Anthozoa - Stauriida - Durhaminidae
Parent taxon: Columnariina according to W. J. Sando 1983
See also Hill 1981
Sister taxa: Acervulariidae, Acrocyathidae, Columnariidae, Disphyllidae, Lithostrotionidae, Lonsdaleiidae, Phillipsastreidae
Subtaxa: Cordillerastraea Durhamina Iskutella Malpaisia Minatoa Pamirophyllum Pararachnastraea Protodurhamina Pseudocystophora Sandolasma Tanbaella Yabeiphyllum
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Bolivia (1 collection), Canada (20: British Columbia, Nunavut), Guatemala (2), Japan (1), Mexico (2), Peru (1), the Russian Federation (16), United States (131: Alaska, California, Idaho, Nevada, Texas)
• Carboniferous of United States (5: California, Nevada)
Total: 179 collections including 186 occurrences