Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Faviidae

Alternative combination: Orbicella hyades

Belongs to Solenastrea according to Verrill 1901

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

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-microcarnivore