Akagophyllum hasegawai Minato and Kato 1965 (horn coral)

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Waagenophyllidae

Full reference: M. Minato and M. Kato. 1965. Waagenophyllidae. Journal of the Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University. Series 4, Geology and Mineralogy 12:1-242

Belongs to Akagophyllum according to M. Minato and M. Kato 1965

Sister taxa: Akagophyllum akagoense, Akagophyllum coqenense, Akagophyllum guangxiense, Akagophyllum latizonum, Akagophyllum multitabulatum, Akagophyllum neimongolense, Akagophyllum nogamie, Akagophyllum polygonalis, Akagophyllum tenuis, Akagophyllum tibeticum, Akagophyllum yabei

Type specimen: UHR 18147. Its type locality is Behind Hinaga shrine, not far from Shibukura, which is in a Capitanian carbonate limestone in Japan.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Behind Hinaga shrine, not far from Shibukura

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