Anisocoenia variabilis Gerth 1923 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae

Full reference: H. Gerth. 1923. Die Anthozoenfauna des JungtertiÃĪrs von Borneo [Anthozoa from the Upper Tertiary of Borneo]. Sammlungen des Geologischen Reichsmuseums in Leiden, serie 1 10:37-136

Belongs to Anisocoenia according to Gerth 1923

Sister taxa: Anisocoenia crassisepta, Anisocoenia quadriseriata

Type specimen: Its type locality is Gunung Batu, Sekurau River, Borneo, which is in a Miocene marine horizon in Indonesia

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Pliocene of Malaysia (1 collection)

• Miocene of Indonesia (1), Iran (3)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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