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Porites pusilla

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Poritidae

Taxonomy
Porites pusilla was named by Felix (1884). It is not extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Porites pusilla Felix

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
superfamilyPoriticaeGray 1842
familyPoritidae
genusPoritesLink 1807
speciespusillaFelix 1884

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 pusilla Felix 1884
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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 Oligocene to the top of the Langhian or 28.40000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Somalia Porites pusilla (123807)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Indonesia Porites pusilla (70939)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Iran Porites pusilla (25257)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82France Porites pusilla (70312)