†Zaphrentites arkansanus Girty 1910 (horn coral)
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Anthozoa - Stauriida - Hapsiphyllidae
Alternative combination: Menophyllum excavatum arkansanum
Full reference: G. H. Girty. 1910. New genera and species of Carboniferous fossils from the Fayetteville shale of Arkansas. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 20(3):189-238
Belongs to Zaphrentites according to W. J. Sando 1969
See also Girty 1910
Sister taxa: Zaphrentites insolitus, Zaphrentites ningxiangensis, Zaphrentites permicus, Zaphrentites shidianensis
Type specimen: USNM 158791 (coral)
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of United States (8: Arkansas, Oklahoma collections)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
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