Pavastehphyllum (Pseudocarniaphyllum) convexum Wu 1962 (horn coral)

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Waagenophyllidae

Alternative combination: Pseudocarniaphyllum convexum

Full reference: W. S. Wu. 1962. Upper Carboniferous corals from Yishan, Kwangsi. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 10(3):326-340

Belongs to Pavastehphyllum (Pseudocarniaphyllum) according to M. Minato and M. Kato 1965

See also Wu 1962

Sister taxa: Pavastehphyllum (Pseudocarniaphyllum) orientale, Pseudocarniaphyllum jiangxiense, Pseudocarniaphyllum parasimplex, Pseudocarniaphyllum paraspiniforme, Pseudocarniaphyllum undaformis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Desheng Ay35, Xinhui, Yishan County, which is in a Kasimovian/Gzhelian carbonate limestone in the Maping Formation of China

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Desheng Ay35, Xinhui, Yishan County

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