†subfamily Chonophyllinae Holmes 1887 (horn coral)
Anthozoa - Rugosa - Chonophyllidae
Synonyms: Omphymatidae Wedekind 1927, Omphymatinae Wedekind 1927
Parent taxon: Chonophyllidae according to D. Hill 1956
See also McLean 1974
Sister taxa: Blothrophyllinae, Endophyllinae, Sinaxis
Subtaxa: Ketophyllum Omphyma
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Silurian to Devonian of Tajikistan (1 collection)
• Silurian of Canada (3: Ontario, Quebec), China (3), Greenland (1), Mongolia (1), the Russian Federation (4), Svalbard and Jan Mayen (1), Sweden (9), Tajikistan (1), Ukraine (1), the United Kingdom (1), United States (2: Alaska, Kentucky)
Total: 28 collections including 29 occurrences