Scleractinia taxon details
Stauriida †
- Family Acervulariidae de Fromentel, 1861 †
- Family Aulophyllidae Dybowski, 1873 †
- Family Axophyllidae Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851 †
- Family Columnariidae Nicholson, 1879 †
- Family Cyathaxoniidae Milne Edwards & Haime, 1850 †
- Family Cyathophyllidae Dana, 1846 †
- Family Kyphophyllidae Wedekind, 1927 †
- Suborder Lithostrotionina †
- Family Lonsdaleiidae Chapman, 1893 †
- Family Lykophyllidae Wedekind, 1927 †
- Family Petraiadae de Koninck, 1872 †
- Family Phillipsastreidae HiIl, 1954 †
marine, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Verrill AE. (1866). Classification of polyps (extract condensed from Synopsis of the Polyps and Corals of the North Pacific Exploring Expedition under Commodore C. Ringgold and Captain John Rodgers, U.S.N.). <em>Communications of the Essex Institute.</em> 4: 145–152., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34752272 [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Stauriida †. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Scleractinia/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1457921 on 2026-04-04
original description
Verrill AE. (1866). Classification of polyps (extract condensed from Synopsis of the Polyps and Corals of the North Pacific Exploring Expedition under Commodore C. Ringgold and Captain John Rodgers, U.S.N.). <em>Communications of the Essex Institute.</em> 4: 145–152., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34752272 [details]
