Genus Complexastrea d’Orbigny, 1849

Platastraea Tomes, 1885: 183.

SPECIES ORIGINALLY INCLUDED. — Astrea burgundiae Leymerie, 1846 .

TYPE SPECIES. — Astrea burgundiae Leymerie, 1846 (Leymerie 1846: 252, pl. 10, fig. 13), non Defrance in Blainville 1830).

REMARK

In 1849, d’Orbigny created Complexastrea with the indication Astrea burgundiae Leymerie. In 1850 (d’Orbigny 1850: 35-36, no. 565) d’Orbigny abandoned Complexastrea and attributed Astrea burgundiae Leymerie to Confusastrea subburgundiae . The genus Complexastrea is now considered available and valid. The type material has been described and figured in Morsch (1994: 10, pls 1, 2, 3).