Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
Full reference: J. Wanner. 1902. Die Fauna der obersten weissen Kreide der libyschen Wüste [Uppermost White Cretaceous of the Libyan Desert]. Palaeontographica 30(2):91-152
Parent taxon: Caryophylliidae according to J. W. Wells 1956
Sister taxa: Antillocyathus, Aulocyathus, Axocyathus, Bourneotrochus, Caryophylliinae, 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: Caryosmilia ambigua, Caryosmilia granosa
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal microcarnivore