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†Protomichelinia dafangensis Yang 1978 (tabulate coral)

Anthozoa - Favositida - Micheliniidae

Full reference: S. W. Yang. 1978. Tabulata. Paleontological Atlas of Southwest China, Guizhou Volume 2:189-228

Belongs to Protomichelinia according to S. W. Yang 1978

Sister taxa: Michelinia (Protomichelinia) wopfneri, Protomichelinia abnormis, Protomichelinia brevispinosa, Protomichelinia camara, Protomichelinia crassabnormis, Protomichelinia denticulata, Protomichelinia favositoides, Protomichelinia gangiliigera, Protomichelinia grandispinosa, Protomichelinia guangdeensis, Protomichelinia guichiensis, Protomichelinia guizhouensis, Protomichelinia hanshanensis, Protomichelinia irregularis, Protomichelinia laosensis, Protomichelinia lepingensis, Protomichelinia longyinensis, Protomichelinia microstoma, Protomichelinia multisepta, Protomichelinia multitabulata, Protomichelinia panxianensis, Protomichelinia siyangensis, Protomichelinia submicrostoma, Protomichelinia variabilis, Protomichelinia wuguishanensis, Protomichelinia xinchengensis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Liujiazhai, Maochang, Dafang County, which is in a Changhsingian carbonate limestone in the Changxing Formation of China

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Liujiazhai, Maochang, Dafang County

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