original description
Yabe H, Eguchi M. (1942). Fossil and recent simple corals from Japan. <em>Science Reports Tohoku Imperial University, 2nd Series (Geology).</em> 22 (2): 105-178, pls. 9-12. [details]
context source (Hexacorallia)
Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record
Cairns, S.D. (2009-2017). On line appendix: Phylogenetic list of the 711 valid Recent azooxanthellate scleractinian species with their junior synonyms and depth ranges, 28 pp. <em>In: Cold-Water Corals: The Biology and Geology of Deep-Sea Coral Habitats.</em> Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. [details] 
additional source
Veron JEN. (1986). Corals of Australia and the Indo-Pacific. <em>Angus & Robertson Publishers.</em>
page(s): 605 [details]
additional source
Cairns, S.D. (1984). New records of ahermatypic corals (Scleractinia) from the Hawaiian and Line Islands. <em>Occasional Papers of the Bishop Musem.</em> 25(10): 1-30.
page(s): 14 [details] Available for editors 
redescription
Cairns, S.D. (1994). Scleractinia of the temperate North Pacific. <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology.</em> 557: 1-150., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.557.i [details] Available for editors 
redescription
Cairns, S.D. (1995). The marine fauna of New Zealand: Scleractinia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa. <em>New Zealand Oceanographic Memoir.</em> 103: 1-210. [details] Available for editors 
Present
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
Syntype IGPS 53641, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Syntype IGPS 53642, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Syntype IGPS 53643, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Syntype IGPS 53644, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Syntype TIUS 60747, verbatimGeounit Pleistocene: Ryukyu,... [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Pleistocene: Ryukyu, Japan. [details]
From editor or global species database
Premocyathus compressus, calicular view
Premocyathus compressus, lateral view
Premocyathus compressus, side view showing thecal crest on convex edge.
Premocyathus compressus, calice of specimen with 7 pali
Premocyathus compressus, calice of specimen with 7 pali