Gerthia Grabau 1928 (horn coral)

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Polycoeliidae

Parent taxon: Polycoeliinae according to D. Hill 1981

See also Hill 1956 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Amandaraia, Calophylloides, Empodesma, Huangophyllum, Kinkaidia, Pleophyllum, Pseudocryptophyllum, Stereocorypha, Svalbardphyllum, Tetralasma

Subtaxa: Gerthia crassa Gerthia sibirica

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Khivach River, Gizhiga Basin, Khivach Horizon, Omolon Massif (Permian of Russian Federation)

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