Colpophyllia malayica Gerth 1923 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Mussidae

Alternative combination: Hydnophyllia malayica

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 Colpophyllia according to W. Kiessling 2008

See also Gerth 1923

Sister taxa: Colpophyllia amaranthus, Colpophyllia applanata, Colpophyllia duncani, Colpophyllia elegans, Colpophyllia inaequalis, Colpophyllia iranica, Colpophyllia meandrinoides, Colpophyllia mexicanum, Colpophyllia multisepta, Colpophyllia natans, Colpophyllia nicholasi, Colpophyllia reagani, Colpophyllia slavutytschensis, Colpophyllia willoughbiensis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Kabasian River, 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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