Anthozoa - Stauriida - Petalaxidae
Parent taxon: Petalaxidae according to J. Fedorowski et al. 2007
See also Bamber and Fedorowski 1998 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Huanglongophyllum, Ivanovia, Lithostrotionella, Lytvophyllum, Omaniphyllum, Paralithostrotion, Petalaxis, Protoivanovia
Subtaxa: Cystolonsdaleia arctica Cystolonsdaleia berthiaumi Cystolonsdaleia carteri Cystolonsdaleia danneri Cystolonsdaleia guaspariniae Cystolonsdaleia hormos Cystolonsdaleia neriae Cystolonsdaleia obesa Cystolonsdaleia zulloi
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Canada (5: British Columbia collections), China (1), United States (1: Oregon)
• Carboniferous of Canada (4: Nunavut), China (1), Morocco (1)
Total: 13 collections including 16 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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