Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Amphiastreidae
Alternative combinations: Amphiastrea hiraigaensis, Metaulastraea hiraigaensis
Full reference: M. Eguchi. 1951. Mesozoic hexacorals from Japan. The Science Reports of the Tohoku University, Geology 24:1-96
Belongs to Pleurostylina according to R. Baron-Szabo 2009
See also Löser et al. 2009
Sister taxa: Pleurostylina corallina, Pleurostylina major, Pleurostylina pompeckji, Pleurostylina turkmenensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Hiraiga, southern cliff, Tanohata-mura, which is in an Aptian perireef or subreef sandstone in the Hiraiga Sandstone Formation of Japan
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Jamaica (1 collection), Japan (2)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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