Anthozoa - Stauriida - Ptenophyllidae
Parent taxon: Ptenophyllinae according to D. Hill 1981
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Acanthophyllum, Acmophyllum, Aphroidophyllum, Australophyllum, Dohmophyllum, Ecnomiophyllum, Embolophyllum, Gryphophyllum, Grypophyllum, Hankaxis, Hezhangophyllum, Imennovia, Lyrielasma, Neomphyma, Paleogrypophyllum, Pseudochonophyllum, Pseudogrypophyllum, Psydracophyllum, Redstonea, Salairophyllum, Shastaphyllum, Tonkinaria, Toquimaphyllum, Weissermelia, Windelasma, Xystriphyllum
Subtaxa: Taimyrophyllum crassiseptatum Taimyrophyllum pedderi
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of Australia (6 collections), Canada (3: Northwest Territories), United States (7: Alaska)
• Silurian of United States (1: Alaska)
Total: 17 collections including 20 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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