†subfamily Parasmiliinae Vaughan and Wells 1943 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

Parent taxon: Caryophylliidae according to J. W. Wells 1956

Sister taxa: Annoticyathus, Anomocora, Antillocyathus, Asterosmilia, Aulocyathus, Axocyathus, Bourneotrochus, Caryophylliinae, Caryosmilia, Ceratotrochus, Citharocyathus, Coelosmilia, Coenocyathus, Conotrochus, Crispatotrochus, Cyathoceras, Dasmosmilia, Deltocyathus, Desmophyllinae, Discoidocyathus, Eusmiliinae, Goniocorella, Helloceras, Heterocyathus, Kraterostrobilos, Lophelia, Odontocyathoides, Oxysmilia, Paracyathus, Parasmilinae, Placocyathus, Polycyathus, Solenosmilia, Thecocyathinae, Trochocyathus, Turbinoliinae, Vaughanella, Vielicyathus

Subtaxa: Dendrosmilia

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Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal microcarnivore

Distribution:

• Oligocene of France (1 collection)

• Cretaceous of China (1), Spain (2), Ukraine (1), United States (1: Texas)

• Jurassic of France (1)

Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence

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