Anthozoa - Stauriida - Kyphophyllidae
Synonym: Cyphophyllum Lang et al. 1940
Parent taxon: Kyphophyllidae according to C. W. Merriam 1973
See also Hill 1956, Kaljo 1958, Merriam 1972 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Donacophyllum, Entelophylloides, Kyphophyllinae, Maikottaphyllum, Neokyphophyllum, Pilophylloides, Pilophyllum, Pseudoendophyllum, Strombodes, Wintunastraea
Subtaxa: Kyphophyllum greggi Kyphophyllum nevadensis Kyphophyllum schmidti
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of China (1 collection), United States (1: Nevada)
• Silurian of China (6), Estonia (2), the Russian Federation (1), Sweden (1), United States (7: California)
Total: 19 collections each including a single occurrence
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