†Coryphyllia xiaanensis Deng and Kong 1984 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Reimaniphylliidae
Full reference: Z. Q. Deng and L. Kong. 1984. Middle Triassic corals and sponges from southern Guizhou and eastern Yunnan. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 23(4):489-504
Belongs to Coryphyllia according to Z. Q. Deng and L. Kong 1984
Sister taxa: Coryphyllia elliptica, Coryphyllia frechi, Coryphyllia regularis, Coryphyllia xraanensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Xia'an, Zhenfeng (Chen-feng), which is in a Longobardian platform/shelf-margin reef reef rocks in the Zhuganpo Formation of China
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Xia'an, Zhenfeng (Chen-feng)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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