Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Mussidae

Parent taxon: Mussidae according to C. Perrin et al. 1998

Sister taxa: Acanthastrea, Acanthophyllia, Australomussa, Blastomussa, Circophyllia, Cyclomussa, Cynarina, Homophyllia, Indomussa, Indophyllia, Isophyllastrea, Isophyllia, Leptomussa, Lithophyllia, Lobophyllia, Matejkia, Micromussa, Mussa, Mussismilia, Mycetophyllia, Palaeomussa, Scolymia, Symphyllia, Syzygophyllia, Trachyphyllia

Subtaxa: Aquitanophyllia grandistellae

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Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder