Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae
Parent taxon: Montlivaltiidae according to L. Beauvais 1986
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Anisastraea, Brevimaeandra, Ceratothecia, Clausastrea, Coenotheca, Complexastraeopsis, Complexastrea, Confusastrea, Cyathophyllia, Cyathophylliopsis, Dimorphocoenia, Elasmophyllia, Goldfussastraea, Goldfussastrea, Isastrea, Kobyphyllia, Mapucheastrea, Margarastreopsis, Nerthastraea, Neuquinosmilia, Paraclausastraea, Peplosmilia, Placosmilia, Placosmiliinae, Plesiophyllia, Puschastraea, Rhabdophyllia, Thecomeandra, Trochophyllia, Trochosmilia
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Zarcilla de Ramos reef (Jurassic of Spain)
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