†Metrionaxon sinense Wang 1986 (horn coral)
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Anthozoa - Stauriida - Laccophyllidae
Full reference: Z. Wang. 1986. Middle Devonian rugose corals from Shidian County, Yunnan. Geological Review 32(6):596-600
Belongs to Metrionaxon according to Z. Wang 1986
Sister taxa: Metrionaxon transitorius, Metrionaxon yunnanense
Type specimen: Its type locality is Shidian County, Malutang Formation, which is in an Eifelian marine limestone/marl in the Malutang Formation of China
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Shidian County, Malutang Formation
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