Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
Parent taxon: Caryophylliidae according to J. W. Wells 1956
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Angelismilia, Annoticyathus, Anomocora, Antillocyathus, Asterosmilia, Aulocyathus, Axocyathus, Bourneotrochus, Caryophyllia, Caryophylliinae, Caryosmilia, Ceratotrochus, Citharocyathus, Coelosmilia, Coenocyathus, Conotrochus, Crispatotrochus, Dasmosmilia, Deltocyathus, Desmophyllinae, Discoidocyathus, Eusmiliinae, Goniocorella, Helloceras, Heterocyathus, Kraterostrobilos, Lophelia, Odontocyathoides, Oxysmilia, Paracyathus, Parasmiliinae, Parasmilinae, Placocyathus, Polycyathus, Solenosmilia, Thecocyathinae, Trochocyathus, Turbinoliinae, Vaughanella, Vielicyathus
Subtaxa: Cyathoceras embaensis Cyathoceras kondoi Cyathoceras mangyschlakensis Cyathoceras periallus Cyathoceras rubescens Cyathoceras tortoniensis
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal microcarnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Taiwan (1 collection)
• Miocene to Pliocene of New Zealand (1)
• Miocene of France (4), Italy (2)
• Waitakian of New Zealand (1)
• Oligocene of France (1), New Zealand (1)
• Eocene of Tonga (1)
• Cretaceous of China (3), Kazakhstan (4), Ukraine (1)
Total: 20 collections including 22 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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