†Anisocoenia quadriseriata Azzaroli 1958 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Full reference: A. Azzaroli. 1958. L'Oligocene e il Miocene della Somalia. Stratigrafia, Tettonica, Paleontologia (Macroforaminferi, Coralli, Molluschi). Palaeontolographia Italica 52:1-142
Belongs to Anisocoenia according to A. Azzaroli 1958
Sister taxa: Anisocoenia crassisepta, Anisocoenia variabilis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Gumaio, loc2, which is in an Oligocene shallow subtidal limestone in Somalia.
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Gumaio, loc. 2
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