Sutherlandinia Weyer 1972 (horn coral)

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Laccophyllidae

The spelling in Sepkoski's reference 422 (p. 240) was "Sutherlandina" (in family Laccophyllidae-Metrophyllidae), which itself was a misspelling of Sutherlandinia Weyer 1972

Parent taxon: Laccophyllinae according to D. Hill 1981

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Alleynia, Barrandeophyllum, Bitraria, Boolelasma, Kabakovitchiella, Laccophyllum, Metrionaxon, Pedderelasma, Saucrophyllum, Schindewolfia, Syringaxon

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Hamar Laghdad "Red Cliff" bioiversity (Devonian of Morocco)

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