Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Faviidae

Alternative combination: Cyphastrea schafferi

Full reference: O. Kühn. 1926. Korallen des Miozäns von Cilicen [Miocene corals from Cilicia]. Jahrbuch der Geologischen Bundesanstalt Wien 76:65-80

Belongs to Solenastrea according to F. Schuster 2002

Sister taxa: Solenastrea anomala, Solenastrea bournoni, Solenastrea densa, Solenastrea desmoulinsi, Solenastrea fairbanksi, Solenastrea hyades, Solenastrea pleiades, Solenastrea romettensis, Solenastrea semarangensis, Solenastrea tizeroutinensis, Solenastrea uananensis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Sarykawak, which is in a Miocene shallow subtidal marl/limestone in Turkey

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-microcarnivore