Menophyllum Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850 (horn coral)

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Cyathopsidae

Parent taxon: Cyathopsidae according to D. Hill 1981

See also Hill 1956 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Arctophyllum, Caninia, Crataniophyllum, Dagmaraephyllum, Ferganophyllum, Humboldtia, Kakwiphyllum, Kusbassophyllum, Lithodrumus, Lublinophyllum, Melanophyllum, Preisingerella, Pseudozaphrentoides, Ruteha, Siphonophyllia, Skolekophyllum

Subtaxa: Menophyllum excavatum

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Carboniferous of United States (3: Alaska, California, Utah collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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