Rotiphyllum Hudson 1942 (horn coral)

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Antiphyllidae

Parent taxon: Antiphyllinae according to J. Fedorowski 2009

See also Hill 1956, Hill 1981 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Actinophrentis, Bradyphyllum, Clavilasma, Fasciculophyllum, Lytvolasma, Pseudobradyphyllum

Subtaxa: Rotiphyllum abnormae Rotiphyllum asymmetricum Rotiphyllum latithecatum Rotiphyllum major Rotiphyllum minor Rotiphyllum occidentale Rotiphyllum vesiculosum Rotiphyllum voznesenkae

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of China (3 collections)

• Osagean of United States (2: Indiana)

• Carboniferous of China (2), Egypt (1), Germany (2), Ireland (3), Mexico (1), Morocco (4), Poland (1), the Russian Federation (1), Spain (1), Turkey (1), Ukraine (8), the United Kingdom (6), United States (10: California, Indiana, Montana)

• Mississippian of United States (1: Arizona)

Total: 47 collections including 65 occurrences

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