†subfamily Polycoeliinae Fromentel 1861 (horn coral)

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Polycoeliidae

Parent taxon: Polycoeliidae according to D. Hill 1956

Sister taxa: Calophyllum, Endotheciinae, Fedorowskites, Maichelasma, Pentamplexus, Prosmiliinae, Sochkineophyllum, Tachylasmatinae

Subtaxa: Amandaraia Calophylloides Empodesma Gerthia Huangophyllum Kinkaidia Pleophyllum Pseudocryptophyllum Stereocorypha Svalbardphyllum Tetralasma

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of China (5 collections), the Russian Federation (1), Svalbard and Jan Mayen (1)

• Carboniferous of China (1), United States (1: Arkansas)

• Silurian to Devonian of Tajikistan (1)

• Silurian of United States (1: Oklahoma)

Total: 11 collections including 12 occurrences

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