†Polythecalis longliensis Wang 1978 (horn coral)

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Waagenophyllidae

Synonyms: Polythecalis divergens Zhao 1981, Polythecalis elongata Zhao 1981, Polythecalis spinotheca Wang and Zhao 1998, Polythecalis tubulus Wang and Zhao 1998

Full reference: H. D. Wang. 1978. Anthozoa. Paleontological Atlas of Southwest China, Guizhou Volume 2:106-189

Belongs to Polythecalis according to X.-D. Wang and T. Sugiyama 2001

See also Wang 1978 and Wang and Zhao 1998

Sister taxa: Polythecalis (Polythecalis), Polythecalis abnormis, Polythecalis asthenotheca, Polythecalis bauryi, Polythecalis breviseptata, Polythecalis chandalasensis, Polythecalis chaoxianensis, Polythecalis chinensis, Polythecalis chinmenensis, Polythecalis compacta, Polythecalis confluens, Polythecalis crassa, Polythecalis dupliformis, Polythecalis flatus, Polythecalis frechi, Polythecalis grayi, Polythecalis guankouensis, Polythecalis hexagonalis, Polythecalis hochowensis, Polythecalis houchangensis, Polythecalis huangi, Polythecalis huayunshanensis, Polythecalis irregularis, Polythecalis irregularis, Polythecalis khmerianus, Polythecalis langpoensis, Polythecalis leptoseptata, Polythecalis longiseptata, Polythecalis minor, Polythecalis multicystosis, Polythecalis nankingensis, Polythecalis niuxingshanensis, Polythecalis polygonalis, Polythecalis raritabellata, Polythecalis regularis, Polythecalis regularis, Polythecalis rosiformis, Polythecalis shiqianensis, Polythecalis simplex, Polythecalis sinense, Polythecalis suzhouensis, Polythecalis tela, Polythecalis tonglingensis, Polythecalis variabilis, Polythecalis verbeekiellaina, Polythecalis verbeekielloides, Polythecalis wangi, Polythecalis wenganensis, Polythecalis wuweiensis, Polythecalis xuanenensis, Polythecalis yangtzeensis

Type specimens:

  • Polythecalis longliensis: Its type locality is Taizishan, Ximahe, Longli County, which is in a Kungurian carbonate limestone in the Qixia Formation of China
  • Polythecalis divergens:
  • Polythecalis elongata:
  • Polythecalis spinotheca: Its type locality is Tieqiao Section, Laibin, Bed 76(85-77), which is in a Kungurian shallow subtidal limestone in the Qixia Formation of China.
  • Polythecalis tubulus:

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of China (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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