Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
Parent taxon: Caryophylliidae according to S. D. Cairns 2000
See also Chevalier 1961
Sister taxa: Annoticyathus, 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, Thecocyathinae, Trochocyathus, Turbinoliinae, Vaughanella, Vielicyathus
Subtaxa: Anomocora exilis Anomocora fecunda Anomocora rarogemmans
Type: Coelosmilia fecunda
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal microcarnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Italy (1 collection)
• Eocene of Tonga (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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