Anthozoa - Stauriida - Waagenophyllidae
Full reference: M. J. Chen and Y. Y. Yan. 1982. Anthozoan taxonomic names. Palaeontological Atlas of East China 2:108-179
Belongs to Polythecalis according to M. J. Chen and Y. Y. Yan 1982
Sister taxa: Polythecalis (Polythecalis), Polythecalis abnormis, Polythecalis asthenotheca, Polythecalis bauryi, 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 longliensis, 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 specimen: Nanjing Inst Geol Min Res HI-608. Its type locality is Niuxingshan, upper Qixia Fm, Tongling County, which is in a Kungurian open shallow subtidal limestone in the Qixia Formation of China.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Niuxingshan, upper Qixia Fm, Tongling County
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