Anthozoa - Stauriida - Ptenophyllidae
Full reference: C. W. Merriam. 1973. Silurian rugose corals of the central and southwest Great Basin. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 777:1-66
Parent taxon: Ptenophyllinae according to D. Hill 1981
See also Merriam 1973 and 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, Taimyrophyllum, Toquimaphyllum, Weissermelia, Windelasma, Xystriphyllum
Subtaxa: Tonkinaria simpsoni
Type: Tonkinaria simpsoni
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of United States (3: Nevada collections)
• Silurian of United States (1: California)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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