Morphastrea pseudominima Eguchi 1951 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Agariciidae

Alternative combination: Stylomaeandra pseudominima

Full reference: M. Eguchi. 1951. Mesozoic hexacorals from Japan. The Science Reports of the Tohoku University, Geology 24:1-96

Belongs to Morphastrea according to R. Baron-Szabo 2009

See also Eguchi 1951

Sister taxa: Morphastrea barcenai, Morphastrea escharoides, Morphastrea haimei, Morphastrea laminata, Morphastrea ludovicina

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-photosymbiotic

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Japan (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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