Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Amphiastreidae
Parent taxon: Amphiastreidae according to R. C. Baron-Szabo 2002
Sister taxa: Amphiastrea, Amphiaulastrea, Aulastraea, Bathmosmilia, Budaia, Bussonastrea, Ceratocoenia, Cheilosmilia, Donacosmilia, Hexamphiastrea, Hexapetalum, Hispaniastraea, Hykeliphyllum, Keriophyllia, Lochmaeosmilia, Mitrodendron, Oyonnaxastraea, Pleuroaulastrea, Pleurophyllia, Pleurostylina, Polymorphastraea, Pseudodiplocoenia, Quenstedtiphylliinae, Selenegyra, Thamnosmilia
Subtaxa: Opisthophyllum minimum Opisthophyllum vesiculare Opisthophyllum zitteli
Type: Opisthophyllum zitteli
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of China (3 collections), Greece (1)
• Jurassic of Czechia (3), Italy (1)
Total: 8 collections including 10 occurrences
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