Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Amphiastreidae
Synonym: Monoaulastrea Löser et al. 2009
Parent taxon: Amphiastraeidae according to H. Löser et al. 2009
See also Baron-Szabo 2009 and Baron-Szabo and González-León 1999
Sister taxa: Amphiastrea, Amphiaulastrea, Aulastraea, Bathmosmilia, Budaia, Bussonastrea, Ceratocoenia, Cheilosmilia, Donacosmilia, Hexamphiastrea, Hexapetalum, Hispaniastraea, Hykeliphyllum, Keriophyllia, Lochmaeosmilia, Mitrodendron, Opisthophyllum, Oyonnaxastraea, Pleuroaulastrea, Pleurophyllia, Pleurostylina, Polymorphastraea, Pseudodiplocoenia, Quenstedtiphylliinae, Selenegyra, Thamnosmilia
Subtaxa: Thecidiosmilia morycowae Thecidiosmilia rawi
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Jamaica (1 collection), Mexico (1)
• Jurassic of Italy (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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