Remarks on the Scleractinian coral genus Anisoria Vidal, 1917

Abstract

The Scleractinian coral genus Anisoria Vidal, 1917 is a Late Cretaceous (Upper Campanian – Maastrichtian) coral
endemic to the north of the Iberian Peninsula. Herein it is reconsidered on the basis of thin sections obtained from one
of the syntypes of the type species Anisoria vidali and additional material of the type species from its type locality. This
makes possible to define the fine structure of this coral in greater detail and to state more precisely its systematic position.
The genus is comparable to other so-called Meandrininid genera such as Meandroria, Pachygyra and Orbignygyra. The
closest relationship exists with Pachygyra, which has a lamellar columella that is lacking in Anisoria.