Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Full reference: J. P. Chevalier. 1968. Les Madreporaires fossiles de Mare [The fossil corals from Mare]. Expedition Francaise sur les recifs coralliens de la Nouvelle Caledonie 3:85-158
Belongs to Platygyra according to J. P. Chevalier 1968
Sister taxa: Platygyra acuta, Platygyra colombiana, Platygyra concentrica, Platygyra contorta, Platygyra crosslandi, Platygyra daedalea, Platygyra equisepta, Platygyra euaensis, Platygyra lamellina, Platygyra naroetensis, Platygyra pini, Platygyra renemai, Platygyra ryukyuensis, Platygyra sinensis, Platygyra singularis, Platygyra stricta, Astroria antiguensis, Coeloria wellsi, Coeloria andrewsi, Coeloria denselephantis
Type specimen: Its type locality is MA 97, Padawa, Maré Island, which is in a Pleistocene reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in New Caledonia
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic
Distribution:
• Quaternary of New Caledonia (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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