Anthozoa - Stauriida - Columnariidae
Parent taxon: Columnariidae according to D. Hill 1981
See also Hill 1956 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Circumtextiphyllum, Planetophyllum, Spasskyella
Subtaxa: Columnaria alveolata Columnaria calicina Columnaria kuallomatensis Columnaria parva
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of the Russian Federation (1 collection)
• Devonian of Australia (1), 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: 69 collections including 76 occurrences
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