Lithostrotionella Yabe and Hayasaka 1915 (horn coral)

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Petalaxidae

Alternative spelling: Lithostrotion (Lithostrotionella)

Parent taxon: Petalaxidae according to D. Hill 1981

See also Easton 1960, Hill 1956 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Cystolonsdaleia, Huanglongophyllum, Ivanovia, Lytvophyllum, Omaniphyllum, Paralithostrotion, Petalaxis, Protoivanovia

Subtaxa: Lithostrotionella (Hillia) Lithostrotionella americana Lithostrotionella castelnaui

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Carboniferous of Canada (8: Alberta collections), China (2), United States (22: Alaska, California, Georgia, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Texas, Utah, Virginia)

Total: 32 collections including 34 occurrences

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