Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
Synonym: Sphenotrochopsis Alloiteau and Tissier 1958
Parent taxon: Caryophylliidae according to J. P. Dawson 2004
See also Alloiteau and Tissier 1958, Baron-Szabo 2008, López-Pérez 2005, Sepkoski 2002 and Wells 1956
Sister taxa: Annoticyathus, Anomocora, Antillocyathus, 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: Asterosmilia abnormalis Asterosmilia aliquantula Asterosmilia alloiteaui Asterosmilia compressa Asterosmilia duncani Asterosmilia exarata Asterosmilia hilli Asterosmilia irregularis Asterosmilia profunda
Type: Trochocyathus abnormalis
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal microcarnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Costa Rica (2 collections)
• Pliocene of the Dominican Republic (5), Panama (7), United States (1: Florida)
• Miocene to Pliocene of the Dominican Republic (7)
• Miocene of Brazil (2), the Dominican Republic (6), Mexico (1), Somalia (1)
• Oligocene of Iran (1)
• Eocene of Barbados (1), North Atlantic (1)
• Paleocene of Belgium (1), France (1), Iran (3)
Total: 40 collections including 50 occurrences
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