Carinotachylasma Xu 1977 (horn coral)

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Pentaphyllidae

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

Parent taxon: Pentaphyllinae according to D. Hill 1981

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Antikinkaidia, Cystelasma, Oligophyllum, Pentaphyllum

Subtaxa: Carinotachylasma shimenense

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Type: Carinotachylasma shimenense

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Ganqigou, Maokou Fm, Shimen County (Permian of China)

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