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Colpophyllia natans

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Mussidae

Taxonomy
Madrepora natans was named by Houttuyn (1772). It is extant.

It was recombined as Colpophyllia natans by Matthai (1928).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. flexuosa, C. taramellii

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1772Madrepora natans Houttuyn
1849Colpophyllia breviserialis Milne-Edwards and Haime
1928Colpophyllia natans Matthai

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyMussidaeOrtmann 1890
subfamilyFaviinaeGregory 1900
genusColpophylliaMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848
speciesnatans(Houttuyn 1772)

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.

Colpophyllia natans Houttuyn 1772
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Invalid names: Colpophyllia breviserialis Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849 [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 Messinian to the top of the Holocene or 7.24600 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (115 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Panama Colpophyllia natans (120358 120391 120393)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic Colpophyllia natans (93733)
Early/Lower Pliocene - Late/Upper Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Costa Rica Colpophyllia natans (71374 71381 71386 71398 71410)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Jamaica Colpophyllia natans (34540)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Jamaica Colpophyllia natans (34543)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Bahamas Colpophyllia breviserialis (73649)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Curaçao Colpophyllia natans (41044 41046 41048)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene3.6 - 0.774Costa Rica Colpophyllia natans (71413 71415 71419)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8Curaçao Colpophyllia natans (41054 41055)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8Jamaica Colpophyllia natans (34541)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Jamaica Colpophyllia natans (34542)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Panama Colpophyllia breviserialis (120218) Colpophyllia natans (73627 73630 73632 120197 120201 120217 120354) Colpophyllia natans, Colpophyllia breviserialis (120214)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Costa Rica Colpophyllia natans (71721 71722 71724 71725 71730 71732 71741 71749 71758 71759 71761 71765 71770 71773 71777 71778 71779 73617)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Barbados Colpophyllia natans (102439)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Jamaica (Saint Thomas) Colpophyllia natans (82858)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Venezuela Colpophyllia natans (83665)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Dominican Republic Colpophyllia natans (34518 34519)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Saint Kitts and Nevis Colpophyllia natans (209801)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Barbados Colpophyllia natans (102417 102419)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Cayman Islands (Grand Cayman) Colpophyllia natans (103517 103522 103523 103524 103525 103528 103535 103724 103725 103727 103728 103730 103731 103732 103733)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Colombia Colpophyllia breviserialis (102773 102777 102786 102790) Colpophyllia natans (102767 102768 102770 102774 102776 102780 102788)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Curaçao Colpophyllia breviserialis (102670 102673 102679) Colpophyllia natans (80904 102669 102683 102697 102707)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico (Quintana Roo) Colpophyllia natans (82819 82820)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Jamaica Colpophyllia natans (176403)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Bermuda Colpophyllia natans (89150)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Colpophyllia natans (85457 102945 102948 102950 102951 191403)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Florida) Colpophyllia natans (97609 97610 97667 97669)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Dominican Republic Colpophyllia natans (97552 97553 97554 97555)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Virgin Islands, U.S. Colpophyllia natans (97624 97655 97659 97660)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Curaçao Colpophyllia natans (97604)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Antigua and Barbuda Colpophyllia natans (97611)