†Heritschiella Moore and Jeffords 1956 (horn coral)
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Anthozoa - Stauriida - Waagenophyllidae
Synonym: Heritschia Moore and Jeffords 1941 [replaced name]
Parent taxon: Waagenophyllinae according to M. Minato and M. Kato 1965
See also Hill 1956 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Akagophyllum, Chielasma, Chihsiaphyllum, Gyanyimaphyllum, Huangia, Huayunophyllum, Ipciphyllum, Paraipciphyllum, Parawentzelella, Pavastehphyllum, Pseudocarniaphyllum, Pseudohuangia, Thomasiphyllum, Waagenophyllum, Yokoyamaella
Subtaxa: Heritschiella girtyi
Type: Heritschia girtyi
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (4: California, Nevada collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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