Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Faviidae

Full reference: J. W. Gregory. 1900. On the geology and fossil corals and echinids of Somaliland. The Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London 56:26-45

Belongs to Favia according to Gregory 1900

Sister taxa: Favia africana, Favia aquitaniensis, Favia beaumaderiensis, Favia clarki, Favia corollaris, Favia costata, Favia dalmatina, Favia danae, Favia denticulata, Favia dominicensis, Favia ehrenbergi, Favia exilis, Favia falloti, Favia favioides, Favia favus, Favia fragum, Favia friedbergi, Favia gotschevi, Favia gregoryi, Favia haipensis, Favia helianthoides, Favia hemispherica, Favia jezoensis, Favia junghuhni, Favia kabyliensis, Favia lacuna, Favia laxa, Favia lizardensis, Favia lobata, Favia lorioli, Favia macdonaldi, Favia macrocalyx, Favia macrotheca, Favia magnifica, Favia maoadentrensis, Favia matthaii, Favia maxima, Favia melitae, Favia meneguzzoi, Favia oishii, Favia okeni, Favia pallida, Favia praeamplior, Favia profunda, Favia ritterneri, Favia rotumana, Favia rotundata, Favia speciosa, Favia stelligera, Favia subdenticulata, Favia taurica, Favia texana, Favia turbinata, Favia veroni, Favia vokesae, Favia weisbordi

Type specimen: Its type locality is Auradu, Auradu Limestone, which is in a Paleocene reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Auradu Limestone Formation of Somalia

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-microcarnivore