Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Pachyphylliidae
Alternative combination: Montastrea nipponica
Full reference: M. Eguchi. 1951. Mesozoic hexacorals from Japan. The Science Reports of the Tohoku University, Geology 24:1-96
Belongs to Columnocoenia according to R. Baron-Szabo 2009
See also Eguchi 1951
Sister taxa: Columnocoenia ablensis, Columnocoenia aokii, Columnocoenia aragonensis, Columnocoenia arnaudi, Columnocoenia bucovinensis, Columnocoenia falkenbergensis, Columnocoenia gemmans, Columnocoenia grandiflora, Columnocoenia katzi, Columnocoenia ksiazkiewiczi, Columnocoenia lamberti, Columnocoenia lifolensis, Columnocoenia miniflora, Columnocoenia minima, Columnocoenia safarratensis, Columnocoenia sulcata
Type specimen: Its type locality is Haipe, Tanohata-mura, Moshi Sandstone, which is in an Aptian perireef or subreef sandstone in the Moshi Sandstone Formation of Japan
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Japan (5 collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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