Anthozoa - Stauriida - Ptenophyllidae
Parent taxon: Ptenophyllinae according to D. Hill 1981
See also Hill 1956, Merriam 1973, Merriam 1974 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Acanthophyllum, Acmophyllum, Aphroidophyllum, Dohmophyllum, Ecnomiophyllum, Embolophyllum, Gryphophyllum, Grypophyllum, Hankaxis, Hezhangophyllum, Imennovia, Lyrielasma, Neomphyma, Paleogrypophyllum, Pseudochonophyllum, Pseudogrypophyllum, Psydracophyllum, Redstonea, Salairophyllum, Shastaphyllum, Taimyrophyllum, Tonkinaria, Toquimaphyllum, Weissermelia, Windelasma, Xystriphyllum
Subtaxa: Australophyllum (Toquimaphyllum) Australophyllum cyathophylloides Australophyllum landerensis Australophyllum soghdianum
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of Australia (5 collections), Canada (7: Northwest Territories, Nunavut), the Russian Federation (4), Tajikistan (1), United States (4: Alaska, Nevada)
• Silurian of Australia (1), United States (4: California)
Total: 26 collections including 30 occurrences
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