Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae
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 Coeloria according to J. W. Gregory 1900
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, Platygyra stricta, Astroria antiguensis, Coeloria wellsi, Coeloria denselephantis
Type specimen: Its type locality is First inland cliff on the north coast, 90 feet altitude, which is in an Eocene carbonate limestone in Christmas Island
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at First inland cliff on the north coast, 90 feet altitude
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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