Indophyllia borneensis Gerth 1923 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Mussidae

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 Indophyllia according to H. Gerth 1923

Sister taxon: Indophyllia cylindrica

Type specimen: Its type locality is River Gelingseh, Borneo, which is in a Miocene marine horizon in the Gelingseh Formation of Indonesia

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at River Gelingseh, Borneo

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