Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Faviidae
Full reference: M. Eguchi. 1951. Mesozoic hexacorals from Japan. The Science Reports of the Tohoku University, Geology 24:1-96
Belongs to Favia according to M. Eguchi 1951
Sister taxa: Favia africana, Favia aquitaniensis, Favia beaumaderiensis, Favia clarki, Favia claudiensis, Favia corallina, Favia corollaris, Favia costata, Favia cotteaui, Favia dalmatina, Favia danae, Favia denticulata, Favia dominicensis, Favia ehrenbergi, Favia exilis, Favia falloti, Favia faviodes, Favia favioides, Favia flexuosa, Favia fragum, Favia friedbergi, Favia gotschevi, Favia gravida, Favia gregoryi, Favia gresslyi, Favia haimei, Favia hannai, Favia hemispherica, Favia jezoensis, Favia junghuhni, Favia jurensis, Favia kabyliensis, Favia kimmeridgiensis, Favia leptophylla, Favia lobata, Favia maastrichtensis, Favia macdonaldi, Favia macrocalyx, Favia macrotheca, Favia madhuwalensis, Favia magnifica, Favia magniflora, Favia maoadentrensis, Favia mathai, Favia melitae, Favia meneguzzoi, Favia merriami, Favia nantuacensis, Favia oishii, Favia okeni, Favia ornata, Favia planissima, Favia praeamplior, Favia profunda, Favia ritteneri, Favia somaliensis, Favia striatula, Favia subdenticulata, Favia texana, Favia turbinata, Favia valfinensis, Favia vokesae, Favia weisbordi
Type specimen: Its type locality is Haipe, northern cliff, Tanohata-mura, which is in an Aptian perireef or subreef sandstone in the Hiraiga Sandstone Formation of Japan
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-microcarnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Japan (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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