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Platygyra contorta

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae

Taxonomy
Platygyra contorta was named by Veron (1990). It is extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. siciliae
Entered
by U. Merkel (authorized by W. Kiessling) on 2010-08-05; modified by W. Kiessling on 2021-12-22

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1990Platygyra contorta Veron

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
familyMerulinidaeVerrill 1866
genusPlatygyraEhrenberg 1834
speciescontortaVeron 1990

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Platygyra contorta Veron 1990
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available