Platygyra contorta Veron 1990 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae

Belongs to Platygyra according to Veron 1990

Sister taxa: Platygyra acuta, Platygyra colombiana, Platygyra concentrica, 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, Coeloria andrewsi, Coeloria wellsi, Coeloria denselephantis, Astroria antiguensis

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Japan (7 collections)

• Miocene of Papua New Guinea (1)

Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence

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