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Porites astreoides

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Poritidae

Taxonomy
Porites astreoides was named by Lamarck (1816). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1816Porites astreoides Lamarck
1974Porites astreoides De Buisonjé p. 221 figs. Pl 2, fig 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
superfamilyPoriticaeGray 1842
familyPoritidae
genusPoritesLink 1807
speciesastreoidesLamarck 1816

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.

Porites astreoides Lamarck 1816
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-04 11:33:30
Modified: 2008-02-04 13:33:30
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Middle Miocene to the top of the Holocene or 15.97000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (203 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Colombia Porites astreoides (73792)
Burdigalian - Serravallian20.44 - 11.62Trinidad and Tobago Porites asteroides (27595) Porites astreoides (27584 27585 27586 27588)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Dominican Republic Porites astreoides (124722)
Late/Upper Miocene - Pliocene11.608 - 2.588Netherlands Antilles Porites astreoides (209179)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Panama Porites astreoides (120395)
Early/Lower Pliocene - Late/Upper Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Costa Rica Porites astreoides (71367 71384 71390 71394 71396 71398)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Jamaica Porites astreoides (34539 34540)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Dominican Republic Porites astreoides (124778)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Jamaica Porites astreoides (34543)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Cuba Porites astreoides (71132)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Bahamas Porites astreoides (73651 73653 73658 73659 73661 73662)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Netherlands Antilles Porites astreoides (41040 41042 41043 41046 41047 41048 41051)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene3.6 - 0.781Bahamas Porites astreoides (73663)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene3.6 - 0.781Costa Rica Porites astreoides (71411 71413 71414 71415 71417 71419 71420)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Jamaica Porites astreoides (34541)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Netherlands Antilles Porites astreoides (41055 41056 41057)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Panama Porites astreoides (73627 73630 120197 120201 120218 120219 120276 120277 120278 120281 120282 120284 120286 120287 120288 120290 120354 120355)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Bahamas Porites astreoides (73655 73666 73668 73670)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Jamaica Porites astreoides (34542)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Costa Rica Porites astreoides (71719 71722 71723 71724 71759 71761 71762 71765 71769 71777 71778 71779 73617 73618 73619 73620 73622)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Dominican Republic Porites asteroides (75418 75422 75423)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Haiti Porites asteroides (60881 60891)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Barbados Porites astreoides (102441 102443 102445 102448 102455 102464 102466 102467)
Middle Pleistocene (interglacial)0.774 - 0.129Barbados Porites astreoides (88831 88865)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Cape Verde Porites astreoides (92705 92706)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Porites astreoides (81108 85457 102945 102946 102947 102948 102949 102950 102951 102952)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Netherlands Antilles (Curacao) Porites asteroides (102673 102685 102686 102695 102696 102700 102703 102706 102708)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico (Quintana Roo) Porites astreoides (82819)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Barbados Porites astreoides (102410 102411 102419)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Bahamas Porites astreoides (102633 102635 102637 102643 102645 102649 102651)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Belize Porites astreoides (88828)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Virgin Islands, U.S. Porites astreoides (119927)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Barbados Porites astreoides (102423 102425 102427 102431 102433 102434)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Jamaica Porites astreoides (80612 176403)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Saint Kitts and Nevis Porites astreoides (209802)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Jamaica (Saint Thomas) Porites astreoides (82858)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Bahamas (San Salvador) Porites astreoides (148705)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Bahamas Porites astreoides (88952)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Colombia Porites asteroides (102766 102767 102768 102769 102770 102771 102772 102773 102774 102777 102779 102780) Porites astreoides (102784 102787 102788 102789 102790 102791 102792)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Cayman Islands (Grand Cayman) Porites astreoides (103511 103512 103514 103515 103516 103518 103519 103520 103521 103522 103524 103525 103526 103527 103528 103532 103533 103534 103535 103724 103725 103726 103729 103730 103733)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Florida) Porites astreoides (97610)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Panama Porites astreoides (165795 165797 165798)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Antigua and Barbuda Porites astreoides (97611)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Belize Porites astreoides (97612)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Virgin Islands, U.S. Porites astreoides (97624 97655)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Barbados Porites astreoides (165800)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Dominican Republic Porites astreoides (97552 97553 97554 97555)