Anthozoa - Stauriida - Lophotichiidae
Parent taxon: Stauriida according to J. Fedorowski 1987
Sister taxa: Arachnophyllina, Aulophyllina, Calostylina, Caniniina, Columnariina, Columnaxonidae, Cyathophyllina, Diffingiina, Heritschioides hammani, Ketophyllina, Kleopatrinidae, Lithostrotionina, Lomaphyllum, Lonsdaleiina, Lophophyllidiidae, Lycophyllina, Mccloudius parvus, Metriophyllina, Mictocystoides, Nanophyllum, Paraceriaster, Petalaxidae, Petraphyllidae, Plerophyllina, Ptenophyllina, Romanophyllidae, Stauriina, Stereolasmatina, Streptelasmatina, Tachylasmatina, Yatsengiidae
Subtaxa: Assimulia Epiphanophyllum Lophotichium Paraduplophyllum
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of China (1 collection), the Russian Federation (2), Tajikistan (2), United States (48: Texas)
• Carboniferous of Egypt (1), Spain (1), United States (2: Oklahoma, Texas)
Total: 57 collections including 182 occurrences