Lithostrotion Fleming 1828 (horn coral)

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Lithostrotionidae

Synonyms: Cystidendron Schindewolf 1927, Cystistrotion Schindewolf 1927, Lasmocyathus d'Orbigny 1849, Lithostrotium Agassiz 1846, Nemaphyllum M'Coy 1849, Nematophyllum Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850, Stylaxis M'Coy 1849, Stylostrotion Chi 1935

Parent taxon: Lithostrotioninae according to D. Hill 1981

See also Hill 1956 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Akiyosiphyllum, Cionodendron, Orionastraea, Schoenophyllum

Subtaxa: Lithostrotion araneum Lithostrotion decipiens Lithostrotion junceum Lithostrotion mamillaris Lithostrotion mutabile Lithostrotion pictoense Lithostrotion sinuosum Lithostrotion vorticale Lithostrotion warreni

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of Canada (2: Nunavut collections), United States (1: California)

• Carboniferous of Algeria (6), Australia (4), Belgium (1), Canada (11: Alberta, New Brunswick), China (18), France (2), Ireland (6), Japan (2), Morocco (29), the Russian Federation (5), Ukraine (2), the United Kingdom (44), United States (31: Alaska, California, Georgia, Idaho, Montana)

Total: 164 collections including 241 occurrences

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