Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
Alternative spelling: Ceratotrochus (Conotrochus)
Parent taxon: Caryophylliidae according to S. D. Cairns 1994
See also Sepkoski 2002, Wells 1956 and Yabe and Eguchi 1942
Sister taxa: Annoticyathus, Anomocora, Antillocyathus, Asterosmilia, Aulocyathus, Axocyathus, Bourneotrochus, Caryophylliinae, Caryosmilia, Ceratotrochus, Citharocyathus, Coelosmilia, Coenocyathus, 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: Ceratotrochus (Conotrochus) elongatus Conotrochus giraliensis
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal microcarnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Italy (1 collection), Japan (1)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Taiwan (1)
• Miocene of Austria (1), Indonesia (1)
• Waitakian of New Zealand (1)
• Oligocene of Iran (1), Somalia (1)
• Cretaceous of Australia (1)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
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