Subfamily Parasmilinae Vaughan and Wells 1943 (stony coral)
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
Parent taxon: Caryophylliidae according to J. W. Wells 1956
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, Lophelia, Odontocyathoides, Oxysmilia, Paracyathus, Parasmiliinae, Polycyathus, Solenosmilia, Thecocyathinae, Turbinoliinae, Vaughanella, Vielicyathus
Subtaxa: Faksephyllia, Parasmilia
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal microcarnivore