Anthozoa - Stauriida - Columnariidae
Parent taxon: Columnariina according to D. Hill 1981
Sister taxa: Acervulariidae, Acrocyathidae, Disphyllidae, Durhaminidae, Lithostrotionidae, Lonsdaleiidae, Phillipsastreidae
Subtaxa: Circumtextiphyllum Columnaria Planetophyllum Spasskyella
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of the Russian Federation (1 collection)
• Devonian of Australia (4), France (1), the Russian Federation (2), Spain (1), the United Kingdom (1)
• Silurian to Devonian of Tajikistan (1)
• Silurian of Canada (3: Quebec), United States (1: California)
• Ordovician of Canada (17: Nunavut, Ontario, Quebec), the Russian Federation (1), United States (39: California, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia)
Total: 72 collections including 79 occurrences