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Stylophora sp., Cat's paw coral(s)

genus Stylophora Schweigger, 1820

• Modern species: Paleocene - Present (66.0 - 0.0 Ma)
• Habitat: Marine

• Classification
• kingdom Animalia, phylum Cnidaria, class Anthozoa, subclass Hexacorallia, order Scleractinia, family Pocilloporidae

• Distribution
• Miocene: Chiba, Kanagawa
• Holocene: Chiba

• Subtaxa
• S. pistillata, Hood coral