Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae
PaleoDB taxon number: 6407
Synonym: Dordonophyllia Alloiteau 1957 (taxon 6388)
Parent taxon: Montlivaltiidae according to R. Baron-Szabo 2006
Sister taxa: Brevimaeandra, Ceratothecia, Clausastrea, Coenotheca, Complexastraeopsis, Complexastraeopsis, Complexastrea, Confusastrea, Cyathophyllia, Cyathophylliopsis, Dimorphocoenia, Ellipsosmilia, Goldfussastraea, Goldfussastrea, Isastrea, Mapucheastrea, Margarastreopsis, Montlivaltiinae, Nerthastraea, Neuquinosmilia, Paraclausastraea, Paraphyllogyra, Peplosmilia, Placosmilia, Placosmiliinae, Puschastraea, Rhabdophyllia, Thecomeandra, Thecosmilia, Trochophyllia, Trochosmilia
Subtaxa: Elasmophyllia andreaei, Elasmophyllia deformis, Elasmophyllia gigantea, Elasmophyllia milchi
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder