†Bantamia hiraigaensis Eguchi 1951 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Oculinidae
Alternative combination: Pseudoagatheria hiraigaensis
Full reference: M. Eguchi. 1951. Mesozoic hexacorals from Japan. The Science Reports of the Tohoku University, Geology 24:1-96
Belongs to Bantamia according to R. Baron-Szabo 2009
See also Eguchi 1951
Sister taxa: Bantamia condocostata, Bantamia gerthi, Bantamia tingriensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Hiraiga, southern cliff, Tanohata-mura, which is in an Aptian perireef or subreef sandstone in the Hiraiga Sandstone Formation of Japan
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Hiraiga, southern cliff, Tanohata-mura
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