Anthozoa - Stauriida - Disphyllidae
Synonyms: Cannophyllum Chapman 1893, Ceratinella Soshkina 1941, Megaphyllum Soshkina 1939, Minussiella Bulvanker 1952, Pseudodisphyllum Kong 1978, Pseudostringophyllum Soshkina 1939, Schleuteria Chapman 1893, Schlueteria Wedekind 1922, Solominella Ivaniya 1952, Temnophylloides Luo 1978
Parent taxon: Disphyllinae according to R. L. S. Brownlaw and J. S. Jell 2008
See also Hill 1956, Hill 1981, Kiessling 2003, Merriam 1974 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Amaraphyllum, Aphraxonia, Aristophyllum, Ceratophyllum, Chalcidophyllum, Dushanophrentis, Eoglossophyllum, Hemiaulacophyllum, Hillastraea, Kunthia, Noviphyllum, Pseudocampophyllum
Subtaxa: Disphyllum caespitosum Disphyllum conjugans Disphyllum hockingi Disphyllum incomptum Disphyllum intermedium Disphyllum intertextum Disphyllum iowensis Disphyllum murum Disphyllum nevadense Disphyllum paracouvinense Disphyllum patulum Disphyllum virgatum
Type: Cyathophyllum caespitosum
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Givetian of China (1 collection)
• Devonian of Afghanistan (3), Australia (32), Belgium (2), Canada (31: Alberta, British Colombia-Alberta, British Columbia, British Columbia-Alberta, Northwest Territories, Ontario), China (10), Czechia (8), France (12), Germany (29), Iran (4), Italy (1), Poland (7), the Russian Federation (8), Spain (5), Tajikistan (1), the United Kingdom (8), United States (35: Alaska, Arizona, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Nevada, New York), Vietnam (1)
• Silurian of Canada (1: Northwest Territories), China (3), United States (1: California)
Total: 203 collections including 257 occurrences
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