Monstroseris Melnikova 1989 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Stylophyllidae

Full reference: G. Melnikova. 1989. Monstroseris, a new Upper Triassic Scleractinian Coral from Iran. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 34(1):71-74

Parent taxon: Stylophyllidae according to G. Melnikova 1989

Sister taxa: Anthostylis, Cerioheterastraea, Coccophyllum, Discocoenia, Discocoeniopsis, Lepidophyllia, Maeandrostylis, Meandrostylophyllum, Molukkia, Pamirophyllum, Phacelepismilia, Phacelostylophyllum, Pinacophyllum, Pindosmilia, Protostylophyllum, Stylophyllopsis, Stylophyllum

Subtaxa: Monstroseris iranica

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Type: Monstroseris iranica

Ecology: stationary epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Lut, Central Iran (Triassic of Iran)

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