Praewentzelella magnificum Douglas 1936 (horn coral)

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Waagenophyllidae

Alternative combination: Waagenophyllum magnificum

Full reference: J. A. Douglas. 1936. A Permo-Carboniferous fauna from south-west Persia (Iran). Palaeontologia Indica, New Series 22:1-59

Belongs to Praewentzelella according to M. Minato and M. Kato 1965

See also Douglas 1936

Sister taxa: Praewentzelella honjoi, Praewentzelella multiseptata, Praewentzelella regulare, Praewentzelella sinensis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Tang-i-La Mir, Gahkum area, which is in a Guadalupian carbonate limestone in Iran

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Tang-i-La Mir, Gahkum area

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