Anthozoa - Stauriida - Stauriidae
Parent taxon: Stauriidae according to C. W. Merriam 1973
See also Hill 1956 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Astrictophyllum, Ceriaster, Columnolasma, Crenulites, Dendrostella, Favistella, Favistina, Loyolophyllum, Modesta, Nadotia, Neotabularia, Palaeoentelophyllum, Palaeolithostrotion, Palaeophyllum, Parastauria, Placophyllum, Prisciturben, Proterophyllum, Stauria, Synaptophyllum
Subtaxa: Cyathophylloides burksae Cyathophylloides fergusoni
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Silurian of Estonia (1 collection), the Russian Federation (1)
• Ordovician of Australia (3), Canada (4: Ontario, Quebec), China (2), United States (12: Alaska, Kentucky, New Mexico, Texas)
Total: 23 collections including 24 occurrences
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