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Leptoria phrygia

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae

Taxonomy
Madrepora phrygia was named by Ellis and Solander (1786). It is extant. Its type specimen is 1.

It was recombined as Platygyra phrygia by Matthai (1928); it was recombined as Leptoria phrygia by Gerth (1931).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
L. carnei, L. italibrevia

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1786Madrepora phrygia Ellis and Solander
1846Leptoria tenuis Dana
1846Maeandrina tenuis Dana
1846Meandrina gracilis Dana
1928Platygyra gracilis Matthai
1928Platygyra phrygia Matthai
1931Leptoria phrygia Gerth
1932Leptoria gracilis Yabe and Sugiyama
1937Platygyra tenuis Yabe and Sugiyama

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
superfamilyFaviicaeGregory 1900
familyMerulinidaeVerrill 1866
genusLeptoriaMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848
speciesphrygia(Ellis and Solander 1786)

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.

Leptoria phrygia Ellis and Solander 1786
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Invalid names: Leptoria gracilis Dana 1846 [synonym], Leptoria tenuis Dana 1846 [synonym], Platygyra tenuis Dana 1846 [synonym]
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 Oligocene to the top of the Holocene or 33.90000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (78 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene33.9 - 15.97Christmas Island Leptoria phrygia (209829 209830 209831)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Indonesia (Java) Platygyra phrygia (45343 45344)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Indonesia (Sulawesi Tenggara) Platygyra phrygia (109175)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Malaysia Leptoria phrygia (216100)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Papua New Guinea Leptoria phrygia (42736)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Saudi Arabia Leptoria phrygia (80954)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Indonesia (Paupa) Platygyra gracilis (62798) Platygyra phrygia (62807)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Japan Leptoria phrygia (34877 34879) Leptoria tenuis, Leptoria phrygia (34878)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Taiwan Leptoria gracilis (63142)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Indonesia Platygyra phrygia (45335)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Pleistocene3.6 - 0.0117Philippines (Mindanao) Platygyra phrygia, Platygyra tenuis (45347)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781New Zealand (Kermadec Islands) Leptoria phrygia (85092 85098)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Indonesia (South Sulawesi) Platygyra phrygia (124789 124790)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene2.588 - 0.129Japan Leptoria phrygia (87892)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Saudi Arabia (Jazan) Leptoria phrygia (234198)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117New Caledonia Leptoria gracilis (90065) Leptoria phrygia (90063)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Japan (Okinawa) Leptoria phrygia (63135)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Taiwan Leptoria tenuis, Leptoria phrygia (63134)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129French Polynesia Leptoria phrygia (97465)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Japan Leptoria phrygia (88044 88051)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Japan (Okinawa) Leptoria phrygia (62777)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Australia (Queensland) Leptoria phrygia (80730 80738)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Pitcairn Leptoria phrygia (85104 85106)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Egypt Leptoria phrygia (120129)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117New Caledonia Leptoria phrygia (109502)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Vanuatu (Efaté) Leptoria phrygia (109102 109174)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Papua New Guinea Leptoria phrygia (103251 103252 103253 103254 103255 103256 103265 103266 103269 103270)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Saudi Arabia Leptoria phrygia (80955 201414)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117New Caledonia Leptoria netchensis (90056) Leptoria phrygia (89435 90043 90052 90054)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117India (Kerala) Leptoria phrygia (107971)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117French Polynesia Leptoria phrygia (88958 97467)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Vanuatu (Efaté) Leptoria phrygia (109169 109173)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mauritius Leptoria phrygia (81015)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (glacial)0.129 - 0.0117Vanuatu Leptoria phrygia (89441)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Djibouti Leptoria gracilis (102228)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Vanuatu Leptoria phrygia (89166 89231)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Kenya Leptoria phrygia (44911)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Japan Leptoria phrygia (96956 165206)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Iran Leptoria phrygia (165791)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0French Polynesia Leptoria phrygia (97470)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Mauritius Leptoria phrygia (96889)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Jordan Leptoria phrygia (97661)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Taiwan Leptoria phrygia (193363)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Guam Leptoria phrygia (97444 97445)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Japan (Chiba) Leptoria phrygia (97528)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Seychelles Leptoria phrygia (96926)