Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
Full reference: J. Wanner. 1902. Die Fauna der obersten weissen Kreide der libyschen Wüste [Uppermost White Cretaceous of the Libyan Desert]. Palaeontographica 30(2):91-152
Parent taxon: Caryophylliidae according to J. W. Wells 1956
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Annoticyathus, Anomocora, Antillocyathus, Asterosmilia, Aulocyathus, Axocyathus, Bourneotrochus, Caryophylliinae, 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: Caryosmilia ambigua Caryosmilia granosa
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal microcarnivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Austria (2 collections), Egypt (2)
• Cretaceous of Madagascar (1)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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