Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Pachyphylliidae
Alternative combination: Montastrea aokii
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 aragonensis, Columnocoenia arnaudi, Columnocoenia bucovinensis, Columnocoenia falkenbergensis, Columnocoenia gemmans, Columnocoenia grandiflora, Columnocoenia katzi, Columnocoenia ksiazkiewiczi, Columnocoenia lamberti, Columnocoenia lifolensis, Columnocoenia miniflora, Columnocoenia minima, Columnocoenia nipponica, Columnocoenia safarratensis, Columnocoenia sulcata
Type specimen: Its type locality is Itsukaichi, which is in an Oxfordian/Tithonian perireef or subreef limestone in Japan
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic
Distribution: found only at Itsukaichi
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