Enallhelia venusta Wu 1975 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Stylinidae

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 Enallhelia according to W. S. Wu 1975

Sister taxa: Enallhelia anomalos, Enallhelia compressa, Enallhelia differencia, Enallhelia elegans, Enallhelia expansa, Enallhelia gracilis, Enallhelia gracilis, Enallhelia multiradiata, Enallhelia nipponica, Enallhelia occidentalis, Enallhelia rathieri, Enallhelia somaensis, Enallhelia striata, Enallhelia tubulosa, Enallhelia vrsatecis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Woma Section JSJ28, Gyirong County, which is in a Pliensbachian/Toarcian marine horizon in China

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Jurassic of China (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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