Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
Parent taxon: Caryophylliidae according to J. Stolarski et al. 2007
See also Kiessling 2003 and Wells 1956
Sister taxa: Annoticyathus, Anomocora, Antillocyathus, Asterosmilia, Aulocyathus, Axocyathus, Bourneotrochus, Caryophylliinae, Caryosmilia, Ceratotrochus, Citharocyathus, Coenocyathus, Conotrochus, 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: Coelosmilia americana Coelosmilia indica Coelosmilia texana
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of Italy (1 collection)
• Paleocene of Austria (1), Denmark (1)
• Cretaceous of Egypt (1), Poland (1), United States (11: New Mexico, Texas)
• Jurassic of India (1)
Total: 17 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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