Michelinia nelsoni Wilson 1982 (tabulate coral)

Anthozoa - Favositida - Micheliniidae

Full reference: E. C. Wilson. 1982. Wolfcampian rugose and tabulate corals (Coelenterata: Anthozoa) from the Lower Permian McCloud Limestone of northern California. Contributions in Science, National History Museum of Los Angeles County 337:1-90

Belongs to Michelinia according to E. C. Wilson 1982

Sister taxa: Michelinia abichi, Michelinia escobari, Michelinia indica, Michelinia macerimuris, Michelinia medifixa, Michelinia meekana, Michelinia miranda, Michelinia nana, Michelinia parva, Michelinia pecteniformis, Michelinia placenta, Michelinia stylopora, Michelinia vaga, Michelinia vermispinosa, Michelinia vesiculosa

Type specimen: UCMP 37266. Its type locality is UCMP D-852, Hirz Mountain, which is in an Asselian marine limestone/limestone in the McCloud Formation of California.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder-photosymbiotic

Distribution: found only at UCMP D-852, Hirz Mountain

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