaphyllum) undaformis

Full reference: H. W. Flügel. 1972. Die paläozoischen Korallenfaunen Ost-Irans 2. Rugosa und Tabulata der Jamal-Formation (Darwasian ?, Perm). Jahrbuch der Geologischen Bundesanstalt 115:49-102

Belongs to Pseudocarniaphyllum according to M. E. Clapham 2015

See also Flügel 1972

Sister taxa: Pavastehphyllum (Pseudocarniaphyllum) convexum, Pavastehphyllum (Pseudocarniaphyllum) orientale, Pseudocarniaphyllum jiangxiense, Pseudocarniaphyllum parasimplex, Pseudocarniaphyllum paraspiniforme

Type specimen: UGP 2758. Its type locality is Kuh-e-Shesh Angosht 66HF106, Bed 8, which is in a Roadian marine carbonate in the Jamal Formation of Iran.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of Iran (1 collection), Oman (1)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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