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Fungia fungites

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Fungiidae

Taxonomy
Madrepora fungites was named by Linnaeus (1758).

It was recombined as Fungia fungites by Doederlein (1902).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
F. dubia, F. echinata, F. fragilis, F. palella, F. patella, F. sibogae, F. zuffardiae, F. ovalis

Synonyms
  • Madrepora patella was named by Ellis and Solander (1786). It is extant.

    It was recombined as Fungia patella by Montanaro (1932); it was synonymized subjectively with Fungia fungites by Sheppard (1987).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Madrepora fungites Linnaeus
1786Madrepora patella Ellis and Solander
1902Fungia fungites Doederlein
1932Fungia patella Montanaro

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
superfamilyFungiicaeDana 1846
familyFungiidaeDana 1846
genusFungiaLamarck 1801
speciesfungites(Linnaeus 1758)

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.

†Fungia fungites Linnaeus 1758
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Invalid names: Fungia patella Ellis and Solander 1786 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: solitaryg
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-04 10:32:25
Modified: 2008-02-04 12:32:25
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Middle Miocene to the top of the Holocene or 15.98000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.04 - 5.333Indonesia Fungia patella (109043)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Indonesia Fungia fungites (71058)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Indonesia (Maluku) Fungia fungites (127816)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Papua New Guinea Fungia fungites (42736)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Indonesia (Paupa) Fungia patella (62806)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Indonesia Fungia fungites (42739)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.58 - 0.0Japan Fungia patella (63137)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Egypt Fungia fungites (120129 120130)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117New Caledonia Cycloseris patella (90042)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (Queensland) Fungia fungites (97666)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Egypt Fungia fungites (87873)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Saudi Arabia Fungia fungites (107972 201414)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (New South Wales) Fungia fungites (84621)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Eritrea Fungia fungites, Fungia patella (93827)
Holocene (interglacial)0.0117 - 0.0Malaysia (Terengganu Darul Iman) Fungia fungites (167463)