Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Amphiastreidae
Full reference: M. Eguchi. 1951. Mesozoic hexacorals from Japan. The Science Reports of the Tohoku University, Geology 24:1-96
Belongs to Amphiastrea according to M. Eguchi 1951
Sister taxa: Amphiastrea aethiopica, Amphiastrea basaltiformis, Amphiastrea cylindrica, Amphiastrea fallax, Amphiastrea gibberosa, Amphiastrea gracilis, Amphiastrea monosepta, Amphiastrea paronai, Amphiastrea piriformis, Amphiastrea yabei, Connectastrea grandiflora
Type specimen: Its type locality is Mitoda, Sakawa area, which is in a Tithonian/Berriasian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in Japan
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-microcarnivore
Distribution: found only at Mitoda, Sakawa area
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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