†Araucanastrea Morsch 1996 (stony coral)
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Actinastreidae
Full reference: S. M. Morsch. 1996. Les Scléractiniaires jurassiques (Bajocien) d'Argentine (Bassin de Neuquén). Systématique. Géobios 29(6):671-706
Parent taxon: Actinastraeidae according to S. M. Morsch 1996
Sister taxa: Actinastrea, Agrostyliastraea, Allocoenia, Allocoeniopsis, Chondrocoenia, Coenastraea, Columactinastraea, Floriastrea, Holocoenia, Stelidioseris, Stephanastrea, Texastrea
Subtaxa: Araucanastrea majuscula, Araucanastrea minuscula
Type: Araucanastrea minuscula
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder