†Circophyllia Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 (stony coral)
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Mussidae
Synonym: Ghirobocyathus Barta-Calmus 1969
Parent taxon: Mussidae according to J. W. Wells 1956
Sister taxa: Acanthastrea, Acanthophyllia, Aquitanophyllia, Australomussa, Blastomussa, Cyclomussa, Cynarina, Homophyllia, Indomussa, Indophyllia, Isophyllastrea, Isophyllia, Leptomussa, Lithophyllia, Lobophyllia, Matejkia, Micromussa, Mussa, Mussismilia, Mycetophyllia, Palaeomussa, Scolymia, Symphyllia, Syzygophyllia, Trachyphyllia
Subtaxa: Circophyllia costata, Circophyllia farquharsoni, Circophyllia gibba, Circophyllia hantkeni, Circophyllia truncata
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder