Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Stylophyllidae

Belongs to Thecosmilia according to Koby 1895

Sister taxa: Thecosmilia acaulis, Thecosmilia annularis, Thecosmilia bassanii, Thecosmilia cartieri, Thecosmilia complanata, Thecosmilia costata, Thecosmilia cumanensis, Thecosmilia dichotoma, Thecosmilia furcata, Thecosmilia gresslyi, Thecosmilia guerreroensis, Thecosmilia hideshimaensis, Thecosmilia jaccardi, Thecosmilia langi, Thecosmilia longimana, Thecosmilia magna, Thecosmilia martini, Thecosmilia minuta, Thecosmilia moraviensis, Thecosmilia oaxaquensis, Thecosmilia panasqueirensis, Thecosmilia pinguis, Thecosmilia qingyanensis, Thecosmilia rofanica, Thecosmilia rutogensis, Thecosmilia somaensis, Thecosmilia tibetana, Thecosmilia trichotoma, Thecosmilia virgulina, Thecosmilia vurguni, Thecosmilia zagaliensis

Ecology: stationary epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder