Echinopora pelarangensis Gerth 1923 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae

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 Echinopora according to H. Gerth 1923

Sister taxa: Echinopora crassatina, Echinopora forskaliana, Echinopora fruticulosa, Echinopora gemmacea, Echinopora hirsutissima, Echinopora lamellosa, Echinopora mammiformis, Echinopora miocenica, Echinopora pacificus, Echinopora porosa

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

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Miocene of Indonesia (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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