†family Gorskyitidae Lin 1963 (tabulate coral)

Anthozoa - Auloporida - Gorskyitidae

Parent taxon: Syringoporicae according to D. Hill 1981

Sister taxa: Chonostegitidae, Multithecoporidae, Periphaceloporidae, Roemeriidae, Syringoporidae, Tetraporellidae, Thecostegitidae

Subtaxa: Cornwallatia Gorskyites Meitanopora

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Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Wolfcamp of United States (1: Nevada collection)

• Permian of United States (5: California, Nevada)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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