Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Stylinidae
Alternative combinations: Diplocoeniella shimoheiensis, Thigmastrea shimoheiensis
Full reference: M. Eguchi. 1951. Mesozoic hexacorals from Japan. The Science Reports of the Tohoku University, Geology 24:1-96
Belongs to Silingastraea according to H. Löser et al. 2018
See also Baron-Szabo 2009 and Eguchi 1951
Sister taxa: Pseudocoeniopsis jurassica, Pseudocoeniopsis longiseptata, Pseudocoeniopsis uhligi, Silingastraea qiekanensis, Silingastraea japonica
Type specimen: Its type locality is Todana, Taro-mura, which is in an Aptian perireef or subreef sandstone in the Hiraiga Sandstone Formation of Japan
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Greece (1 collection), Japan (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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