Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Faviidae
Alternative combinations: Orbicella hyades, Solenastraea hyades
Belongs to Solenastrea according to Verrill 1901
See also Thomas 1938
Sister taxa: Solenastraea turonensis, Solenastrea anomala, Solenastrea bournoni, Solenastrea densa, Solenastrea desmoulinsi, Solenastrea fairbanksi, Solenastrea pleiades, Solenastrea romettensis, Solenastrea schafferi, Solenastrea semarangensis, Solenastrea tizeroutinensis, Solenastrea uananensis
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-microcarnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Haiti (1 collection), Montserrat (1), United States (5: Florida), Virgin Islands (1)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (1: Florida)
• Pliocene of Haiti (2), United States (2: Florida)
• Miocene of Cuba (2), the Dominican Republic (4), Slovenia (1)
Total: 20 collections each including a single occurrence
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