Tachylasma regulare Xu 1977 (horn coral)

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Tachylasmatidae

Full reference: S. Y. Xu. 1977. Taxonomic names in Anthozoa section. Palaeontological Atlas of South-Central China 2:109-270

Belongs to Tachylasma according to S. Y. Xu 1977

Sister taxa: Tachylasma beyrichi, Tachylasma breviseptatum, Tachylasma gracile, Tachylasma irregulare, Tachylasma irregulare, Tachylasma jiangsuense, Tachylasma laibinensis, Tachylasma lhazeensis, Tachylasma magnum, Tachylasma paradoxicum, Tachylasma pseudocha, Tachylasma qianggongense, Tachylasma rariseptatum, Tachylasma stereoseptatum, Tachylasma tenuiseptatus, Tachylasma timorense, Tachylasma variabilis, Tachylasma xiukangensis, Tachylasma yiduense

Type specimen: IV38508. Its type locality is Jianyangping, Wujiaping Fm, Xingshan County, which is in a Wuchiapingian carbonate limestone in the Wujiaping Formation of China.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Jianyangping, Wujiaping Fm, Xingshan County

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