Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
Parent taxon: Caryophylliidae according to J. W. Wells 1956
Sister taxa: Angelismilia, Annoticyathus, Anomocora, Antillocyathus, Asterosmilia, Aulocyathus, Axocyathus, Bourneotrochus, Caryophyllia, Caryophylliinae, Caryosmilia, Ceratotrochus, Citharocyathus, Coelosmilia, Coenocyathus, Conotrochus, Crispatotrochus, Cyathoceras, Dasmosmilia, Deltocyathus, Desmophyllinae, Discoidocyathus, Eusmiliinae, Goniocorella, Helloceras, Heterocyathus, Kraterostrobilos, Lophelia, Odontocyathoides, Oxysmilia, Paracyathus, Parasmiliinae, Placocyathus, Polycyathus, Solenosmilia, Thecocyathinae, Trochocyathus, Turbinoliinae, Vaughanella, Vielicyathus
Subtaxa: Faksephyllia
Type: Parasmilia
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal microcarnivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Azerbaijan (1 collection), Denmark (4), Greenland (4), Iran (4), Kazakhstan (1)
Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence