Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Axosmiliidae
Alternative combination: Pleurosmilia hideshimaensis
Full reference: M. Eguchi. 1951. Mesozoic hexacorals from Japan. The Science Reports of the Tohoku University, Geology 24:1-96
Belongs to Axosmilia according to W. Kiessling 2008
See also Eguchi 1951
Sister taxa: Axosmilia bangoinensis, Axosmilia benoisti, Axosmilia carrapateirensis, Axosmilia caudata, Axosmilia corallina, Axosmilia craginiana, Axosmilia crassa, Axosmilia cylindrica, Axosmilia excavata, Axosmilia extinctorium, Axosmilia famosa, Axosmilia graciosa, Axosmilia hayasakai, Axosmilia hemisphaerica, Axosmilia infundibuliformis, Axosmilia irradians, Axosmilia kachensis, Axosmilia kobyi, Axosmilia marcou, Axosmilia ngariensis, Axosmilia pumila, Axosmilia renevieri, Axosmilia sessilis, Axosmilia sinensis, Axosmilia styphelos, Axosmilia turbinata, Axosmilia villersensis, Axosmilia wrighti
Type specimen: Its type locality is Hideshima, Sakiyama-mura, Hiraiga Sandstone, which is in an Aptian perireef or subreef sandstone in the Hiraiga Sandstone Formation of Japan
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore
Distribution: found only at Hideshima, Sakiyama-mura, Hiraiga Sandstone
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