†family Clathrodictyidae Kühn 1939 (stromatoporoid sponge)

Stromatoporoidea - Clathrodictyida - Clathrodictyidae

Parent taxon: Clathrodictyida according to C. W. Stearn et al. 1999

See also Bolton 1988 and Nestor 1964

Sister taxa: Actinodictyidae, Anostylostromatidae, Atelodictyidae, Gerronostromatidae, Tienodictyidae

Subtaxa: Bullulodictyon Clathrodictyon Coenellostroma Kyklopora Labechiina Labyrinthodictyon Oslodictyon Stelodictyon

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Type: Clathrodictyon

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder-photosymbiotic

Distribution:

• Carboniferous of Ukraine (1 collection)

• Devonian of Afghanistan (1), Austria (1), Belgium (2), Canada (18: Manitoba, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Ontario), China (4), the Czech Republic (1), France (2), Germany (1), the Russian Federation (7), Spain (3), Tajikistan (4), Thailand (4), the United Kingdom (1), United States (1: Ohio), Vietnam (2)

• Jaani of Estonia (1)

• Silurian of Australia (1), Canada (93: Manitoba, Northwest Territories, Ontario, Quebec), China (8), the Czech Republic (1), Estonia (55), India (1), Mongolia (3), Norway (4), the Russian Federation (29), Sweden (13), Tajikistan (4), Ukraine (5), the United Kingdom (2), United States (5: Indiana, Iowa, New York, Ohio), Uzbekistan (1)

• Ordovician to Silurian of Canada (2: Northwest Territories)

• Ordovician of Australia (14), Canada (27: Manitoba, Quebec, Québec), China (12), Estonia (9), Mongolia (8), United States (1: Illinois)

Total: 352 collections including 450 occurrences

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