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Platygyra mareensis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae

Taxonomy
Platygyra mareensis was named by Chevalier (1968). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is MA 97, Padawa, Maré Island, which is in a Pleistocene reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in New Caledonia.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Entered
by U. Merkel (authorized by W. Kiessling) on 2009-07-06; modified by W. Kiessling on 2021-12-22

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1968Platygyra mareensis Chevalier

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
familyMerulinidaeVerrill 1866
genusPlatygyraEhrenberg 1834
speciesmareensis

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 mareensis Chevalier 1968
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: colonialo
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: microcarnivoreo
Diet 2: photosymbiotico
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-27 16:54:46
Modified: 2009-10-09 15:38:42
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.12900 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117New Caledonia Platygyra mareensis (90063)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117New Caledonia Platygyra mareensis (type locality: 90050)