Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Siderastreidae
Full reference: H. Yabe and T. Sugiyama. 1935. Geological and geographical distribution of reef-corals in Japan. Journal of Paleontology 9:183-217
Belongs to Psammocora according to H. Yabe and T. Sugiyama 1935
Sister taxa: Psammocora (Stephanaria), Psammocora columna, Psammocora explanulata, Psammocora gasparillensis, Psammocora obtusangula, Psammocora profundacella, Psammocora stellata, Psammocora trinitatis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Noma raised beach deposits, which is in a Pleistocene/Holocene reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks in Japan
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Noma raised beach deposits
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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