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Pocillopora damicornis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Pocilloporidae

Taxonomy
Millepora damicornis was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant.

It was recombined as Pocillopora damicornis by Veron and Pichon (1976), Veron and Pichon (1976).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. caespitosa, P. molekensis, P. setchelli, P. solida

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Millepora damicornis Linnaeus
1816Pocillopora brevicornis Lamarck
1834Pocillopora bulbosa Ehrenberg
1834Pocillopora favosa Ehrenberg
1846Pocillopora caespitosa Dana
1976Pocillopora damicornis Veron and Pichon

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderAstrocoeniinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyPocilloporidaeGray 1842
genusPocilloporaLamarck 1816
speciesdamicornis(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.

Pocillopora damicornis Linnaeus 1758
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Invalid names: Pocillopora brevicornis Lamarck 1816 [synonym], Pocillopora bulbosa Ehrenberg 1834 [synonym], Pocillopora caespitosa Dana 1846 [synonym], Pocillopora favosa Ehrenberg 1834 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: colonialo
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: microcarnivoreo
Diet 2: photosymbiotico
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-27 16:54:46
Modified: 2009-10-09 15:38:42
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Eocene to the top of the Holocene or 56.00000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (70 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eocene56.0 - 33.9Marshall Islands Pocillopora damicornis (45364)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333Marshall Islands Pocillopora damicornis (45352 45359 45365 45378)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58French Polynesia Pocillopora damicornis (84951)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Papua New Guinea Pocillopora damicornis (42736)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Indonesia (Java) Pocillopora damicornis (34722 62862)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774New Zealand (Kermadec Islands) Pocillopora damicornis (85098)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (Hawaii) Pocillopora damicornis (22975)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Indonesia (Maluku) Pocillopora bulbosa (127815)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.58 - 0.0Japan Pocillopora damicornis (63137)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Japan (Okinawa) Pocillopora damicornis (62769)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Egypt Pocillopora damicornis (120129)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Australia (Queensland) Pocillopora damicornis (80798)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Pitcairn Pocillopora damicornis (85106)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117India (Kerala) Pocillopora damicornis (107971)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Pakistan Pocillopora damicornis (192909 192912)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mauritius Pocillopora damicornis (81015)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (Queensland) Pocillopora damicornis (97666 184506)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Japan Pocillopora damicornis (88595)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117New Caledonia Pocillopora damicornis (90044 90058)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Saudi Arabia Pocillopora damicornis (80962 80963 107972 201414 201472)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Christmas Island Pocillopora brevicornis (45399)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico (Baja California Sur) Pocillopora damicornis (89598 119912 119913 119921)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Djibouti Pocillopora favosa (102228)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Madagascar Pocillopora damicornis (89248)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (New South Wales) Pocillopora damicornis (84621)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Egypt Pocillopora damicornis (120128 176437 176527 176530 176533 176534)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (Western Australia) Pocillopora damicornis (102959 102960 102961 102962 102963 102964 102965)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Australia (Queensland) Pocillopora damicornis (97322)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Mauritius Pocillopora damicornis (96890 96891 96892)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Costa Rica Pocillopora damicornis (97519 97522)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Japan (Chiba) Pocillopora damicornis (97528)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Palau Pocillopora damicornis (165214)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Japan Pocillopora damicornis (165207 165210 165212)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Panama Pocillopora damicornis (97520 97521 165865 165866 165867)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Guam Pocillopora damicornis (97444 97445)