Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae

PaleoDB taxon number: 54247

Alternative spelling: Complexastraea

Synonym: Complexastraeopsis Sikharulidze 1985 (taxon 148358)

Parent taxon: Montlivaltiidae according to R. C. Baron-Szabo 2002

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

Subtaxa: Complexastraea sobkoviensis, Complexastrea burgundiae, Complexastrea carpathica, Complexastrea conybearei, Complexastrea coronata, Complexastrea cotteaui, Complexastrea dabroviensis, Complexastrea dobroljubovae, Complexastrea hemisphaerica, Complexastrea kachensis, Complexastrea kobyi, Complexastrea magna, Complexastrea major, Complexastrea multisepta, Complexastrea ngariensis, Complexastrea seriata, Complexastrea thevenini, Complexastrea zolleriana

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Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder