Anthozoa - Stauriida - Cyathophyllidae
Synonyms: Cyathophyllum (Orthocyathus) Merriam 1974, Orthocyathus Merriam 1974
Parent taxon: Cyathophyllidae according to Pedder 2004
See also Hill 1956, Hill 1981 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Commutatophyllum, Glossophyllum, Heterophaulactis, Houershanophyllum, Loomberaphyllum, Mansuyphyllum, Mictophyllum, Moravophyllum, Peripaedium, Pseudozaphrentis, Qiannanophyllum, Radiophyllum, Sterictophyllum
Subtaxa: Cyathophyllum (Cyathophyllum) Cyathophyllum aequiseptatum Cyathophyllum cannopse Cyathophyllum captiosum Cyathophyllum depressum Cyathophyllum dianthus Cyathophyllum eurekaense Cyathophyllum funatum Cyathophyllum nevadense Cyathophyllum occidens Cyathophyllum palmeri Cyathophyllum propevermiculare Cyathophyllum ramosum Cyathophyllum robustum Cyathophyllum rugosum Cyathophyllum zenkeri
Type: Cyathophyllum dianthus
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Indonesia (1 collection), Italy (1), Madagascar (1)
• Carboniferous of Canada (2: Nunavut)
• Couvinien of Australia (1)
• Devonian of Australia (5), Austria (1), Canada (5: Manitoba, Northwest Territories, Ontario), China (1), the Czech Republic (3), France (1), Germany (4), Spain (4), Tajikistan (1), the United Kingdom (4), United States (25: Alaska, California, Nevada, Pennsylvania)
• Silurian of Canada (9: British Columbia, Manitoba, Quebec), India (1), Norway (4), Sweden (3), United States (23: Alaska, California, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, New York)
• Ordovician of China (1)
Total: 101 collections including 117 occurrences
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