Platygyra equisepta Gregory 1900 (stony coral)

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

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