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Heterocyathus aequicostatus

Heterocyathus aequicostatus Milne Edwards and Haime, 1848

Invalid synonym: Heterocyathus japonicus

so-called Solitary coral

• Modern species: Pliocene - Present (5.3 - 0.0 Ma)
• Habitat: Marine

• Classification
• kingdom Animalia, phylum Cnidaria, class Anthozoa, subclass Hexacorallia, order Scleractinia, family Caryophylliidae, genus Heterocyathus

• Habitat
• Water depth: 0 - 20 m deep

• Distribution
• Pleistocene: Chiba