Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
Parent taxon: Caryophylliidae according to J. W. Wells 1956
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Annoticyathus, Anomocora, Antillocyathus, Asterosmilia, Aulocyathus, Axocyathus, Bourneotrochus, Caryophylliinae, Caryosmilia, Ceratotrochus, Citharocyathus, Coelosmilia, 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: Coenocyathus anthophyllites Coenocyathus hannibali Coenocyathus simplex Coenocyathus taurinensis
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal microcarnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Italy (1 collection)
• Miocene of the Czech Republic (1), Iran (1), Italy (1), Morocco (1)
• Eocene of United States (1: Washington)
Total: 6 collections including 10 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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