Corwenia Smith and Ryder 1926 (horn coral)

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Aulophyllidae

Parent taxon: Aulophyllidae according to T. Kawamura and C. H. Stevens 2012

See also Hill 1956, Hill 1981 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Amygdalophyllinae, Aulophyllinae, Clisiophyllinae, Delepinella, Dibunophyllinae, Espielia, Fedorowskiphyllum, Heritschioidinae, Heterocaniniinae

Subtaxa: Corwenia ashwillensis Corwenia jagoensis Corwenia tirhelensis

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of Japan (1 collection)

• Carboniferous of Canada (2: Nova Scotia), Morocco (6), the Russian Federation (2), the United Kingdom (2), United States (3: California, Oregon)

Total: 16 collections each including a single occurrence

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