Eugyra magnus Eguchi 1951 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Eugyridae

Full reference: M. Eguchi. 1951. Mesozoic hexacorals from Japan. The Science Reports of the Tohoku University, Geology 24:1-96

Belongs to Eugyra according to M. Eguchi 1951

Sister taxa: Eugyra (Felixigyra), Eugyra affinis, Eugyra arasensis, Eugyra besavotrensis, Eugyra borrachensis, Eugyra casanovai, Eugyra clavisepta, Eugyra cotteaui, Eugyra crassisepta, Eugyra cuyleri, Eugyra digitata, Eugyra interrupta, Eugyra lanckoronensis, Eugyra neocomiensis, Eugyra ngariensis, Eugyra pusilla, Eugyra rara, Eugyra rariseptata, Eugyra sugiyamai, Eugyra turnsekae

Type specimen: Its type locality is Hideshima, Sakiyama-mura, Moshi Sandstone, which is in an Aptian perireef or subreef sandstone in the Moshi Sandstone Formation of Japan

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Hideshima, Sakiyama-mura, Moshi Sandstone

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