Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
Synonym: Lophohelia Milne-Edwards and Haime 1857
Parent taxon: Caryophylliidae according to W. Kiessling 2003
Sister taxa: Antillocyathus, Aulocyathus, Axocyathus, Bourneotrochus, Caryophylliinae, Caryosmilia, Ceratotrochus, Ceriosmilia, Citharocyathus, Coelosmilia, Coenocyathus, Conotrochus, Crispatotrochus, Cyathoceras, Dasmosmilia, Deltocyathus, Desmophyllinae, Discoidocyathus, Eusmiliinae, Goniocorella, Helloceras, Heterocyathus, Kraterostrobilos, Odontocyathoides, Oxysmilia, Paracyathus, Parasmiliinae, Parasmilinae, Polycyathus, Solenosmilia, Thecocyathinae, Turbinoliinae, Vaughanella, Vielicyathus
Subtaxa: Lophelia parvisepta, Lophelia pertusa, Lophelia prolifera, Lophelia tubaeformis
Type: Madrepora prolifera
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder