Ceratophyllum Gürich 1896 (horn coral)

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Disphyllidae

Parent taxon: Disphyllinae according to D. Hill 1981

See also Hill 1956, Jud 2011 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Amaraphyllum, Aphraxonia, Argutastrea, Aristophyllum, Chalcidophyllum, Disphyllum, Dushanophrentis, Eoglossophyllum, Hemiaulacophyllum, Hillastraea, Kunthia, Minussiella, Noviphyllum, Pseudocampophyllum

Subtaxa: Ceratophyllum furcatispinum

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Couvinien of Australia (1 collection)

• Devonian of Australia (1), Canada (1: Manitoba), Germany (3), Spain (3), the United Kingdom (1)

Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence

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