Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Microsolenidae
Alternative combination: Comophyllia tosaensis
Full reference: M. Eguchi. 1951. Mesozoic hexacorals from Japan. The Science Reports of the Tohoku University, Geology 24:1-96
Belongs to Dimorpharaea according to Eguchi 1951
Sister taxa: Dimorpharaea aequiseptalis, Dimorpharaea burulchiensis, Dimorpharaea catalaunica, Dimorpharaea deickei, Dimorpharaea desori, Dimorpharaea expansa, Dimorpharaea globularis, Dimorpharaea japonica, Dimorpharaea koechlini, Dimorpharaea lehmani, Dimorpharaea lentiformis, Dimorpharaea lineata, Dimorpharaea manchacaensis, Dimorpharaea stellans
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 Germany (1 collection)
• Jurassic to Cretaceous of Japan (4)
• Jurassic of Indonesia (1), Switzerland (1)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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