Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Faviidae

Belongs to Echinopora according to Duncan 1880

Sister taxa: Echinopora crassatina, Echinopora forskaliana, Echinopora gemmacea, Echinopora hirsutissima, Echinopora lamellosa, Echinopora mammiformis, Echinopora pacificus, Echinopora pelarangensis, Echinopora porosa

Type specimen: Its type locality is Magar Pir, Karachi, Sind, Pakistan, which is in a Burdigalian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone/sandstone in Pakistan

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-microcarnivore