Platygyra acuta Veron 2000 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae

Belongs to Platygyra according to Veron 2000

Sister taxa: Platygyra colombiana, Platygyra concentrica, Platygyra contorta, Platygyra crosslandi, Platygyra daedalea, Platygyra equisepta, Platygyra euaensis, Platygyra lamellina, Platygyra mareensis, Platygyra naroetensis, Platygyra pini, Platygyra renemai, Platygyra ryukyuensis, Platygyra sinensis, Platygyra singularis, Platygyra stricta, Astroria antiguensis, Coeloria wellsi, Coeloria andrewsi, Coeloria denselephantis

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Saudi Arabia (1 collection), Sudan (1)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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