Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae
Full reference: M. Eguchi. 1951. Mesozoic hexacorals from Japan. The Science Reports of the Tohoku University, Geology 24:1-96
Belongs to Rhabdophyllia according to M. Eguchi 1951
Sister taxa: Rhabdophyllia bartalini, Rhabdophyllia budense, Rhabdophyllia flexuosa, Rhabdophyllia indica, Rhabdophyllia meneghini, Rhabdophyllia nariensis, Rhabdophyllia phaceloida, Rhabdophyllia recondita, Rhabdophyllia retiformans
Type specimen: Its type locality is Oshima Island, Kesennuma, which is in a Hauterivian shallow subtidal limestone in the Yokonuma Formation of Japan
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Oshima Island, Kesennuma
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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