Skolekophyllum Fomichev 1953 (horn coral)

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Cyathopsidae

Parent taxon: Cyathopsidae according to D. Hill 1981

See also Sepkoski 2002 and Wang et al. 2006

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

Subtaxa: Skolekophyllum breviseptatum Skolekophyllum regulare

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Laohutai KG2-III-52, Baicheng (Permian of China)

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