Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

Parent taxon: Caryophylliidae according to J. Stolarski et al. 2007

Sister taxa: Antillocyathus, Aulocyathus, Axocyathus, Bourneotrochus, Caryophylliinae, Caryosmilia, Ceratotrochus, Ceriosmilia, Citharocyathus, 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: Coelosmilia americana, Coelosmilia ponderosa, Coelosmilia texana

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder