Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Alternative combination: Maeandrina equisepta
Full reference: J. W. Gregory. 1900. The fossil corals of Christmas Island. A monograph of Christmas Island, British Museum (Natural History) 206-225
Belongs to Platygyra according to J. P. Chevalier 1968
See also Gregory 1900
Sister taxa: Platygyra acuta, Platygyra colombiana, Platygyra concentrica, Platygyra contorta, Platygyra crosslandi, Platygyra daedalea, Platygyra euaensis, Platygyra lamellina, Platygyra mareensis, Platygyra naroetensis, Platygyra pini, Platygyra renemai, Platygyra ryukyuensis, Platygyra sinensis, Platygyra singularis, Platygyra stricta, Coeloria wellsi, Coeloria denselephantis, Coeloria andrewsi, Astroria antiguensis
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Christmas Island (1 collection), New Caledonia (2)
• Pliocene of Indonesia (2)
• Miocene to Pliocene of Indonesia (1)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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