Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Eugyridae
Full reference: N. Yamagiwa, K. Hisada, and M. Tamura. 1998. Early Cretaceous Hexacorals from the western part of the Sanchu area, Kanto Mountains. Bulletin of the Natural Science Museum, Tokyo, Series C 24(1-2):55-66
Belongs to Eohydnophora according to N. Yamagiwa et al. 1998
Sister taxa: Eohydnophora alloiteaui, Eohydnophora bangonghuensis, Eohydnophora incerta, Eohydnophora ovalis, Eohydnophora tenuis, Eohydnophora tosaensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Naranokidaira (Loc1) - Sanchu Group, which is in a Barremian marine sandstone/sandstone in the Ishido Formation of Japan.
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Japan (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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