Lonsdaleiastraea kwangsiensis Wu 1962 (horn coral)

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Waagenophyllidae

Full reference: W. S. Wu. 1962. Upper Carboniferous corals from Yishan, Kwangsi. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 10(3):326-340

Belongs to Lonsdaleiastraea according to W. S. Wu 1962

Sister taxa: Lonsdaleiastraea asseretoi, Lonsdaleiastraea iranica, Lonsdaleiastraea molengraaffi, Lonsdaleiastraea pulchra, Lonsdaleiastraea typica, Lonsdaleiastraea vinassai, Lonsdaleiastraea xainzaensis, Lonsdaleiastraea yamanbaensis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Desheng Ay55, Xinhui, Yishan County, which is in an Asselian carbonate limestone in the Maping Formation of China

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Desheng Ay55, Xinhui, Yishan County

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