Anthozoa - Stauriida - Disphyllidae
Synonyms: Ceratinella Soshkina 1941, Megaphyllum Soshkina 1939, Pseudostringophyllum Soshkina 1939
Parent taxon: Disphyllinae according to D. Hill 1981
See also Hill 1956, Merriam 1974 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Amaraphyllum, Aphraxonia, Argutastrea, Aristophyllum, Ceratophyllum, Chalcidophyllum, Dushanophrentis, Eoglossophyllum, Hemiaulacophyllum, Hillastraea, Kunthia, Minussiella, Noviphyllum, Pseudocampophyllum
Subtaxa: Disphyllum caespitosum Disphyllum conjugans Disphyllum hockingi Disphyllum incomptum Disphyllum intermedium Disphyllum intertextum Disphyllum iowensis Disphyllum murum Disphyllum nevadense Disphyllum paracouvinense Disphyllum patulum Disphyllum virgatum
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Givetian of China (1 collection)
• Devonian of Afghanistan (3), Australia (31), Belgium (2), Canada (27: Alberta, British Colombia-Alberta, British Columbia, British Columbia-Alberta, Northwest Territories, Ontario), China (10), the Czech Republic (8), France (12), Germany (28), Iran (4), Italy (1), Poland (17), the Russian Federation (6), Spain (5), Tajikistan (1), the United Kingdom (8), United States (35: Alaska, Arizona, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Nevada, New York), Vietnam (1)
• Silurian of Canada (1: Northwest Territories), China (3), United States (1: California)
Total: 205 collections including 261 occurrences
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