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Placogyra

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Rhipidogyridae

Taxonomy
Placogyra was named by Koby (1904) [Sepkoski's age data: J Oxfo J Tith-u Sepkoski's reference number: 820]. Its type is Placogyra felixi.

It was assigned to Rhipidogyridae by Wells (1956); and to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1904Placogyra Koby
1937Kologyra Wells
1956Placogyra Wells
1976Ogilvinella Eliasova
1991Kologyra Lauxmann
2002Ogilvinella Baron-Szabo
2002Kologyra Sepkoski
2002Ogilvinella Sepkoski
2002Placogyra Sepkoski
2003Kologyra Pandey and Fürsich

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderRhipidogyrina
familyRhipidogyridaeKoby 1905
subfamilyRhipidogyrinaeKoby 1905
genusPlacogyraKoby 1904

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.

G. †Placogyra Koby 1904
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Placogyra aldingeri Geyer 1955
Placogyra brevimaeandra Sikharulidze 1979
Placogyra elegans Eliasova 1973
Placogyra felixi Koby 1904
Placogyra kuehni Geyer 1955
Placogyra parelegans Sikharulidze 1979
Invalid names: Kologyra Wells 1937 [synonym], Ogilvinella Eliasova 1976 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available