Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
Parent taxon: Caryophylliidae according to J. W. Wells 1956
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, Placocyathus, Polycyathus, Solenosmilia, Trochocyathus, Turbinoliinae, Vaughanella, Vielicyathus
Subtaxa: Discocyathus Thecocyathus
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal microcarnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of the United Kingdom (2 collections)
• Jurassic of France (1), Madagascar (1), Saudi Arabia (3), Serbia (1), Spain (9), Switzerland (7), the United Kingdom (10)
Total: 34 collections each including a single occurrence