3D scan of the calcium carbonate skeleton of a stony coral (*Corallium rubrum* ). This coral is growing on a piece of basalt gravel. Typically, they can be found near hot springs close to volcanic activities. This specimen is currently not on display. **Specimen**: *Corallium rubrum* Linnaeus, 1758 **Inventory number**: NHMW-ZOO-EV-0016658 **Origin**: northern part of the Kuril Island arc **Collection**: Natural History Museum Vienna, 3rd Zoological Dept., Evertebrata varia Coll. (curator: Pedro R. Frade) Find out more about the NHMW [here](http://www.nhm-wien.ac.at/en). Scanned and edited by A. Haider (NHMW) Scanner: Artec Space Spider. Contribution to the digitization project „Einsichten in die gesellschaftspolitische Dimension des NHMW über die Jahrhunderte von der Prägung des Wissenschafts-Verständnisses bis zum Nationalpark in der Lobau“ funded by the [BMWKMS](https://www.bmwkms.gv.at/).