Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Amphiastraeidae
Alternative spelling: Amphiastreidae
Parent taxon: Pachythecaliina according to D. K. Pandey and F. T. Fürsich 2003
Sister taxa: Atelophyllia, Axosmiliidae, Gablonzeriidae, Pachycoeniidae, Pachythecalidae, Volzeiidae, Volzeioidea, Zardinophyllidae
Subtaxa: Amphiastrea, 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
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic