Anisastraea (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae

Parent taxon: Montlivaltiidae according to W. Kiessling 2021

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Brevimaeandra, Ceratothecia, Clausastrea, Coenotheca, Complexastraeopsis, Confusastrea, Cyathophyllia, Cyathophylliopsis, Dimorphocoenia, Elasmophyllia, Goldfussastraea, Goldfussastrea, Isastrea, Kobyphyllia, Mapucheastrea, Margarastreopsis, Montlivaltia, Nerthastraea, Neuquinosmilia, Paraclausastraea, Paraphyllogyra, Peplosmilia, Placosmilia, Placosmiliinae, Plesiophyllia, Puschastraea, Rhabdophyllia, Trochophyllia, Trochosmilia

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Anisastraea in the database

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