Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Comoseridae
Full reference: M. Eguchi. 1951. Mesozoic hexacorals from Japan. The Science Reports of the Tohoku University, Geology 24:1-96
Belongs to Microsolena according to M. Eguchi 1951
Sister taxa: Microsolena agariciformis, Microsolena amorpha, Microsolena arishensis, Microsolena besairiei, Microsolena bruntrutana, Microsolena caesaris, Microsolena catenata, Microsolena cavernosa, Microsolena conica, Microsolena corallina, Microsolena corticata, Microsolena delicatula, Microsolena edwardsi, Microsolena excavata, Microsolena exigua, Microsolena expansa, Microsolena fascicularis, Microsolena foliosa, Microsolena formosa, Microsolena fromenteli, Microsolena gibbosa, Microsolena grandiflora, Microsolena gresslyi, Microsolena guttata, Microsolena haimei, Microsolena hassimguitaensis, Microsolena hemispherica, Microsolena incrustata, Microsolena interjecta, Microsolena japonica, Microsolena julii, Microsolena kobyi, Microsolena kugleri, Microsolena loginovae, Microsolena major, Microsolena mosensis, Microsolena multisepta, Microsolena parva, Microsolena pavonia, Microsolena piriformis, Microsolena plana, Microsolena porosa, Microsolena portlandica, Microsolena pulvinata, Microsolena ramosa, Microsolena regularis, Microsolena rotata, Microsolena sadeki, Microsolena sinuata, Microsolena stellata, Microsolena studeri, Microsolena subexcavata, Microsolena subramosa, Microsolena subturbinata, Microsolena tenuiradiata, Microsolena tenuistriata, Microsolena texana, Microsolena thurmanni, Microsolena tuberosa, Microsolena verdati, Microsolena zangbeiensis
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:
• Cretaceous of Greece (1 collection), Japan (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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