Liangshanophyllum sinense Wu 1957 (horn coral)

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Waagenophyllidae

Alternative combination: Waagenophyllum (Liangshanophyllum) sinense

Full reference: W. S. Wu. 1957. Upper Permian corals from Liangshan, S Shensi. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 5:325-342

Belongs to Liangshanophyllum according to S. Z. Guo 1980

See also Minato and Kato 1965 and Wu 1957

Sister taxa: Liangshanophyllum aliense, Liangshanophyllum cylindricum, Liangshanophyllum huishuiense, Liangshanophyllum luodianense, Liangshanophyllum streptoseptatum, Liangshanophyllum tsengi, Waagenophyllum (Liangshanophyllum) clisicolumellum, Waagenophyllum (Liangshanophyllum) lui, Waagenophyllum (Liangshanophyllum) parachihsiaensis, Waagenophyllum (Liangshanophyllum) stereoseptatum, Waagenophyllum (Liangshanophyllum) wuae

Type specimen: 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 (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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