Calophyllum rhopalotum Yu et al. 1981 (horn coral)

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Polycoeliidae

Full reference: J. Z. Yu, Y. T. Lin, and Z. X. Huang. 1981. Early Permian corals from central Jilin. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 20:273-286

Belongs to Calophyllum according to J. Z. Yu et al. 1981

Sister taxa: Calophyllum (Groenlandophyllum), Calophyllum angustum, Calophyllum baytuganense, Calophyllum calaba, Calophyllum columnare, Calophyllum crassimurale, Calophyllum cylindrica, Calophyllum inophyllum, Calophyllum lhazeensis, Calophyllum longiseptata, Calophyllum micron, Calophyllum permica, Calophyllum punctata, Calophyllum quadrifidum, Polycoelia dobrolyubovae, Pycnocoelia flabelliformis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Shoushangou, Shoushangou Fm, Yumuqiao City, Huadian County, which is in a Kungurian shallow subtidal limestone in the Shoushangou Formation of China

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Shoushangou, Shoushangou Fm, Yumuqiao City, Huadian County

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