†family Lichenariidae Okulitch 1936 (tabulate coral)

Anthozoa - Lichenariida - Lichenariidae

Parent taxon: Lichenariida according to Elias et al. 2007

See also Hill 1981

Sister taxon: Lyoporidae

Subtaxa: Lichenaria

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder-photosymbiotic

Distribution:

• Ordovician of Australia (4 collections), Canada (6: Ontario, Québec), China (2), Kazakhstan (1), the Russian Federation (1), United States (23: California, Georgia, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia)

• Chazy of Canada (2: Quebec), United States (2: Vermont)

• Whiterockian of United States (7: California, Nevada)

• Canadian of United States (2: Maryland, Virginia)

Total: 50 collections including 57 occurrences

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