Full reference: J. W. Murray. 1985. Atlas of invertebrate macrofossils. The Palaeontological Association (Longman) 1-241
Parent taxon: Tabulata according to J. W. Murray 1985
Sister taxa: Acaciaporella, Auloporida, Fainella, Favosichaetetes, Favositida, Guizhouchaetetes, Halysitida, Heliolitida, Hemiplasmopora, Kimilites, Kitakamilia, Liopora, Lipopora, Mirandellidae, Neoroemeriidae, Nitkovicepora, Pachypseudoplasmopora, Plasmadictyon, Pseudoflecteria, Pseudotetradium, Rhacopora, Sarcinulida, Shanxipora, Spirapora, Subcladopora, Sytovaelites, Tetradiida, Victorilites, Yaoxianopora
Subtaxa: Lichenariidae Lyoporidae
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder-photosymbiotic
Distribution:
• Silurian of Canada (1: Quebec collection), Estonia (1), the Russian Federation (1)
• Whiterockian of United States (12: California, Nevada, Utah)
• Chazyan of Canada (8: Ontario, Quebec), United States (3: Vermont)
• Ordovician to Silurian of United States (1: Alaska)
• Canadian of United States (2: Maryland, Virginia)
• Ordovician of Australia (21), Canada (26: Manitoba, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Ontario, Quebec, Québec), China (12), Estonia (4), Kazakhstan (1), Mongolia (2), Norway (10), the Russian Federation (29), the United Kingdom (1), United States (39: Alaska, California, Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia)
Total: 174 collections including 239 occurrences