Ketophyllum Wedekind 1927 (horn coral)

Anthozoa - Rugosa - Chonophyllidae

Parent taxon: Chonophyllinae according to D. Hill 1956

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxon: Omphyma

Subtaxa: Ketophyllum eriphyle Ketophyllum turbinata

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Silurian to Devonian of Tajikistan (1 collection)

• Silurian of Canada (3: Ontario, Quebec), China (3), Greenland (1), Mongolia (1), the Russian Federation (4), Svalbard and Jan Mayen (1), Sweden (2), Tajikistan (1), Ukraine (1), the United Kingdom (1), United States (2: Alaska, Kentucky)

Total: 21 collections including 22 occurrences

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