†Nephelophyllum Wu and Zhao 1974 (horn coral)
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Anthozoa - Stauriida - Kepingophyllidae
Parent taxon: Kepingophyllidae according to X.-D. Wang et al. 2006
See also Hill 1981, Sepkoski 2002 and Zhang 2002
Sister taxa: Anfractophyllum, Antheria, Eokepingophyllum, Kepingophyllum, Parawentzellophyllum, Szechuanophyllum
Subtaxa: Nephelophyllum leptaseptum Nephelophyllum major Nephelophyllum mixocolumellum Nephelophyllum parasimplex
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of China (4 collections)
• Carboniferous of China (1), Japan (1)
Total: 6 collections including 7 occurrences
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