Anthozoa - Stauriida - Plerophyllidae
Full reference: Y. Y. Yan and M. J. Chen. 1982. Anthozoan taxonomic names. Palaeontological Atlas of East China 2:108-179
Belongs to Paracaninia according to Y. Y. Yan and M. J. Chen 1982
Sister taxa: Paracaninia guichiensis, Paracaninia lhazeensis, Paracaninia liangshanensis, Paracaninia minor, Paracaninia similis, Paracaninia sinensis, Paracaninia suobeishanensis, Paracaninia tzuchiangensis, Paracaninia wuguishanensis, Paracaninia xiukangensis
Type specimen: Nanjing Inst Geol Min Res HI-505. Its type locality is Tongling, which is in a Kungurian carbonate limestone in the Qixia Formation of China.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Tongling
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