Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Faviidae

Alternative combinations: Favites insignis, Prionastraea insignis

Synonyms: Latimeandra gajensis Duncan 1880, Latimeandra reussi Duncan 1880

Belongs to Goniastrea according to R. Baron-Szabo 2006

Sister taxa: Goniastrea aloysiisabaudiae, Goniastrea aspera, Goniastrea australensis, Goniastrea canalis, Goniastrea capitata, Goniastrea cocchii, Goniastrea confertissima, Goniastrea crassisepta, Goniastrea curasavica, Goniastrea delemontana, Goniastrea edwardsi, Goniastrea favulus, Goniastrea grandiflora, Goniastrea longula, Goniastrea muralis, Goniastrea parvistella, Goniastrea parvula, Goniastrea pectinata, Goniastrea peresi, Goniastrea retiformis, Goniastrea tenera, Goniastrea tenuis

Type specimens:

• Goniastrea insignis: Its type locality is Bhagathoro Hill, Sind, which is in a Priabonian shallow subtidal limestone/sandstone in Pakistan
• Latimeandra gajensis: Its type locality is Magar Pir, Karachi, Sind, Pakistan, which is in a Burdigalian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone/sandstone in Pakistan.
• Latimeandra reussi: Its type locality is Magar Pir, Karachi, Sind, Pakistan, which is in a Burdigalian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone/sandstone in Pakistan.