Chusenophyllum petalaxoidea Zhang 1977 (horn coral)

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Waagenophyllidae

Full reference: B. F. Zhang. 1977. Taxonomic names in Anthozoa section. Palaeontological Atlas of South-Central China 2:109-270

Belongs to Chusenophyllum according to B. F. Zhang 1977

Sister taxa: Chusenophyllum anhuiense, Chusenophyllum annulatum, Chusenophyllum asteroidea, Chusenophyllum breviseptatum, Chusenophyllum chaohuense, Chusenophyllum chaoxianense, Chusenophyllum guichiense, Chusenophyllum huadianense, Chusenophyllum intermedium, Chusenophyllum intermedium, Chusenophyllum jiangningense, Chusenophyllum multiseptatum, Chusenophyllum paeonoidea, Chusenophyllum pingdingshanense, Chusenophyllum tunliangense, Chusenophyllum tunliangensis, Polythecalis (Chusenophyllum) propinquus

Type specimen: IV 16006. Its type locality is Huolang, Luocheng County, which is in a Kungurian carbonate limestone in China.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Huolang, Luocheng County

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