†family Syringophyllidae Roemer 1883 (tabulate coral)
Anthozoa - Sarcinulida - Syringophyllidae
Parent taxon: Sarcinulida according to J. W. Murray 1985
See also Bayer et al. 1956
Sister taxa: Billingsariidae, Columnopora, Lessnikovaea
Subtaxa: Calapoecia Calapoeciinae Syringophyllinae
Type: Syringophyllum
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder-photosymbiotic
Distribution:
• Ordovician to Silurian of Canada (3: Québec collections)
• Ordovician of Australia (2), Canada (61: Manitoba, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Ontario, Quebec, Québec), China (6), Estonia (2), Norway (1), the Russian Federation (9), United States (30: Alaska, Colorado, Kentucky, Michigan, New Mexico, Ohio, Texas, Wyoming)
Total: 114 collections including 132 occurrences