Anthozoa - Stauriida - Lithostrotionidae
Synonyms: Cystidendron Schindewolf 1927, Cystistrotion Schindewolf 1927, Lasmocyathus d'Orbigny 1849, Lithostrotium Agassiz 1846, Nemaphyllum M'Coy 1849, Nematophyllum Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850, Stylaxis M'Coy 1849, Stylostrotion Chi 1935
Parent taxon: Lithostrotioninae according to D. Hill 1981
See also Hill 1956 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Akiyosiphyllum, Cionodendron, Orionastraea, Schoenophyllum
Subtaxa: Lithostrotion araneum Lithostrotion decipiens Lithostrotion junceum Lithostrotion mamillaris Lithostrotion mutabile Lithostrotion pictoense Lithostrotion sinuosum Lithostrotion vorticale Lithostrotion warreni
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Canada (2: Nunavut collections), United States (1: California)
• Carboniferous of Algeria (6), Australia (4), Belgium (1), Canada (11: Alberta, New Brunswick), China (17), France (2), Ireland (6), Japan (2), Morocco (29), the Russian Federation (5), Ukraine (2), the United Kingdom (44), United States (31: Alaska, California, Georgia, Idaho, Montana)
Total: 163 collections including 240 occurrences
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