Anthozoa - Stauriida - Lithostrotionidae
Parent taxon: Diphyphyllinae according to J. Fedorowski et al. 2007
See also Hill 1956, Hill 1981 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Diphyphyllum, Kwangsiphyllum, Nemistium, Opiphyllum, Tizraia
Subtaxa: Tschussovskenia captiosa Tschussovskenia connorsensis Tschussovskenia dilata Tschussovskenia jiangxiensis Tschussovskenia minor Tschussovskenia sinensis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Canada (1: Nunavut collection), China (3), Guatemala (1), the Russian Federation (11), Svalbard and Jan Mayen (2), United States (25: California, Idaho, Nevada)
• Carboniferous of Svalbard and Jan Mayen (1)
Total: 44 collections including 45 occurrences
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