Anthozoa - Auloporida - Aulocystidae
Full reference: S. Niko. 2001. Auloporid Tabulate Corals from the Lower Permian Ryozensan Limestone, Shiga Prefecture. Bulletin of the National Science Museum, Series C 27(1, 2):15-23
Belongs to Sinopora according to S. Niko 2001
Sister taxa: Pseudoromingeria ignicula, Pseudoromingeria kotoi, Pseudoromingeria onishii, Sinopora changshunensis, Sinopora operta, Sinopora zhurihensis, Sinopora cateniformis, Sinopora callosa, Sinopora asiatica
Type specimen: NSM PA 14641. Its type locality is Gongen-dani Valley, SR-1, Mount Ryozen-san, Shiga Prefecture, which is in a Sakmarian reef, buildup or bioherm wackestone/packstone in the Ryozensan Formation of Japan.
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Gongen-dani Valley, SR-1, Mount Ryozen-san, Shiga Prefecture
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