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
Type: Monstroseris iranica
Ecology: stationary epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Lut, Central Iran (Triassic of Iran)
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