†family Lophophyllidiidae Moore and Jeffords 1945 (horn coral)

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Lophophyllidiidae

Parent taxon: Stauriida according to J. Fedorowski 1987

See also Hill 1956

Sister taxa: Arachnophyllina, Aulophyllina, Calostylina, Caniniina, Columnariina, Columnaxonidae, Cyathophyllina, Diffingiina, Heritschioides hammani, Ketophyllina, Kleopatrinidae, Lithostrotionina, Lomaphyllum, Lonsdaleiina, Lophotichiidae, Lycophyllina, Mccloudius parvus, Metriophyllina, Mictocystoides, Nanophyllum, Paraceriaster, Petalaxidae, Petraphyllidae, Plerophyllina, Ptenophyllina, Romanophyllidae, Stauriina, Stereolasmatina, Streptelasmatina, Tachylasmatina, Yatsengiidae

Subtaxa: Khmerophyllum Pseudowannerophyllum

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of Cambodia (5 collections), the Russian Federation (2), Thailand (1), United States (3: Texas)

• Carboniferous of Egypt (1), Morocco (1), United States (5: Texas)

Total: 18 collections each including a single occurrence

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