Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

Parent taxon: Caryophylliidae according to J. W. Wells 1956

Sister taxa: Antillocyathus, Aulocyathus, Bourneotrochus, Caryophylliinae, Caryosmilia, Ceratotrochus, Ceriosmilia, Citharocyathus, Coelosmilia, Coenocyathus, Conotrochus, Crispatotrochus, Cyathoceras, Dasmosmilia, Deltocyathus, Desmophyllinae, Discoidocyathus, Eusmiliinae, Goniocorella, Helloceras, Heterocyathus, Kraterostrobilos, Lophelia, Odontocyathoides, Oxysmilia, Paracyathus, Parasmiliinae, Parasmilinae, Polycyathus, Solenosmilia, Thecocyathinae, Turbinoliinae, Vaughanella, Vielicyathus

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal microcarnivore