Stelidioseris japonica Eguchi 1951 (stony coral)

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

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