Rylstonia Hudson and Platt 1927 (horn coral)

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Aulophyllidae

Parent taxon: Amygdalophyllinae according to D. Hill 1981

See also Hill 1956 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Amygdalophyllum, Arachnolasmella, Batangophyllum, Carruthersella, Echigophyllum, Kazachiphyllum, Kumpanophyllum, Rozkowskia

Subtaxa: Rylstonia columnirotata

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Osagean of United States (5: California, Montana, Utah collections)

• Carboniferous of Germany (2), Ireland (2), Morocco (1), the Russian Federation (1), the United Kingdom (1), United States (18: Arizona, California, Idaho, Montana)

Total: 30 collections including 32 occurrences

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