Lophiostromatidae
Classification
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Stromatoporoidea
Order: Labechiida
Family: Lophiostromatidae (Nestor, 1966)
Cincinnatian Genera: Dermatostroma
Geologic Range
Ordovician – Triassic
Common Paleoecology
Lophiostromatidae is an extinct family of stationary epifaunal suspension feeders which have been interpreted to have hosted symbiotic algae in their tissues
Description of the Family
- Compact, dense skeleton
- Encrusting
- Forms solid masses
- Vaguely defined laminae
- Vague pillar structures
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Nestor (2010):
Nestor (2010):
- A unique family, the Lophiostromatidae, characterized by a compact, dense skeleton (Nestor 1994), is represented in the collection by rare specimens assigned to a new genus, Tarphystroma
Stearn (1980):
- Diagnosis as for Order
- Order Lophiostromatida: Encrusting, apparently solid masses of vaguely defined laminae inflected broadly upward to form vague pillar.
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Dermatostroma
