Anthozoa - Stauriida - Lophophyllidae
Alternative combination: Lophophyllidium dunbari
Synonym: Malonophyllum kansasense Moore and Jeffords 1941
Belongs to Lophophyllidium (Lophophyllidium) according to J. Fedorowski 1987
Sister taxa: Lophophyllidium (Lophophyllidium) absitum, Lophophyllidium (Lophophyllidium) compressum, Lophophyllidium (Lophophyllidium) confertum, Lophophyllidium (Lophophyllidium) distortum, Lophophyllidium (Lophophyllidium) plummeri, Lophophyllidium (Lophophyllidium) skinneri, Lophophyllidium (Lophophyllidium) westii, Lophophyllidium (Lophophyllidium) wewokanum
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (14: Texas collections)
• Carboniferous of United States (4: Texas)
Total: 18 collections each including a single occurrence
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