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Goniopora tenuidens

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Poritidae

Taxonomy
Rhodaraea tenuidens was named by Quelch (1886). It is extant.

It was recombined as Goniopora tenuidens by Vaughan (1918).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1886Rhodaraea tenuidens Quelch
1918Goniopora tenuidens Vaughan

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
superfamilyPoriticaeGray 1842
familyPoritidae
genusGonioporaBlainville 1830
speciestenuidens(Quelch 1886)

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.

Goniopora tenuidens Quelch 1886
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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 Messinian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 7.24600 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Indonesia (South Sulawesi) Goniopora tenuidens (124782)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Indonesia (Java) Goniopora tenuidens (45343)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Indonesia (Java) Goniopora tenuidens (34722 62862)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117New Caledonia Goniopora tenuidens (90042)