†Smithicyathus (horn coral)
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Anthozoa - Stauriida - Phillipsastreidae
Parent taxon: Phillipsastreidae according to R. A. McLean 1994
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Bensonastraea, Chuanbeiphyllum, Farabophyllum, Frechastraea, Keriophylloides, Kuangxiastraea, Macgeea, Pachyphyllum, Peneckiella, Phillipsastrea, Protomacgeea, Pterorrhiza, Stellatophyllum, Sulcorphyllum, Thamnophyllum, Trapezophyllum, Vestigiphyllum, Phacellophyllinae, Phillipsastraeinae
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of Canada (5: Alberta, British Colombia-Alberta, Northwest Territories collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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