Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Faviidae
Full reference: J. Alloiteau. 1958. Monographie des madreporaires fossiles de Madagascar [Monograph of fossil corals from Madagascar]. Annales Geologiques de Madagascar 25:1-218
Parent taxon: Faviidae according to L. Beauvais 1966
Sister taxa: Agathiphylliinae, Amphimeandra, Anisocoenia, Antiguastrea, Antillophyllia, Aquitanastraea, Australogyra, Barabattoia, Caulastrea, Cladocora, Colpophyllia, Columellogyra, Cyphastrea, Dactylosmilia, Defrancia, Dictuophyllia, Dictyoastraea, Diploastrea, Diploria, Echinopora, Edwardsastraea, Eohydnophora, Erythrastrea, Eugyra, Favia, Faviinae, Favites, Felixigyra, Goniastrea, Grandifavia, Hadrophyllia, Haldonia, Hydnophora, Kobyphyllia, Ksiazkiewiczia, Leptastrea, Leptoria, Liptodendron, Manicina, Montastrea, Montastreinae, Monticulastraea, Moseleya, Myriophyllia, Oulastrea, Oulophyllia, Parasimplastrea, Phacellocoenia, Platygyra, Plavecia, Plesiastrea, Pseudisastraea, Pseudomyriophyllia, Solenastrea, Stephanaxocoenia, Tarbellastraea
Subtaxa: Sakalavastraea clementi, Sakalavastraea collignoni
Type: Sakalavastraea collignoni
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-microcarnivore