Kionophyllum Chi 1931 (horn coral)

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Geyerophyllidae

Synonym: Geyerophyllum Heritsch 1936

Parent taxon: Geyerophyllidae according to S. Rodriguez and E. W. Bamber 2012

See also Hill 1956, Hill 1981 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Amygdalophylloides, Axolithophyllum, Carinthiaphyllum, Carniaphyllum, Chuanshanophyllum, Darwasophyllum, Geyeronaotia, Jintingophyllum, Koninckocarinia, Liuzhaiphyllum, Lonsdaleoides, Majiaobaphyllum, Naoticophyllum, Nothophyllum, Paracarruthersella, Protonaoticophyllum, Pseudoaxolithophyllum, Qinglongshanophyllum, Ramiphyllum

Subtaxa: Kionophyllum aduncum

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of China (3 collections), Laos (1)

• Carboniferous of Japan (1), Spain (1)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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