Margarophyllia decora Wu 1975 (stony coral)

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

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