Goniastrea favulus Dana 1846 (stony coral)
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae
PaleoDB taxon number: 178885
Alternative combination: Astrea favulus
Belongs to Goniastrea according to T. Inskipp et al. 2005
Sister taxa: Goniastrea aloysiisabaudiae, Goniastrea australensis, Goniastrea canalis, Goniastrea capitata, Goniastrea cocchii, Goniastrea columella, Goniastrea crassisepta, Goniastrea curasavica, Goniastrea delemontana, Goniastrea edwardsi, Goniastrea grandiflora, Goniastrea insignis, Goniastrea longula, Goniastrea matanomadhensis, Goniastrea muralis, Goniastrea parvistella, Goniastrea parvula, Goniastrea pectinata, Goniastrea peresi, Goniastrea retiformis, Goniastrea stelligera, Goniastrea tenera
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder