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Porites nummulitica

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Poritidae

Taxonomy
Porites nummulitica was named by Reuss (1864).

It was recombined as Goniopora nummulitica by Bosellini (1988).

Synonyms
  • Porites ramosa was named by Catullo (1856).

    It was recombined as Goniopora ramosa by Frost (1981); it was synonymized subjectively with Goniopora nummulitica by Bosellini (1988).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1856Porites ramosa Catullo
1864Porites nummulitica Reuss
1981Goniopora ramosa Frost
1988Goniopora nummulitica Bosellini
1996Porites nummulitica Marcopoulou-Diacantoni et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
superfamilyPoriticaeGray 1842
familyPoritidae
genusPoritesLink 1807
speciesnummuliticaReuss 1864

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 nummulitica Reuss 1864
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Invalid names: Goniopora ramosa Catullo 1856 [synonym]
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 Lutetian to the top of the Chattian or 48.07000 to 23.04000 Ma

Collections (30 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Italy Goniopora nummulitica, Goniopora ramosa (75454)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Germany (Bavaria) Porites nummulitica (10703)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Italy Porites nummulitica (69970)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Greece Porites nummulitica (85001)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Italy (Veneto) Goniopora nummulitica (91899) Porites nummulitica (91634 91645 91646 91651 91652)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04Italy Porites nummulitica (69940 69941 69943 69944 69949 69964 69965 69967)
Rupelian - Chattian33.9 - 23.04Italy Goniopora ramosa (155215)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Italy Goniopora nummulitica (235291 235305 235306 235307) Goniopora ramosa (27540 27541 27543 27544 27545 27546) Porites nummulitica (69702)