Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
Parent taxon: Caryophylliidae according to J. W. Wells 1956
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Annoticyathus, Anomocora, 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, Parasmiliinae, Parasmilinae, Placocyathus, Polycyathus, Solenosmilia, Thecocyathinae, Trochocyathus, Turbinoliinae, Vaughanella, Vielicyathus
Subtaxa: Antillocyathus alatus Antillocyathus cristatus Antillocyathus gracilis Antillocyathus maoensis Antillocyathus trinitatis
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal microcarnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of the Bahamas (1 collection), Costa Rica (1), the Dominican Republic (6), Panama (7)
• Miocene to Pliocene of the Dominican Republic (11)
• Miocene of the Dominican Republic (17), Mexico (2), Panama (1), Trinidad and Tobago (1)
• Oligocene to Miocene of United States (1: Florida)
Total: 48 collections including 59 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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