Ceratocyathus pressulus Gerth 1923 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

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 Ceratocyathus according to H. Gerth 1923

Sister taxa: Caryophyllia (Ceratocyathus) cornucopia, Caryophyllia (Ceratocyathus) minus, Caryophyllia (Ceratocyathus) paucicosta, Caryophyllia (Ceratocyathus) raricostatus, Caryophyllia (Ceratocyathus) tortonensis, Caryophyllia (Ceratocyathus) undulatus, Ceratocyathus crassiseptus, Ceratocyathus curvatus, Ceratocyathus granulatus, Ceratocyathus regregensis

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Miocene to Pliocene of Indonesia (1 collection)

• Miocene of Indonesia (2)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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