†family Carolastaeidae Eliasova 1976 (stony coral)
Parent taxon: Amphiastraeina according to R. C. Baron-Szabo 2002
Sister taxa: Donacosmilidae, Intersmiliidae, Mitrodendronidae, Opisthophyllidae
Subtaxa: Carolastraea
Type: Carolastraea
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic