Anthozoa - Stauriida - Aulophyllidae
Alternative combination: Waagenophyllum columbicum
Full reference: S. Smith. 1935. Two Anthracolithic corals from British Columbia, and related species from the Tethys. Journal of Paleontology 9:30-42
Belongs to Heritschioides according to J. Fedorowski et al. 2013
See also Smith 1935 and Wilson 1980
Sister taxa: Heritschioides (Eoheritschioides), Heritschioides (Heritschioides), Heritschioides armstrongi, Heritschioides carneyi, Heritschioides mahallatensis, Heritschioides wexoi
Type specimen: GSC 9059. Its type locality is Ridge between Blind and Barslow Creeks, near Keremeos, which is in a Serpukhovian/Bashkirian carbonate limestone in the Blind Creek Limestone Formation of Canada.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Oman (1 collection)
• Carboniferous of Canada (3: British Columbia)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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