Stelechophyllum birdi Armstrong 1970 (horn coral)

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Lithostrotionidae

Alternative combination: Lithostrotionella birdi

Full reference: A. K. Armstrong. 1970. Carbonate Facies and the Lithostrotionid Corals of the Mississippian Kogruk Formation, DeLong Mountains, Northwestern Alaska. Geological Survey Professional Paper 664

Belongs to Stelechophyllum according to W. J. Sando 1983

See also Armstrong 1970

Sister taxa: Stelechophyllum ascendens, Stelechophyllum banffense, Stelechophyllum circinatum, Stelechophyllum ergunjaicum, Stelechophyllum grande, Stelechophyllum lochmanae, Stelechophyllum longiseptatum, Stelechophyllum macouni, Stelechophyllum mclareni, Stelechophyllum megalum, Stelechophyllum microstylum, Stelechophyllum micrum, Stelechophyllum niakensis, Stelechophyllum venukoffi

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Carboniferous of United States (3: Alaska collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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