Chusenophyllum intermedium Yu et al. 1981 (horn coral)

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Waagenophyllidae

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 Chusenophyllum according to J. Z. Yu et al. 1981

Sister taxa: Chusenophyllum anhuiense, Chusenophyllum annulatum, Chusenophyllum asteroidea, Chusenophyllum breviseptatum, Chusenophyllum chaohuense, Chusenophyllum chaoxianense, Chusenophyllum guichiense, Chusenophyllum huadianense, Chusenophyllum intermedium, Chusenophyllum jiangningense, Chusenophyllum multiseptatum, Chusenophyllum paeonoidea, Chusenophyllum petalaxoidea, Chusenophyllum pingdingshanense, Chusenophyllum tunliangense, Chusenophyllum tunliangensis, Polythecalis (Chusenophyllum) propinquus

Type specimen: Its type locality is Pingdingshan, Bed 15, Chaohu City, which is in a Kungurian open shallow subtidal limestone/limestone in the Qixia Formation of China

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

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

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