Heterophyllia McCoy 1849

Anthozoa - Heterocorallia - Heterophylliidae

Parent taxon: Heterophylliidae according to D. Hill 1981

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Hexaphyllia, Oligophylloides, Pseudopetraia

Subtaxa: Heterophyllia (Heterophylloides) Heterophyllia angulata Heterophyllia ornata

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Carboniferous of Belgium (1 collection), China (1), France (1), Ireland (2), Morocco (2), Spain (1), Ukraine (1), the United Kingdom (6)

• Devonian of Germany (1)

Total: 16 collections each including a single occurrence

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