†order Heterocorallia Schindewolf 1941

Anthozoa - Heterocorallia

Parent taxon: Octocorallia according to B. Berkowski et al. 2021

See also Hill 1981 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Alcyonacea, Coenothecalia, Echmatocrinidae, Ellisella, Gorgonacea, Helioporacea, Pennatulacea, Plexauridae, Trachypsammia, Waiparaconidae

Subtaxa: Dichophyllia Fossaphyllia Haptaphyllina Heterophylliidae Longlinophyllia Pristiophyllia Quadratiphyllia Radiciphyllia Stellaphyllia

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder-carnivore

Distribution:

• Carboniferous of Belgium (1 collection), China (1), France (2), Ireland (7), Japan (1), Morocco (4), the Russian Federation (1), Spain (4), Ukraine (1), the United Kingdom (9)

• Devonian of Germany (1), Morocco (3), Poland (4), Spain (1), Tajikistan (1)

Total: 41 collections including 45 occurrences

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