Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae

Parent taxon: Montlivaltiidae according to J. W. Wells 1956

Sister taxa: Brevimaeandra, Ceratothecia, Clausastrea, Coenotheca, Complexastraeopsis, Complexastraeopsis, Complexastrea, Cyathophylliopsis, Dimorphocoenia, Elasmophyllia, Ellipsosmilia, Goldfussastraea, Goldfussastrea, Isastrea, Maeandramorpha, Mapucheastrea, Margarastreopsis, Montlivaltoides, Nerthastraea, Neuquinosmilia, Paraclausastraea, Paraphyllogyra, Peplosmilia, Placosmilia, Placosmiliinae, Puschastraea, Rhabdophyllia, Thecomeandra, Thecosmiliopsis, Trochophyllia, Trochosmilia

Subtaxa: Dimorphosmilia, Elysastrea, Fromentellia, Lasmosmilia, Latiphyllia, Margarastraea, Meandrastrea, Montlivaltia, Mycetophylliopsis, Phyllogyra

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Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder