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Calamophylliopsis elegans

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Extinct coral species

Calamophylliopsis elegans
Temporal range: 125.45–99.7 Ma PreꞒ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hexacorallia
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Dermosmiliidae
Genus: Calamophylliopsis
Species: C. elegans
Binomial name
Calamophylliopsis elegans
He and Xiao 1990

Calamophylliopsis elegans is an extinct species of hexacorals. It is found only at Sainpug, Gegyai, Tibet Autonomous Region (Cretaceous of China).

References

  • H. Löser and W. Liao. 2001. Cretaceous corals from Tibet (China) - stratigraphic and palaeobiogeographic aspects. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences 19:661-667


Taxon identifiers
Calamophylliopsis elegans
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