Carinotachylasma shimenense Xu 1977 (horn coral)

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Pentaphyllidae

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

Belongs to Carinotachylasma according to S. Y. Xu 1977

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: IV 38509. Its type locality is Ganqigou, Maokou Fm, Shimen County, which is in a Roadian/Capitanian carbonate limestone in the Maokou Formation of China.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Ganqigou, Maokou Fm, Shimen County

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