Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae
Parent taxon: Montlivaltiidae according to W. Kiessling 2008
See also Sepkoski 2002 and Wells 1956
Sister taxa: Anisastraea, Brevimaeandra, Ceratothecia, Clausastrea, Coenotheca, Complexastraeopsis, Complexastrea, Confusastrea, Cyathophylliopsis, Dimorphocoenia, Elasmophyllia, Goldfussastraea, Goldfussastrea, Isastrea, Mapucheastrea, Margarastreopsis, Montlivaltiinae, Nerthastraea, Neuquinosmilia, Paraclausastraea, Paraphyllogyra, Peplosmilia, Placosmilia, Placosmiliinae, Puschastraea, Rhabdophyllia, Thecomeandra, Thecosmilia, Trochophyllia, Trochosmilia
Subtaxa: Cyathophyllia cretacaea
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Corals of Djebel Siouf (Cretaceous of Tunisia)
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