Parastauria He and Lee 1974 (horn coral)

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Stauriidae

Parent taxon: Stauriidae according to D. Hill 1981

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Astrictophyllum, Ceriaster, Columnolasma, Crenulites, Cyathophylloides, Dendrostella, Favistella, Favistina, Loyolophyllum, Modesta, Nadotia, Neotabularia, Palaeoentelophyllum, Palaeolithostrotion, Palaeophyllum, Placophyllum, Prisciturben, Proterophyllum, Stauria, Synaptophyllum

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Shuibatang, Tongzi County (Silurian of China)

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