Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Alternative combinations: Coeloria stricta, Maeandra stricta
Belongs to Platygyra according to J. P. Chevalier 1968
See also Vaughan 1918
Sister taxa: Platygyra acuta, 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, Coeloria denselephantis, Coeloria andrewsi, Coeloria wellsi, Astroria antiguensis
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Japan (1 collection), New Caledonia (4)
• Pliocene of Japan (1)
• Miocene to Pliocene of Indonesia (2)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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