Chuanshanophyllum gaoanense Yu and Zhu 1988 (horn coral)

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Geyerophyllidae

Full reference: X. G. Yu and X. S. Zhu. 1988. Rugose corals from the upper part of the Hutian Group of Gaoan, Jiangxi. Professional Papers of Stratigraphy and Palaeontology 21:81-101

Belongs to Chuanshanophyllum according to X. G. Yu and X. S. Zhu 1988

Sister taxa: Chuanshanophyllum chuanshanense, Chuanshanophyllum jiangxiense, Chuanshanophyllum zhejiangense

Type specimen: Its type locality is Jigongling H16, Gao'an County, which is in an Asselian carbonate limestone in China

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Jigongling H16, Gao'an County

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