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Porites branneri

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Poritidae

Taxonomy
Porites branneri was named by Rathbun (1887). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Porites branneri Rathbun

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
superfamilyPoriticaeGray 1842
familyPoritidae
genusPoritesLink 1807
speciesbranneriRathbun 1887

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 branneri Rathbun 1887
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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 Late/Upper Pliocene to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 3.60000 to 0.77400 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Jamaica Porites branneri (34540)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene3.6 - 0.774Costa Rica Porites branneri (71418)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Costa Rica Porites branneri (71721 71722 71725 71729 71730 71731 71735 71737 71755 71756 71765 71774 71776)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Panama Porites branneri (73632)