Amplexocarinia chilungensis Wu 1975 (horn coral)

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Laccophyllidae

Full reference: W. S. Wu. 1975. The coral fossils of the Mount Qomolangma region. A Report of the Scientific Expedition in the Mount Jolmo Lungma Region (1966-1968) 1:83-128

Belongs to Amplexocarinia according to W. S. Wu 1975

Sister taxa: Amplexocarinia abichi, Amplexocarinia alternans, Amplexocarinia beyrichi, Amplexocarinia cristata, Amplexocarinia dentiformis, Amplexocarinia geyeri, Amplexocarinia geyeri, Amplexocarinia jiangxiensis, Amplexocarinia kangmarensis, Amplexocarinia muralis, Amplexocarinia subtilis, Amplexocarinia xainzaensis, Amplexocarinia yunnanensis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Gongda Section JSJ17, Gyirong County, which is in a Wuchiapingian marine horizon in China

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Gongda Section JSJ17, Gyirong County

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