†Placocoenia tanohataensis Eguchi 1951 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Placocoeniidae
Full reference: M. Eguchi. 1951. Mesozoic hexacorals from Japan. The Science Reports of the Tohoku University, Geology 24:1-96
Belongs to Placocoenia according to M. Eguchi 1951
Sister taxa: Placocoenia heimi, Placocoenia hideshimaensis, Placocoenia macrophthalma, Placocoenia major, Placocoenia ohinataensis, Placocoenia robusta
Type specimen: Its type locality is Koikorobe, Tanohata-mura, 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 Koikorobe, Tanohata-mura
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