Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Latomeandridae
Alternative combination: Latomeandra somaensis
Synonym: Latomeandra tosaensis Eguchi 1951
Full reference: M. Eguchi. 1951. Mesozoic hexacorals from Japan. The Science Reports of the Tohoku University, Geology 24:1-96
Belongs to Latiastrea according to H. Löser et al. 2021
See also Eguchi 1951
Sister taxa: Latiastraea magna, Latiastrea baumbergeri, Latiastrea bendukidzeae, Latiastrea canavarii, Latiastrea foulassensis, Latiastrea gironensis, Latiastrea greppini, Latiastrea magna, Latiastrea minima, Latiastrea mucronata, Latiastrea pakongensis, Latiastrea paronai, Latiastrea pjtkovi, Latiastrea valfinensis, Latiastrea variabilis, Latiastrea whitneyi
Type specimens:
- Latiastrea somaensis: Its type locality is Koyamada, Soma area, which is in an Oxfordian/Kimmeridgian shallow subtidal grainstone/lime mudstone in the Nakanosawa Formation of Japan
- Latomeandra tosaensis: Its type locality is Mitoda, Sakawa area, which is in a Tithonian/Berriasian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in Japan.
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Spain (1 collection)
• Jurassic to Cretaceous of Japan (1)
• Jurassic of Japan (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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