Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Stylinidae
Full reference: M. Eguchi. 1951. Mesozoic hexacorals from Japan. The Science Reports of the Tohoku University, Geology 24:1-96
Belongs to Stylosmilia according to M. Eguchi 1951
Sister taxa: Stylosmilia alpina, Stylosmilia ameliae, Stylosmilia catenula, Stylosmilia corallina, Stylosmilia crassitheca, Stylosmilia flexuosa, Stylosmilia gregorii, Stylosmilia kangpaensis, Stylosmilia michelini, Stylosmilia naumanni, Stylosmilia octonaria, Stylosmilia shirakurai, Stylosmilia solidecolumella, Stylosmilia subgracilis, Stylosmilia suevica, Stylosmilia tanggulaensis, Stylosmilia tenuis, Stylosmilia tingriensis, Stylosmilia yabei
Type specimen: Its type locality is Sakamoto, which is in a Tithonian/Berriasian perireef or subreef limestone in Japan
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Sakamoto
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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