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Porites australiensis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Poritidae

Taxonomy
Porites australiensis was named by Vaughan (1918). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1918Porites australiensis Vaughan

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

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 australiensis Vaughan 1918
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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 Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.77400 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Australia (Queensland) Porites australiensis (80730 80738)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117New Caledonia Porites australiensis (109502)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (Queensland) Porites australiensis (80805 184506)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117New Caledonia Porites australiensis (90042)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Australia (Queensland) Porites australiensis (80801)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0French Polynesia Porites australiensis (97463 97472)