Anthozoa - Stauriida - Waagenophyllidae
Alternative spelling: Polythecalis (Chusenophyllum)
Parent taxon: Waagenophyllidae according to X.-D. Wang et al. 2003
See also Hill 1956, Hill 1981, Minato and Kato 1965 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Carinowaagenophyllum, Chombungia, Maoriphyllum, Miyagiella, Monothecalis, Monsteraphyllum, Peiraphyllum, Symmetrites, Vesotabularia, Waagenophyllinae, Wentzellophyllinae, Wentzelophyllum, Xainzaphyllum
Subtaxa: Chusenophyllum anhuiense Chusenophyllum annulatum Chusenophyllum asteroidea Chusenophyllum breviseptatum Chusenophyllum chaohuense Chusenophyllum chaoxianense Chusenophyllum guichiense Chusenophyllum huadianense Chusenophyllum intermedium Chusenophyllum intermedium Chusenophyllum jiangningense Chusenophyllum multiseptatum Chusenophyllum paeonoidea Chusenophyllum petalaxoidea Chusenophyllum pingdingshanense Chusenophyllum tunliangense Chusenophyllum tunliangensis Polythecalis (Chusenophyllum) propinquus
Type: Chusenophyllum paeonoidea
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
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