Asperophyllum Spasskiy 1964 (horn coral)

Anthozoa - Cystiphyllida - Cystiphyllidae

Synonym: Kymocystis Strelnikov 1968

Parent taxon: Cystiphyllidae according to D. Hill 1981

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Atopocystis, Bucanophyllum, Ceriocysta, Coleophyllum, Cystiphyllinae, Cystiphylloides, Cystiphyllum, Digonoclisia, Diplochone, Edaphophyllum, Holcocystis, Mackenziephyllum, Microplasma, Pseudodigonophyllum, Pseudomicroplasma, Zonophyllum

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Silurian of the Russian Federation (6 collections)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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