Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Faviidae

Alternative combinations: Palaeoplesiastraea desmoulinsi, Plesiastrea desmoulinsi

Belongs to Solenastrea according to F. Schuster 2002

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

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-microcarnivore