Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Amphiastraeidae

Alternative spelling: Amphiastraea

Parent taxon: Amphiastreidae according to L. Beauvais 1966

Sister taxa: Amphiaulastrea, Aulastraea, Bathmosmilia, Budaia, Bussonastrea, Ceratocoenia, Cheilosmilia, Discocoenia, Donacosmilia, Hexamphiastrea, Hexapetalum, Hispaniastraea, Hykeliphyllum, Keriophyllia, Lochmaeosmilia, Mitrodendron, Opisthophyllum, Oyonnaxastraea, Pleurophyllia, Pleurostylina, Polymorphastraea, Pseudodiplocoenia, Quenstedtiphylliinae, Schizosmilia, Sclerosmilia, Selenegyra, Thamnosmilia

Subtaxa: Amphiastrea aethiopica, Amphiastrea basaltiformis, Amphiastrea cylindrica, Amphiastrea fallax, Amphiastrea gibberosa, Amphiastrea gracilis, Amphiastrea kamoensis, Amphiastrea monosepta, Amphiastrea paronai, Amphiastrea piriformis, Amphiastrea yabei

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Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic