Lonsdaleiastraea xainzaensis Lin 1984 (horn coral)

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Waagenophyllidae

Full reference: B. Y. Lin. 1984. Les strates du Permian inférieur et la faune corallienne de part et d'autre du Yarlung Zangbo dans la région centre-sud de Tibet. Mission Franco-Chinoise au Tibet 1980 77-107

Belongs to Lonsdaleiastraea according to B. Y. Lin 1984

Sister taxa: Lonsdaleiastraea asseretoi, Lonsdaleiastraea iranica, Lonsdaleiastraea kwangsiensis, Lonsdaleiastraea molengraaffi, Lonsdaleiastraea pulchra, Lonsdaleiastraea typica, Lonsdaleiastraea vinassai, Lonsdaleiastraea yamanbaensis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Xainza county 80f-124, which is in a Wordian/Capitanian carbonate limestone in the Xiala Formation of China

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Xainza county 80f-124

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