Hapsiphyllum Simpson 1900 (horn coral)

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Hapsiphyllidae

Synonym: Enallophyllum Green 1901

Parent taxon: Hapsiphyllinae according to D. Hill 1981

See also Hill 1956 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Allophyllum, Amplexizaphrentis, Barytichisma, Canadiphyllum, Clinophyllum, Duplophyllum, Famennelasma, Longiclava, Meniscophyllum, Neozaphrentis, Zaphrentites, Zaphrentula

Subtaxa: Hapsiphyllum bifurcatum

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of East Timor (1 collection)

• Carboniferous of Canada (2: Alberta), China (1), United States (18: Indiana, Kentucky, Montana, Nevada)

• Devonian of Germany (1), Spain (3), United States (1: New York)

• Silurian of the Russian Federation (1)

Total: 28 collections including 29 occurrences

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