Anthozoa - Stauriida - Kyphophyllidae
Parent taxon: Kyphophyllidae according to R. L. S. Brownlaw and J. S. Jell 2008
See also Hill 1956
Sister taxa: Donacophyllum, Entelophylloides, Kyphophyllum, Maikottaphyllum, Neokyphophyllum, Pilophylloides, Pilophyllum, Pseudoendophyllum, Strombodes, Wintunastraea
Subtaxa: Bouvierphyllum Mikkwaphyllum Parasmithiphyllum Plectophyllum Smithiphyllum Tabulophyllum Tarphyphyllum Wapitiphyllum
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of Australia (8 collections), Belgium (6), Canada (76: Alberta, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Mackenzie, British Colombia-Alberta, British Columbia, British Columbia-Alberta, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, Ontario), China (6), the Czech Republic (5), France (3), Germany (7), Kazakhstan (8), Poland (4), the Russian Federation (11), Spain (8), Thailand (2), the United Kingdom (1), United States (33: Alaska, Arizona, California, Iowa, Nevada, New Mexico, New York), Vietnam (3)
• Silurian of United States (6: California)
Total: 187 collections including 311 occurrences