†Billingsastraea Grabau 1917 (horn coral)
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Anthozoa - Stauriida - Disphyllidae
Synonym: Asterocycles Van-Uxem 1842
Parent taxon: Disphyllidae according to C. W. Merriam 1974
See also Hill 1956
Sister taxa: Argutastrea, Cantabriastraea, Charactophyllum, Diffusolasma, Disphyllinae, Hexagonariinae, Pantophyllum, Paradisphyllinae, Spinophyllum, Spongonariinae, Columnaria, Planetophyllum, Circumtextiphyllum, Spasskyella
Subtaxa: Billingsastraea billingsi Billingsastraea nevadensis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of Australia (1 collection), Canada (1: Ontario), United States (6: Kentucky, Ohio)
Total: 8 collections including 12 occurrences
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