Anthozoa - Stauriida - Disphyllidae
Synonyms: Hexagoniophyllum Gürich 1909, Polyphyllum Fromentel 1861
Parent taxon: Hexagonariinae according to D. Hill 1981
See also Hill 1956, Merriam 1974 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Haplothecia, Marisastrum
Subtaxa: Hexagonaria (Pinyonastraea) Hexagonaria davidsoni Hexagonaria hexagona Hexagonaria reedi
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of Afghanistan (12 collections), Australia (8), Belgium (5), Canada (22: Alberta, British Colombia-Alberta, British Columbia-Alberta, British columbia, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Ontario, Yukon), China (9), France (6), Germany (7), Iran (5), Kazakhstan (1), Morocco (1), New Zealand (4), Poland (8), the Russian Federation (2), Spain (5), Tajikistan (2), the United Kingdom (4), United States (37: Alaska, Arizona, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio), Vietnam (3)
• Silurian of United States (3: California)
Total: 144 collections including 201 occurrences
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