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Porites solida
Taxonomy
Madrepora solida was named by Forskal (1775). It is extant. Its type locality is UCMP loc. 738, Coyote Mountain, which is in a Pliocene marine sandstone in the Imperial Formation of California.
It was recombined as Porites solida by Klunzinger (1879); it was recombined as Goniastrea solida by Gardiner (1904).
It was recombined as Porites solida by Klunzinger (1879); it was recombined as Goniastrea solida by Gardiner (1904).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1775 | Madrepora solida Forskal |
| 1879 | Porites solida Klunzinger |
| 1904 | Goniastrea solida Gardiner |
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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 solida Forskal 1775
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: base of the Aquitanian to the top of the Holocene or 23.04000 to 0.00000 Ma
Collections (13 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aquitanian | France | Porites solida (163837) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene | Indonesia | Porites solida (86769) | |
| Late/Upper Miocene - Pliocene | Indonesia | Porites solida (109216 109219) | |
| Late/Upper Pliocene | Egypt | Porites solida (96759) | |
| Late/Upper Pliocene - Pleistocene | Egypt | Porites solida (96760) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Saudi Arabia | Porites solida (80962 80963 107972 201414) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Egypt | Porites solida (120128) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Eritrea | Porites solida, Goniastrea solida (93827) | |
| Holocene | Australia (Queensland) | Porites solida (97322) |