Gaynaphyllum Pedder 1980 (horn coral)

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Ptenophyllidae

Parent taxon: Ptenophyllidae according to Y. Zhen 1995

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Actinocystinae, Eddastraea, Laroonaphyllum, Ptenophyllinae

Subtaxa: Gaynaphyllum runningense

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Mount Podge, Laroona Formation (Devonian of Australia)

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