Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Margarophylliidae
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 Margarophyllia according to W. S. Wu 1975
Sister taxa: Margarophyllia capitata, Margarophyllia crenata, Margarophyllia inculta, Margarophyllia peristicta, Margarophyllia stylophylloides, Margarophyllia vortica, Margarophyllia zhenfengensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Pasong JSPf2, Pasong District, Tingri County, which is in a Lacian marine horizon in the Yazhi Formation of China
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Triassic of China (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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