Anthozoa - Stauriida - Kleopatrinidae
Full reference: J. Fedorowski, E. W. Bamber, and C. H. Stevens. 2007. Lower Permian colonial rugose corals, western and northwestern Pangaea: taxonomy and distribution 1-231
Parent taxon: Stauriida according to J. Fedorowski et al. 2007
Sister taxa: Arachnophyllina, Aulophyllina, Calostylina, Caniniina, Columnariina, Columnaxonidae, Cyathophyllina, Diffingiina, Heritschioides hammani, Ketophyllina, Lithostrotionina, Lomaphyllum, Lonsdaleiina, Lophophyllidiidae, Lophotichiidae, Lycophyllina, Mccloudius parvus, Metriophyllina, Mictocystoides, Nanophyllum, Paraceriaster, Petalaxidae, Petraphyllidae, Plerophyllina, Ptenophyllina, Romanophyllidae, Stauriina, Stereolasmatina, Streptelasmatina, Tachylasmatina, Yatsengiidae
Subtaxa: Fomichevella Heintzella Kleopatrina Langenheimia Paraheritschioides Permastraea Protolonsdaleiastraea Protowentzelella Shastalasma Wendoverella Wilsonastraea
Type: Kleopatrina
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Canada (94: Alberta, British Columbia, Nunavut collections), China (6), Peru (1), the Russian Federation (47), Svalbard and Jan Mayen (3), United States (139: Alaska, California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Texas, Utah)
• Carboniferous of Canada (4: Alberta, Nunavut), China (1), Japan (3), the Russian Federation (1), Svalbard and Jan Mayen (4), United States (5: California, Utah)
Total: 308 collections including 384 occurrences