Scleractinia name details
Heteropsammia ovalis var. japonica Yabe & Eguchi, 1932 †
510971 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:510971)
unaccepted > nomen nudum
Variety
marine, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Yabe H, Eguchi M (1932) Corals of the genera Heteropsammia and Oulangia from Japan. Japanese Journal of Geology and Geography 10: 20-31, pls. 3-4. [details]
Fossil range Pliocene
Fossil range Pliocene [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Heteropsammia ovalis var. japonica Yabe & Eguchi, 1932 †. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Scleractinia/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=510971 on 2026-10-08
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Yabe H, Eguchi M (1932) Corals of the genera Heteropsammia and Oulangia from Japan. Japanese Journal of Geology and Geography 10: 20-31, pls. 3-4. [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 Hoeksema BW, Best MB (1991) New observations on scleractinian corals from Indonesia: 2. Sipunculan-associated species belonging to the genera Heterocyathus and Heteropsammia. Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 65: 221-245. [details]
additional source Yabe H, Eguchi M. (1932). Deep-water corals from the Riukiu limestone of Kikai-Jima, Riukiu Islands. <em>Proceedings of the Imperial Academy of Japan.</em> 8: 442-445., available online at https://doi.org/10.2183/pjab1912.8.442 [details] Available for editors
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 Hoeksema BW, Best MB (1991) New observations on scleractinian corals from Indonesia: 2. Sipunculan-associated species belonging to the genera Heterocyathus and Heteropsammia. Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 65: 221-245. [details]
additional source Yabe H, Eguchi M. (1932). Deep-water corals from the Riukiu limestone of Kikai-Jima, Riukiu Islands. <em>Proceedings of the Imperial Academy of Japan.</em> 8: 442-445., available online at https://doi.org/10.2183/pjab1912.8.442 [details] Available for editors
Unreviewed
Fossil range Pliocene [details]