†Batangophyllum Wu and Zhang 1979 (horn coral)
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Anthozoa - Stauriida - Aulophyllidae
Full reference: W. S. Wu and Y. S. Zhang. 1979. Late Palaeozoic Rugosa corals from Batang and Yidun, western Szechuan. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 18:25-38
Parent taxon: Amygdalophyllinae according to W. S. Wu and Y. S. Zhang 1979
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Amygdalophyllum, Arachnolasmella, Carruthersella, Echigophyllum, Kazachiphyllum, Kumpanophyllum, Rozkowskia, Rylstonia
Subtaxa: Batangophyllum sinense
Type: Batangophyllum sinense
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at 701f27, Jichong, Ciwu district, Zhongzan region, Batang County (Carboniferous of China)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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