Petalaxis bailliei Nelson 1960 (horn coral)

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Petalaxidae

Alternative combination: Lithostrotionella bailliei

Belongs to Petalaxis according to W. J. Sando 1983

Sister taxa: Petalaxis allisonae, Petalaxis baculatus, Petalaxis beauchampi, Petalaxis belinskiensis, Petalaxis besti, Petalaxis branisai, Petalaxis cantabrica, Petalaxis celadensis, Petalaxis confertus, Petalaxis crassicolumnus, Petalaxis dobrolyuhovae, Petalaxis donbassica, Petalaxis donetsensis, Petalaxis ellesmerensis, Petalaxis elyensis, Petalaxis evidens, Petalaxis exiguus, Petalaxis exilis, Petalaxis flexuosus, Petalaxis fomichevi, Petalaxis grootae, Petalaxis immanis, Petalaxis intermedius, Petalaxis ivanovi, Petalaxis korkhovae, Petalaxis lisitschanskensis, Petalaxis maccoyanus, Petalaxis major, Petalaxis mirus, Petalaxis mohikanus, Petalaxis mokomokensis, Petalaxis monocyclicus, Petalaxis multilamellatus, Petalaxis occidentalis, Petalaxis orboensis, Petalaxis parvus, Petalaxis perapertuensis, Petalaxis persubtilis, Petalaxis radians, Petalaxis santaemariae, Petalaxis sexangulus, Petalaxis simplex, Petalaxis stylaxis, Petalaxis sutherlandi, Petalaxis tabulatus, Petalaxis taishakuensis, Petalaxis thorsteinssoni, Petalaxis tschucoticus, Petalaxis vesiculosus, Petalaxis wagneri, Petalaxis wyomingensis

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at GSC loc. 57985, Unit 18, Storm Creek Section, Opal Mbr, Mount Head Fm (Carboniferous of Alberta)

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