Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Amphiastraeidae

Parent taxon: Amphiastraeidae according to P. Prinz 1991

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

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic