Monstroseris, a new Upper Triassic scleractinian coral from Iran
Galina K. Melnikova
Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 34 (1), 1989: 71-74
A new scleractinian genus of the suborder Stylophyllina Beauvais, 1981 has been found in the upper Norian (- Rhaetian) series in the Central Iran. The genus Monstroseris nov. has its skeleton built exclusively of septal spines,
differing from other corals of that group.
Key words: Scleractinia, Triassic, Rhaetian, Central Iran.
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