Aulophyllum Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850 (horn coral)

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Aulophyllidae

Synonyms: Cyclophyllum Duncan and Thomson 1867, Setamainella Minato 1943

Parent taxon: Aulophyllinae according to D. Hill 1956

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Auloclisia, Berkhia, Nervophyllum, Staurophyllum, Zakowia

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of United States (2: California collections)

• Carboniferous of Belgium (1), Ireland (2), Morocco (11), the Russian Federation (4), the United Kingdom (21)

Total: 41 collections each including a single occurrence

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