Porites portoricensis Vaughan 1919

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Poritidae

Alternative combination: Goniopora portoricensis

Synonyms: Goniopora ballistensis Weisbord 1973, Goniopora cascadensis Vaughan 1919, Goniopora clevei Vaughan 1919, Goniopora matsoni Weisbord 1973, Porites howei Vaughan 1919

Full reference: T. W. Vaughan. 1919. Fossil corals from central America, Cuba, and Porto Rico, with an account of the American Tertiary, Pleistocene, and Recent coral reefs. Smithsonian Institution Bulletin 103:189-524

Belongs to Porites according to T. A. Stemann 2003

See also Flórez et al. 2019, Frost and Langenheim 1974, Johnson and Kirby 2006, López-Pérez 2005, Vaughan 1919 and Weisbord 1973

Sister taxa: Porites (Synaraea), Porites amplectans, Porites anguillensis, Porites arenosa, Porites arnaudi, Porites astreoides, Porites australiensis, Porites baracoaensis, Porites belli, Porites bernardi, Porites branneri, Porites calabricae, Porites carrizensis, Porites chipolanum, Porites collegniana, Porites colonensis, Porites columnaris, Porites compressa, Porites convivatoris, Porites crustulum, Porites cylindrica, Porites deshayesiana, Porites divaricata, Porites diversiformis, Porites douvillei, Porites evermanni, Porites floridaeprima, Porites furcata, Porites gajensis, Porites hawaiiensis, Porites heronensis, Porites incrustans, Porites lanuginosa, Porites leptoclada, Porites lichen, Porites lobata, Porites lobatosepta, Porites lutea, Porites macdonaldi, Porites maigensis, Porites mancietensis, Porites matheroni, Porites minuta, Porites mordax, Porites multilamellata, Porites murrayensis, Porites nigrescens, Porites nodifera, Porites nodulosa, Porites nummulitica, Porites oligocenica, Porites pachysepta, Porites panamensis, Porites porites, Porites pusilla, Porites rus, Porites solida, Porites sverdrupi, Porites timorensis, Porites trinitatis, Porites undulata, Porites vindobonarum, Porites waylandi

Type specimens:

  • Porites portoricensis: Its type locality is USGS 3191, Lares, which is in a Chattian perireef or subreef limestone in the Pepino Formation of Puerto Rico
  • Goniopora ballistensis: Its type locality is Ballast Point, Silex Bed [Tampa Limestone], which is in a Chattian/Aquitanian shallow subtidal limestone in the Arcadia Formation of Florida.
  • Goniopora cascadensis: Its type locality is Woodring Loc. 100b - Canal Zone [lower Culebra Fm], which is in an Aquitanian marine shale/mudstone in the Culebra Formation of Panama.
  • Goniopora clevei: Its type locality is USGS 6966, Crocus Bay, which is in a Burdigalian/Serravallian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone/limestone in the Anguilla Formation of Anguilla.
  • Goniopora matsoni: Its type locality is Ballast Point, Silex Bed [Tampa Limestone], which is in a Chattian/Aquitanian shallow subtidal limestone in the Arcadia Formation of Florida.
  • Porites howei:

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Costa Rica (2 collections)

• Pliocene of the Bahamas (5), Costa Rica (8), the Dominican Republic (13), Jamaica (1), the Netherlands Antilles (2)

• Miocene to Pliocene of the Dominican Republic (4)

• Miocene of Anguilla (8), Colombia (6), the Dominican Republic (16), the Netherlands Antilles (1), Panama (4), Venezuela (1)

• Oligocene to Miocene of United States (2: Florida)

• Oligocene of Antigua and Barbuda (6), Jamaica (2), Puerto Rico (1), Venezuela (1)

Total: 83 collections including 87 occurrences

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