Heterocaninia Yabe and Hayasaka 1920 (horn coral)

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Aulophyllidae

Parent taxon: Heterocaniniinae according to D. Hill 1981

See also Hill 1956 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxon: Kueichouphyllum

Subtaxa: Heterocaninia langenheimi

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of United States (6: California, Nevada collections)

• Carboniferous of Japan (1), United States (2: California)

Total: 9 collections including 10 occurrences

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