Pachyseris distans Gerth 1923 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Agariciidae

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 Pachyseris according to H. Gerth 1923

Sister taxa: Pachyseris (Pavonaraea), Pachyseris affinis, Pachyseris compacta, Pachyseris cristata, Pachyseris curvata, Pachyseris denticulata, Pachyseris irregularis, Pachyseris rugosa, Pachyseris speciosa

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

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic

Distribution: found only at Kabasian River, Borneo

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