Calophyllum permica Flügel 1973 (horn coral)

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Polycoeliidae

Full reference: H. W. Flügel. 1973. Rugose Korallen aus dem oberen Perm Ost-Gronlands. Verhandlungen der Geologischen Bundesanstalt 1973:1-57

Belongs to Calophyllum according to H. W. Flügel 1973

Sister taxa: Calophyllum (Groenlandophyllum), Calophyllum angustum, Calophyllum baytuganense, Calophyllum calaba, Calophyllum columnare, Calophyllum crassimurale, Calophyllum cylindrica, Calophyllum inophyllum, Calophyllum lhazeensis, Calophyllum longiseptata, Calophyllum micron, Calophyllum punctata, Calophyllum quadrifidum, Calophyllum rhopalotum, Pycnocoelia flabelliformis, Polycoelia dobrolyubovae

Type specimen: MMH 11924. Its type locality is Cape Stosch T67-88, River 1, which is in a Wuchiapingian carbonate limestone in the Wegener Halvo Formation of Greenland.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Cape Stosch T67-88, River 1

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