Latiastrea somaensis Eguchi 1951 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Latomeandridae

Alternative combination: Latomeandra somaensis

Synonym: Latomeandra tosaensis Eguchi 1951

Full reference: M. Eguchi. 1951. Mesozoic hexacorals from Japan. The Science Reports of the Tohoku University, Geology 24:1-96

Belongs to Latiastrea according to H. Löser et al. 2021

See also Eguchi 1951

Sister taxa: Latiastraea magna, Latiastrea baumbergeri, Latiastrea bendukidzeae, Latiastrea canavarii, Latiastrea foulassensis, Latiastrea gironensis, Latiastrea greppini, Latiastrea magna, Latiastrea minima, Latiastrea mucronata, Latiastrea pakongensis, Latiastrea paronai, Latiastrea pjtkovi, Latiastrea valfinensis, Latiastrea variabilis, Latiastrea whitneyi

Type specimens:

  • Latiastrea somaensis: Its type locality is Koyamada, Soma area, which is in an Oxfordian/Kimmeridgian shallow subtidal grainstone/lime mudstone in the Nakanosawa Formation of Japan
  • Latomeandra tosaensis: Its type locality is Mitoda, Sakawa area, which is in a Tithonian/Berriasian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in Japan.

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Spain (2 collections)

• Jurassic to Cretaceous of Japan (1)

• Jurassic of Japan (1)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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