Wentzelloides (Multimurinus) irregularis Wu and Zhang 1979 (horn coral)

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Waagenophyllidae

Full reference: W. S. Wu and Y. S. Zhang. 1979. Late Palaeozoic Rugosa corals from Batang and Yidun, western Szechuan. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 18:25-38

Belongs to Wentzelloides (Multimurinus) according to W. S. Wu and Y. S. Zhang 1979

Sister taxa: Multimurinus biformis, Multimurinus guangxiensis, Multimurinus lunatus, Multimurinus regularis, Wentzelloides (Multimurinus) zhenfengensis

Type specimen: Its type locality is 4-Hua 7f1, Niuchanghua mountain, Zhongzan, Zhongzan district, Batang County, which is in a Guadalupian carbonate limestone in the Bingfeng Formation of China

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at 4-Hua 7f1, Niuchanghua mountain, Zhongzan, Zhongzan district, Batang County

Show more details


Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.


Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.