Keriophyllia ebiraseensis Eguchi 1951 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Amphiastreidae

Alternative combination: Montastrea ebiraseensis

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

Belongs to Keriophyllia according to R. Baron-Szabo 2009

See also Eguchi 1951

Sister taxa: Keriophyllia fischeri, Keriophyllia hourcqi, Keriophyllia oolitica, Keriophyllia roniewiczae

Type specimen: Its type locality is Ebirase, which is in a Tithonian/Berriasian perireef or subreef limestone in Japan

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Keriophyllia ebiraseensis in the database

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