†Menophyllum Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850 (horn coral)
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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
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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