Verbeekiella hechiensis Xu 1977 (horn coral)

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Verbeekiellidae

Full reference: S. Y. Xu. 1977. Taxonomic names in Anthozoa section. Palaeontological Atlas of South-Central China 2:109-270

Belongs to Verbeekiella according to S. Y. Xu 1977

Sister taxa: Verbeekiella australis, Verbeekiella crassiseptata, Verbeekiella guizhouensis, Verbeekiella mersa, Verbeekiella permica, Verbeekiella puanensis, Verbeekiella rothpletzi, Verbeekiella talboti, Verbeekiella xizangensis, Verbeekiella yuquanense

Type specimen: IV 38518. Its type locality is Baitu, Hechi County, which is in a Wuchiapingian open shallow subtidal limestone in the Heshan Formation of China.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Baitu, Hechi County

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