Dasmosmilia lymani Pourtales 1871 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
Alternative combination: Parasmilia lymani
Synonyms: Caryophyllia pacifica Yabe and Eguchi 1932, Dasmosmilia pacifica Yabe and Eguchi 1932, Goniocyathus pacificus Yabe and Eguchi 1932
Belongs to Dasmosmilia according to W. Kiessling 2014
See also Cairns 1994
Sister taxon: Dasmosmilia kochii
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Kikai Island, Kamikatetsu, fore-reef (Quaternary of Japan)
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