Homalophyllites Easton 1944 (horn coral)

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Zaphrentoididae

Alternative spelling: Triplophyllites (Homalophyllites)

Parent taxon: Zaphrentoidinae according to D. Hill 1981

See also Easton et al. 1958, Hill 1956 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Ankhelasma, Basleophyllum, Fasciculiamplexus, Sychnoelasma, Zaphrentoides

Subtaxa: Triplophyllites (Homalophyllites) circularis

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Osagean of United States (4: California, Montana, Utah collections)

• Carboniferous of Mexico (1), United States (6: California, Idaho, Montana)

• Mississippian of United States (3: Idaho)

• Devonian of United States (1: Montana, and Wyoming)

Total: 15 collections including 16 occurrences

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