Orionastraea Smith 1917 (horn coral)

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Lithostrotionidae

Parent taxon: Lithostrotioninae according to D. Hill 1981

See also Hill 1956 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Akiyosiphyllum, Cionodendron, Lithostrotion, Schoenophyllum

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Carboniferous of Australia (4 collections), Japan (1), the United Kingdom (3)

Total: 8 collections including 11 occurrences

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