Microsolena japonica Eguchi 1951 (stony coral)

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 corticata, Microsolena delicatula, Microsolena edwardsi, Microsolena excavata, Microsolena exigua, Microsolena expansa, Microsolena fascicularis, Microsolena foliosa, Microsolena formosa, Microsolena fromenteli, Microsolena gibbosa, Microsolena gresslyi, Microsolena guttata, Microsolena haimei, Microsolena hassimguitaensis, Microsolena hemispherica, Microsolena interjecta, 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 pulvinata, Microsolena ramosa, Microsolena regularis, Microsolena sadeki, Microsolena sinuata, Microsolena stellata, Microsolena studeri, Microsolena subexcavata, Microsolena subturbinata, Microsolena tenuiradiata, Microsolena texana, Microsolena thurmanni, Microsolena tuberosa, Microsolena verdati, Microsolena yabei, Microsolena zangbeiensis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Oshima Island, Kesennuma, which is in a Hauterivian shallow subtidal limestone in the Yokonuma Formation of Japan

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Oshima Island, Kesennuma

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