Platygyra crosslandi Matthai 1928 (stony coral)

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

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