Devonshire cup coral

Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) smithii

Corals and anemones
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth10–108 m
Water temperature7–29 °C
Best monthsJune, July, and August
How commonCommon

All species

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 817 records
February: 756 records
March: 466 records
April: 1,303 records
May: 2,495 records
June: 2,554 records
July: 3,570 records
August: 3,753 records
September: 1,925 records
October: 1,002 records
November: 794 records
December: 278 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 10–108 m · Deepest record: 3,018 m

0–10 m: 1,433 records
10–20 m: 5,735 records
20–30 m: 3,654 records
30–40 m: 653 records
40–50 m: 370 records
50–60 m: 419 records
60–70 m: 435 records
70–80 m: 498 records
80–90 m: 355 records
90–100 m: 339 records
100–110 m: 597 records
110+ m: 1,546 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 7–29 °C

6–8 °C: 1 records
8–10 °C: 19 records
10–12 °C: 470 records
12–14 °C: 448 records
14–16 °C: 3 records
16–18 °C: 6 records
18–20 °C: 13 records
20–22 °C: 2 records
22–24 °C: 1 records
24–26 °C: 2 records
26–28 °C: 1 records
28–30 °C: 1 records

Names and classification

English: Devonshire cup coral, Devonshire cup-coral, Devonshire cupcoral, Devonshire Cup-coral

Names in 1 more languages

German: Becherkoralle, Kreiselkoralle, Ovale Nelkenkoralle

Other scientific names: Cariophyllia smithii, Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) clavus, Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) pseudoturbinolia, Caryophyllia borealis, Caryophyllia clavus, Caryophyllia communis, Caryophyllia epithecata, Caryophyllia pseudoturbinolia, Caryophyllia sessilis, Caryophyllia smithi, Caryophyllia smithii, Caryophyllia turbinata, Ceratocyathus communis, Cyathina arcuata, Cyathina borealis, Cyathina clavus, Cyathina pseudoturbinolia, Cyathina smithii, Cyathina turbinata, Madrepora caryophillia, Madrepora caryophyllia, Paracyathus humilis, Paracyathus monilis, Paracyathus pteropus, Paracyathus taxilianus, Paracyathus thulensis, Turbinolia borealis

Similar species

Horn stony coral
Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) ambrosia
Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) diomedeae
Caryophyllia (Acanthocyathus) grayi
Caryophyllia (Acanthocyathus) spinicarens
Caryophyllia (Acanthocyathus) spinigera
Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) crosnieri

Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
22,648 open-data records from 1874 to 2024.
Species data updated October 26, 2026.

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