†Craterophyllum Foerste 1909 (horn coral)
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Anthozoa - Stauriida - Arachnophyllidae
Parent taxon: Arachnophyllidae according to D. Hill 1981
See also Hill 1956 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Angullophyllum, Arachnophyllinae, Arachnophyllum, Chonophyllum, Idiophyllum, Naos, Ningqiangophyllum, Prodarwinia, Pseudomucophyllum, Ptychophyllinae, Werneckelasma, Zenophila
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of United States (3: Indiana, Kentucky collections)
• Silurian of United States (4: Alaska, Kentucky)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
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