ammonites
†suborder Diffingiina Fedorowski 1985 (horn coral)

Anthozoa - Stauriida

Full reference: J. Fedorowski. 1985. Diffingiina, a new suborder of the rugose corals from SW Texas. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 30:209-240

Parent taxon: Stauriida according to J. Fedorowski 1985

Sister taxa: Arachnophyllina, Aulophyllina, Calostylina, Caniniina, Columnariina, Cyathophyllina, Hillia, Ketophyllina, Kleopatrinidae, Lithostrotionina, Lomaphyllum, Lonsdaleiina, Lophophyllidiidae, Lophotichiidae, Lycophyllina, Metriophyllina, Mictocystoides, Petalaxidae, Petraphyllidae, Plerophyllina, Ptenophyllina, Stauriina, Stereolasmatina, Streptelasmatina, Yatsengiidae

Subtaxa: Diffingiidae, Plerodiffiidae

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder