†Gshelia Shtukenberg 1888 (horn coral)
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Anthozoa - Stauriida - Bothrophyllidae
Parent taxon: Bothrophyllidae according to D. Hill 1981
See also Hill 1956, Sepkoski 2002 and Wang et al. 2006
Sister taxa: Bothroclisia, Bothrophyllum, Calmiussiphyllum, Caninella, Caninophyllum, Hornsundia, Pseudotimania, Siedleckia, Timania
Subtaxa: Gshelia americana Gshelia jiangxiensis Gshelia rouilleri
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of China (2 collections), Svalbard and Jan Mayen (3), United States (3: California)
• Carboniferous to Permian of Svalbard and Jan Mayen (1)
• Carboniferous of Svalbard and Jan Mayen (1), United States (4: California)
Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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