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Platygyra concentrica

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae

Taxonomy
Leptoria concentrica was named by Duncan (1880). Its type locality is Magar Pir, Karachi, Sind, Pakistan, which is in a Burdigalian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone/sandstone in Pakistan.

It was recombined as Platygyra concentrica by Reuter et al. (2019).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1880Leptoria concentrica Duncan
2019Platygyra concentrica Reuter et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
familyMerulinidaeVerrill 1866
genusPlatygyraEhrenberg 1834
speciesconcentrica(Duncan 1880)

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 concentrica Duncan 1880
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available