Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
Parent taxon: Caryophylliidae according to Morycowa and Roniewicz 1987
Sister taxa: Annoticyathus, Anomocora, Antillocyathus, Asterosmilia, Aulocyathus, Axocyathus, Bourneotrochus, Caryophylliinae, Caryosmilia, Ceratotrochus, Citharocyathus, Coelosmilia, Coenocyathus, Conotrochus, Crispatotrochus, Cyathoceras, Dasmosmilia, Deltocyathus, Desmophyllinae, Discoidocyathus, Eusmiliinae, Goniocorella, Helloceras, Heterocyathus, Kraterostrobilos, Lophelia, Odontocyathoides, Oxysmilia, Paracyathus, Parasmiliinae, Parasmilinae, Polycyathus, Solenosmilia, Thecocyathinae, Trochocyathus, Turbinoliinae, Vaughanella
Subtaxa: Vielicyathus zejszneri
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal microcarnivore
Distribution: found only at Scleractinians from Salt Deposits in the Carpathians (Miocene of Poland)
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