†family Pentaphyllidae Schindewolf 1942 (horn coral)

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Pentaphyllidae

Parent taxon: Tachylasmatina according to J. Fedorowski 2021

See also Hill 1981

Sister taxon: Tachylasmatidae

Subtaxa: Commutiinae Dalniinae Hexalasma Pentaphyllinae

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of Afghanistan (1 collection), Armenia (6), Azerbaijan (23), China (3), Iran (11), the Russian Federation (3), Tajikistan (3), Tunisia (1)

• Carboniferous of Germany (1), Mexico (1), Spain (1), United States (2: Indiana, Virginia)

• Devonian of Germany (1), Turkey (2), United States (1: Montana, and Wyoming)

• Silurian of United States (1: Oklahoma)

Total: 61 collections including 81 occurrences

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