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Platygyra equisepta

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae

Taxonomy
Maeandrina equisepta was named by Gregory (1900).

It was recombined as Platygyra equisepta by Chevalier (1968).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1900Maeandrina equisepta Gregory
1968Platygyra equisepta Chevalier

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
superfamilyFaviicaeGregory 1900
familyMerulinidaeVerrill 1866
genusPlatygyraEhrenberg 1834
speciesequisepta()

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 equisepta Gregory 1900
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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 2004, Kiessling 2008

Age range: base of the Pliocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 5.33300 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene - Pliocene11.608 - 2.588Indonesia Meandrina equisepta (109240)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Indonesia Meandrina equisepta (109654 109672)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117New Caledonia Platygyra equisepta (90067 90074)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Christmas Island Maeandrina equisepta (209834)