†Heterogyra murchisoni d'Archiac and Haime 1853 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Agariciidae
Alternative combination: Pachyseris murchisoni
Synonyms: Cyathoseris orientalis Duncan 1880, Oroseris undata Wanner 1902
Belongs to Heterogyra according to R. Baron-Szabo 2008
See also Wanner 1902
Sister taxa: Heterogyra lobata, Heterogyra zitteli
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic
Distribution:
• Miocene of Indonesia (1 collection)
• Eocene of Hungary (1), India (1)
• Paleocene of Egypt (1), Pakistan (1)
Total: 5 collections including 6 occurrences
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