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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
P. siciliae

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

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
superfamilyFaviicaeGregory 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
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesubo
Grouping: colonialsubo
Clonal: yessubo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yessubo
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticsubo
Diet 2: suspension feedersubo
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-21 04:32:59
Modified: 2008-02-21 06:32:59
Source: subo = suborder, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2008, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Priabonian to the top of the Messinian or 37.71000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Pakistan Leptoria concentrica (11291)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Iran Leptoria concentrica (41075)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Somalia Leptoria concentrica (123805)
Chattian - Burdigalian27.3 - 15.98Somalia Leptoria concentrica (71068)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333Indonesia (South Kalimantan) Leptoria concentrica (109042)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Iran (Kerman) Leptoria concentrica (87117)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Pakistan (Sind) Leptoria concentrica (type locality: 11292)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Tanzania Platygyra concentrica (202214)