Ryderophyllum Cherepnina 1965 (horn coral)

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Lykophyllidae

Parent taxon: Lykophyllidae according to D. Hill 1981

See also Merriam 1973 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Camurophyllum, Hercophyllum, Holophragma, Neocystiphyllum, Onychophyllum, Phaulactis, Plasmophyllum, Pseudocystiphyllum, Pseudophaulactis, Pycnactis, Reimanophyllum, Rukhinia, Strephophyllum, Sverigophyllum, Svetlania, Zeravschania

Subtaxa: Ryderophyllum ubehebensis

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Silurian of United States (4: California collections)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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