Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Alternative combination: Coeloria crosslandi
Belongs to Platygyra according to T. Inskipp et al. 2005
Sister taxa: Platygyra acuta, Platygyra colombiana, Platygyra concentrica, Platygyra contorta, Platygyra daedalea, Platygyra equisepta, Platygyra euaensis, Platygyra lamellina, Platygyra mareensis, Platygyra naroetensis, Platygyra pini, Platygyra renemai, Platygyra ryukyuensis, Platygyra sinensis, Platygyra singularis, Platygyra stricta, Astroria antiguensis, Coeloria andrewsi, Coeloria wellsi, Coeloria denselephantis
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Egypt (2 collections)
• Pliocene of Malaysia (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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