Anthozoa - Stauriida - Geyerophyllidae
Full reference: W. S. Wu and Y. S. Zhang. 1979. Late Palaeozoic Rugosa corals from Batang and Yidun, western Szechuan. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 18:25-38
Parent taxon: Geyerophyllidae according to S. Rodriguez and E. W. Bamber 2012
See also Sepkoski 2002 and Wu and Zhang 1979
Sister taxa: Amygdalophylloides, Axolithophyllum, Carinthiaphyllum, Carniaphyllum, Chuanshanophyllum, Darwasophyllum, Geyeronaotia, Jintingophyllum, Kionophyllum, Koninckocarinia, Liuzhaiphyllum, Lonsdaleoides, Majiaobaphyllum, Naoticophyllum, Nothophyllum, Paracarruthersella, Protonaoticophyllum, Pseudoaxolithophyllum, Qinglongshanophyllum
Subtaxa: Ramiphyllum firmatum
Type: Ramiphyllum firmatum
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of China (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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