Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Acroporidae
Full reference: M. Eguchi. 1951. Mesozoic hexacorals from Japan. The Science Reports of the Tohoku University, Geology 24:1-96
Belongs to Diplocoenia according to Eguchi 1951
Sister taxa: Diplocoenia ambigua, Diplocoenia clathrata, Diplocoenia coespitosa, Diplocoenia corallina, Diplocoenia deluci, Diplocoenia etalloni, Diplocoenia gagarini, Diplocoenia lobata, Diplocoenia mathayi, Diplocoenia matheyi, Diplocoenia minima, Diplocoenia multisepta, Diplocoenia parvistella, Diplocoenia picteti, Diplocoenia profunda, Diplocoenia rotularis, Diplocoenia saltensis, Diplocoenia sanctimihieli, Diplocoenia stellata, Diplocoenia tazerdunetensis, Diplocoenia vongohensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Togano-mura, which is in a Tithonian/Berriasian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in Japan
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of China (1 collection)
• Jurassic to Cretaceous of Japan (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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