Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
Synonym: Goniocyathus Yabe and Eguchi 1932
Parent taxon: Caryophylliidae according to
See also Cairns 1994 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Annoticyathus, Anomocora, Antillocyathus, Asterosmilia, Aulocyathus, Axocyathus, Bourneotrochus, Caryophylliinae, Caryosmilia, Ceratotrochus, Citharocyathus, Coelosmilia, Coenocyathus, Conotrochus, Crispatotrochus, Cyathoceras, Deltocyathus, Desmophyllinae, Discoidocyathus, Eusmiliinae, Goniocorella, Helloceras, Heterocyathus, Kraterostrobilos, Lophelia, Odontocyathoides, Oxysmilia, Paracyathus, Parasmiliinae, Parasmilinae, Placocyathus, Polycyathus, Solenosmilia, Thecocyathinae, Trochocyathus, Turbinoliinae, Vaughanella, Vielicyathus
Subtaxa: Dasmosmilia kochii Dasmosmilia lymani
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Japan (1 collection)
• Cretaceous of Jamaica (2), Serbia and Montenegro (1), United States (13: Alabama, Mississippi, Texas)
Total: 17 collections each including a single occurrence
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