Anthozoa - Stauriida - Lithostrotionidae
Synonym: Eolithostrotionella Zhizhina 1956
Parent taxon: Lithostrotionidae according to W. J. Sando 1983
See also Hill 1956, Hill 1981 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Acrocyathinae, Aulininae, Aulostylus, Cionodendrom, Diphyphyllinae, Heterostrotion, Lithostrotioninae, Siphonodendron, Thysanophyllinae, Yatsengia
Subtaxa: Stelechophyllum ascendens Stelechophyllum banffense Stelechophyllum birdi Stelechophyllum circinatum Stelechophyllum ergunjaicum Stelechophyllum grande Stelechophyllum lochmanae Stelechophyllum longiseptatum Stelechophyllum macouni Stelechophyllum mclareni Stelechophyllum megalum Stelechophyllum microstylum Stelechophyllum micrum Stelechophyllum niakensis Stelechophyllum venukoffi
Type: Stelechophyllum venukoffi
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of Canada (1: Alberta collection), Mexico (1), the Russian Federation (2), Ukraine (1), United States (11: Alaska, Nevada)
• Devonian of United States (1: Montana, and Wyoming)
Total: 17 collections including 18 occurrences
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