Anthozoa - Stauriida - Waagenophyllidae
Alternative combination: Waagenophyllum simplex
Synonym: Waagenophyllum lui Wu 1957
Full reference: W. S. Wu. 1957. Upper Permian corals from Liangshan, S Shensi. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 5:325-342
Belongs to Waagenophyllum (Waagenophyllum) according to H. W. Flügel 1997
See also Minato and Kato 1965 and Wu 1957
Sister taxa: Waagenophyllum (Waagenophyllum) akasakense, Waagenophyllum (Waagenophyllum) asperum, Waagenophyllum (Waagenophyllum) carinatum, Waagenophyllum (Waagenophyllum) ciliense, Waagenophyllum (Waagenophyllum) compactum, Waagenophyllum (Waagenophyllum) crassiseptum, Waagenophyllum (Waagenophyllum) elegantulum, Waagenophyllum (Waagenophyllum) gyanyimaense, Waagenophyllum (Waagenophyllum) huangi, Waagenophyllum (Waagenophyllum) indicum, Waagenophyllum (Waagenophyllum) intermedium, Waagenophyllum (Waagenophyllum) kueichowense, Waagenophyllum (Waagenophyllum) longiseptatum, Waagenophyllum (Waagenophyllum) minutum, Waagenophyllum (Waagenophyllum) ngariense, Waagenophyllum (Waagenophyllum) novaezelandiae, Waagenophyllum (Waagenophyllum) okinawense, Waagenophyllum (Waagenophyllum) oriensis, Waagenophyllum (Waagenophyllum) polyseptatum, Waagenophyllum (Waagenophyllum) pulchrum, Waagenophyllum (Waagenophyllum) ramosum, Waagenophyllum (Waagenophyllum) smithi, Waagenophyllum (Waagenophyllum) tachtabulasicum, Waagenophyllum (Waagenophyllum) virgalense, Waagenophyllum (Waagenophyllum) yini, Waagenophyllum (Waagenophyllum) yunnanense
Type specimens:
- Waagenophyllum (Waagenophyllum) simplex: Its type locality is Liangshan, middle Wujiaping (coll 2), 3 km SE of Yan'erwo, Hanzhong County, which is in a Wuchiapingian carbonate limestone in the Wujiaping Formation of China
- Waagenophyllum lui: Its type locality is Liangshan, middle Wujiaping (coll 1), 3 km SE of Yan'erwo, Hanzhong County, which is in a Wuchiapingian carbonate limestone in the Wujiaping Formation of China.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of China (4 collections), Tunisia (1)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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