Stephanocyathus magnificus 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 Stephanocyathus according to H. Gerth 1923

Sister taxa: Stephanocyathus (Acinocyathus), Stephanocyathus (Odontocyathus), Stephanocyathus holcombensis, Stephanocyathus tatei

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

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal microcarnivore

Distribution: found only at Tandjong Batu, Borneo

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