Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Actinastreidae
Alternative combination: Stephanocoenia japonica
Full reference: M. Eguchi. 1951. Mesozoic hexacorals from Japan. The Science Reports of the Tohoku University, Geology 24:1-96
Belongs to Stelidioseris according to H. Löser et al. 2018
Sister taxa: Stelidioseris bellensis, Stelidioseris decaphylla, Stelidioseris gibbosa, Stelidioseris hourqi, Stelidioseris kunthi, Stelidioseris major, Stelidioseris melkarthi, Stelidioseris minima, Stelidioseris pattoni, Stelidioseris retifera, Stelidioseris tendagurensis, Stelidioseris tourtiensis, Stelidioseris whitneyi
Type specimen: Its type locality is Hideshima, Sakiyama-mura, Moshi Sandstone, which is in an Aptian perireef or subreef sandstone in the Moshi Sandstone Formation of Japan
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Greece (1 collection), Spain (1)
• Jurassic to Cretaceous of Japan (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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