Microsolena amorpha Gregory 1900 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Comoseridae

Alternative combination: Thamnaraea amorpha

Belongs to Microsolena according to D. K. Pandey et al. 2000

Sister taxa: Microsolena agariciformis, Microsolena arishensis, Microsolena besairiei, Microsolena bruntrutana, Microsolena caesaris, Microsolena catenata, Microsolena cavernosa, Microsolena conica, Microsolena corallina, Microsolena corticata, Microsolena delicatula, Microsolena edwardsi, Microsolena excavata, Microsolena exigua, Microsolena expansa, Microsolena fascicularis, Microsolena foliosa, Microsolena formosa, Microsolena fromenteli, Microsolena gibbosa, Microsolena grandiflora, Microsolena gresslyi, Microsolena guttata, Microsolena haimei, Microsolena hassimguitaensis, Microsolena hemispherica, Microsolena incrustata, Microsolena interjecta, Microsolena japonica, Microsolena julii, Microsolena kobyi, Microsolena kugleri, Microsolena loginovae, Microsolena major, Microsolena mosensis, Microsolena multisepta, Microsolena parva, Microsolena pavonia, Microsolena piriformis, Microsolena plana, Microsolena porosa, Microsolena portlandica, Microsolena pulvinata, Microsolena ramosa, Microsolena regularis, Microsolena rotata, Microsolena sadeki, Microsolena sinuata, Microsolena stellata, Microsolena studeri, Microsolena subexcavata, Microsolena subramosa, Microsolena subturbinata, Microsolena tenuiradiata, Microsolena tenuistriata, Microsolena texana, Microsolena thurmanni, Microsolena tuberosa, Microsolena verdati, Microsolena yabei, Microsolena zangbeiensis

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Jurassic of India (3 collections), Iran (2), Jordan (1)

Total: 6 collections including 8 occurrences

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