Axolithophyllum Fomichev 1953 (horn coral)

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Geyerophyllidae

Parent taxon: Geyerophyllidae according to S. Rodriguez and E. W. Bamber 2012

See also Hill 1981 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Amygdalophylloides, Carinthiaphyllum, Carniaphyllum, Chuanshanophyllum, Darwasophyllum, Geyeronaotia, Jintingophyllum, Kionophyllum, Koninckocarinia, Liuzhaiphyllum, Lonsdaleoides, Majiaobaphyllum, Naoticophyllum, Nothophyllum, Paracarruthersella, Protonaoticophyllum, Pseudoaxolithophyllum, Qinglongshanophyllum, Ramiphyllum

Subtaxa: Axolithophyllum nandanense

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of China (1 collection)

• Carboniferous of Spain (1), Ukraine (1)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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