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Porites arenosa

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Poritidae

Taxonomy
Madrepora arenosa was named by Esper (1797). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Porites arenosa by Chaix and Saint Martin (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1797Madrepora arenosa Esper
2008Porites arenosa Chaix and Saint Martin

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
superfamilyPoriticaeGray 1842
familyPoritidae
genusPoritesLink 1807
speciesarenosa(Esper 1797)

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 arenosa Esper 1797
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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 Burdigalian to the top of the Pliocene or 20.44000 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Indonesia Porites arenosa (109043)
Miocene - Pliocene23.03 - 2.588Malaysia (Borneo) Porites arenosa (45351)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Iran (Kerman) Porites arenosa (87114 87119)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97France Porites arenosa (151415)
Tortonian - Messinian11.62 - 5.333Spain Porites arenosa (70515)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Indonesia Porites arenosa (109014)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Indonesia Porites arenosa (71079)