Anthozoa - Stauriida - Aulophyllidae
Parent taxon: Aulophyllidae according to D. Hill 1956
Sister taxa: Aulophyllinae, Clisiophyllinae, Corwenia, Delepinella, Dibunophyllinae, Espielia, Fedorowskiphyllum, Heritschioidinae, Heterocaniniinae
Subtaxa: Amygdalophyllum Arachnolasmella Batangophyllum Carruthersella Echigophyllum Kazachiphyllum Kumpanophyllum Rozkowskia Rylstonia
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Thailand (1 collection)
• Carboniferous of Algeria (1), Australia (8), China (3), Germany (2), Ireland (5), Japan (4), Morocco (2), the Russian Federation (2), Svalbard and Jan Mayen (1), Turkey (1), the United Kingdom (2), United States (23: Arizona, California, Idaho, Montana, Utah)
• Devonian of United States (2: New Mexico)
Total: 57 collections including 62 occurrences