Stelechophyllum Tolmachev 1933 (horn coral)

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

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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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