Antillia cristata Gerth 1925 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae

Full reference: H. Gerth. 1925. Jungtertiäre Korallen von Nias, Java und Borneo, nebst einer Übersicht über die aus dem Känozoikum des indischen Archipels bekannten Arten. Leidsche Geologische Mededeelingen 1:22-82

Belongs to Antillia according to H. Gerth 1925

Sister taxa: Trachyphyllia bilobata, Trachyphyllia crassa, Trachyphyllia geoffroyi, Trachyphyllia granti, Trachyphyllia sawkinsi, Antillia dominicensis, Antillia clarki, Antillia batequensis, Antillia persica, Antillia dentata, Antillia turbinata, Antillia poculiformis, Antillia hadleyi, Antillia heueri

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

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Menumbar River, Borneo

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