Anthozoa - Stauriida - Lithostrotionidae
Alternative spelling: Lithostrotion (Diphyphyllum)
Parent taxon: Diphyphyllinae according to D. Hill 1981
See also Easton 1960, Hill 1956 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Kwangsiphyllum, Nemistium, Opiphyllum, Tizraia, Tschussovskenia
Subtaxa: Diphyphyllum archiaci Diphyphyllum bellis Diphyphyllum fasciculatum Diphyphyllum fasciculum Diphyphyllum maximum Diphyphyllum simcoense Diphyphyllum stramineum
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of Belgium (1 collection), Canada (2: Northwest Territories, Yukon), China (4), France (1), Ireland (4), Morocco (11), the Russian Federation (5), South Korea (1), the United Kingdom (20), United States (5: Alaska, California, Idaho, Utah)
• Devonian of United States (4: Alaska, California, Montana, and Wyoming)
• Niagaran of United States (1: Ohio)
• Silurian of United States (17: Alaska, California, Iowa)
• Ordovician of Canada (1: Nunavut)
Total: 77 collections including 103 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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