Anthozoa - Cystiphyllida - Cystiphyllidae
Alternative spelling: Mesophyllum (Cystiphylloides)
Parent taxon: Cystiphyllidae according to D. Hill 1981
See also Merriam 1974 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Asperophyllum, Atopocystis, Bucanophyllum, Ceriocysta, Coleophyllum, Cystiphyllinae, Cystiphyllum, Digonoclisia, Diplochone, Edaphophyllum, Holcocystis, Mackenziephyllum, Microplasma, Pseudodigonophyllum, Pseudomicroplasma, Zonophyllum
Subtaxa: Cystiphylloides (Cladionophyllum) Cystiphylloides (Comanaphyllum) Cystiphylloides (Skoliophyllum) Cystiphylloides robertsense
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Givetian of China (1 collection)
• Devonian of Australia (6), Belgium (7), Canada (10: British Columbia, Northwest Territories, Ontario), China (3), the Czech Republic (4), Germany (9), Kazakhstan (4), Mongolia (1), Morocco (3), Poland (1), the Russian Federation (3), Spain (14), Thailand (2), the United Kingdom (2), United States (60: Alaska, Indiana, Kentucky, Nevada, New York, Ohio), Vietnam (2)
• Silurian of United States (1: Virginia)
Total: 133 collections including 178 occurrences
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