Anthozoa - Stauriida - Endophyllidae
Parent taxon: Ketophyllina according to D. Hill 1981
See also Merriam 1972 and Merriam 1974
Sister taxa: Kakisaphyllidae, Ketophyllidae, Kyphophyllidae
Subtaxa: Blysmatophyllum Cosjuvia Endophyllum Grabauphyllum Iowaphyllum Klamathastraea Mictocystis Neospongophylloides Sanidophyllum Yassia
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of Afghanistan (1 collection), Australia (13), Canada (1: Northwest Territories), China (2), the Czech Republic (1), Kazakhstan (2), Morocco (1), Poland (2), the Russian Federation (4), Spain (2), Tajikistan (1), Thailand (2), the United Kingdom (2), United States (6: Alaska, Arizona, Iowa, Nevada, New Mexico, New York), Vietnam (1)
• Silurian of Australia (1), China (1), Mongolia (2), the Russian Federation (9), Ukraine (2), United States (3: California, Illinois)
Total: 59 collections including 71 occurrences