Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Faviidae
Alternative spelling: Solenastraea
Synonym: Dachiardia Duncan 1880
Parent taxon: Faviidae according to J.E.N. Veron 2000
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, Sakalavastraea, Stephanaxocoenia, Tarbellastraea
Subtaxa: Solenastrea anomala, Solenastrea bournoni, Solenastrea densa, Solenastrea desmoulinsi, Solenastrea fairbanksi, Solenastrea hyades, Solenastrea pleiades, Solenastrea romettensis, Solenastrea schafferi, Solenastrea semarangensis, Solenastrea tizeroutinensis, Solenastrea uananensis
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-microcarnivore