Anthozoa - Stauriida - Disphyllidae
Parent taxon: Disphyllidae according to D. Hill 1981
Sister taxa: Billingsastraea, Cantabriastraea, Diffusolasma, Hexagonariinae, Pantophyllum, Paradisphyllinae, Pseudohexagonaria, Spongonariinae
Subtaxa: Amaraphyllum Aphraxonia Argutastrea Aristophyllum Ceratophyllum Chalcidophyllum Disphyllum Dushanophrentis Eoglossophyllum Hemiaulacophyllum Hillastraea Kunthia Minussiella Noviphyllum Pseudocampophyllum
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Givetian of China (1 collection)
• Couvinien of Australia (1)
• Devonian of Afghanistan (3), Australia (47), Belgium (4), Canada (40: Alberta, British Colombia-Alberta, British Columbia, British Columbia-Alberta, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, Ontario), China (13), the Czech Republic (8), France (13), Germany (37), Iran (5), Italy (1), Poland (18), the Russian Federation (7), Spain (10), Tajikistan (3), the United Kingdom (9), United States (35: Alaska, Arizona, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Nevada, New York), Vietnam (1)
• Silurian of Canada (1: Northwest Territories), China (3), United States (1: California)
Total: 261 collections including 351 occurrences