Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Faviidae

Belongs to Tarbellastraea according to Stemann and Budd 1996

Sister taxa: Tarbellastraea abditaxis, Tarbellastraea anomala, Tarbellastraea aquitaniensis, Tarbellastraea carryensis, Tarbellastraea chevalieri, Tarbellastraea conoidea, Tarbellastraea distans, Tarbellastraea edwardsi, Tarbellastraea eggenburgensis, Tarbellastraea ellisiana, Tarbellastraea hamedanii, Tarbellastraea hommorensis, Tarbellastraea mimbastensis, Tarbellastraea ovalis, Tarbellastraea profundata, Tarbellastraea raulini, Tarbellastraea reussiana, Tarbellastraea russoi, Tarbellastraea salentinensis, Tarbellastraea tenera, Tarbellastraea ukrainica

Type specimen: Its type locality is Purchena, Spain, which is in a Tortonian reef, buildup or bioherm framestone in Spain

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-microcarnivore