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Orbicella annularis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae

Taxonomy
Madrepora annularis was named by Ellis and Solander (1876). It is extant.

It was recombined as Phyllocoenia annularis by Thomas (1938); it was recombined as Montastrea annularis by Vaughan and Wells (1943); it was recombined as Heliastrea annularis by Butterlin (1960); it was recombined as Montastraea annularis by Kiessling (2008); it was recombined as Orbicella annularis by Dana (1880), Huang et al. (2014) and Flórez et al. (2018).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1876Madrepora annularis Ellis and Solander
1880Orbicella annularis Dana
1938Phyllocoenia annularis Thomas p. 80
1943Montastrea annularis Vaughan and Wells
1960Heliastrea annularis Butterlin
2008Montastraea annularis Kiessling
2014Orbicella annularis Huang et al.
2018Orbicella annularis Flórez et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
superfamilyFaviicaeGregory 1900
familyMerulinidaeVerrill 1866
genusOrbicellaDana 1846
speciesannularis(Ellis and Solander 1876)

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.

Orbicella annularis Ellis and Solander 1876
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesubo
Grouping: colonialsubo
Clonal: yessubo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yessubo
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticsubo
Diet 2: suspension feedersubo
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-21 04:32:59
Modified: 2008-02-21 06:32:59
Source: subo = suborder, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2008, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Chattian to the top of the Holocene or 28.10000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (274 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian - Aquitanian28.1 - 20.44USA (Florida) Montastrea annularis (123677 123678)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Haiti Heliastrea annularis (60103)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Panama Montastrea annularis (120358 120395)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6USA (Florida) Orbicella annularis (35026)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Haiti Heliastrea annularis (66809 66814)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene3.6 - 0.781Bahamas Montastraea annularis (73663)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Netherlands Antilles Montastrea annularis (41054 41057)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Jamaica Montastrea annularis (34541)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Jamaica Montastrea annularis (34542)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Panama Montastrea annularis (120214 120217 120218 120219 120220 120273 120277 120278 120280 120281 120282 120284 120287 120288 120290)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Bahamas Montastraea annularis (73654 73655 73666)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Dominican Republic Orbicella annularis (75418 75419 75422)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Barbados Montastrea annularis (148824)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Haiti Heliastrea annularis (66812 66813 66817 66818) Orbicella annularis (60881 60886 60887 60888 60891 60893)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Turks and Caicos Islands Montastraea annularis (165870)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Barbados Montastrea annularis (102441 102442 102444 102445 102446 102448 102449 102452 102453 102454 102462 102465 102469)
Middle Pleistocene (interglacial)0.774 - 0.129Barbados Montastrea annularis (88832 88863 88865)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (Florida) Montastrea annularis (127148 127149)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Netherlands Antilles (Curacao) Montastrea annularis (102672 102676 102678 102679 102681 102682 102684 102686 102687 102688 102690 102691 102692 102693 102694 102695 102696 102697 102698 102699 102700 102701 102702 102703 102704 102705 102706 102707 102708)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Venezuela Montastrea annularis (83665)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Virgin Islands, U.S. Montastrea annularis (119927 119928)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Dominican Republic Montastrea annularis (34518 34519 34520)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Netherlands Antilles (Sint Eustatius) Montastrea annularis (209789 209790 209792 209794 209795 209796)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Eritrea Orbicella annularis (93827)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Jamaica (Saint Thomas) Montastrea annularis (82858)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Montastrea annularis (81108 85457 102945 102946 102947 102948 102949 102950 102951 102952 127142 127143 127144 127145 127146 127147 191403)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Saint Kitts and Nevis Montastrea annularis (209797 209798 209799 209800 209801 209802)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Bahamas (San Salvador) Montastrea annularis (148705)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Montserrat Phyllocoenia annularis (209803)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Netherlands Antilles Montastrea annularis (80903 80904)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico (Quintana Roo) Montastrea annularis (82819 82820)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Barbados Montastrea annularis (83670 102409 102411 102412 102414 102417 102418 102419 102420)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Djibouti Orbicella annularis (102228)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Colombia Montastrea annularis (102768 102769 102771 102773 102774 102775 102776 102777 102778 102779 102780 102781 102785 102786 102787 102788 102789 102790 102791 102792)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Bahamas Montastrea annularis (102633 102634 102635 102636 102637 102638 102639 102640 102641 102642 102643 102644 102645 102646 102647 102648 102649 102650 102651 102652 102653 102654)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Jamaica Montastraea annularis (185030) Montastrea annularis (80611 80612 176403 176405 176406 176407)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Belize Montastrea annularis (88824 88825 88826)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Cayman Islands Montastrea annularis (89553)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Cayman Islands (Grand Cayman) Montastrea annularis (80856 80857 103503 103504 103508 103509 103510 103511 103512 103513 103514 103515 103516 103517 103518 103519 103520 103521 103522 103523 103524 103525 103526 103527 103528 103529 103530 103531 103532 103533 103534 103535 103724 103725 103726 103727 103728 103729 103730 103731 103732 103733)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Barbados Montastrea annularis (102421 102424 102426 102432)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Bahamas Montastrea annularis (88952 89418 89419)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Florida) Montastrea annularis (97606 97609 97669 165221 165253 165254 165255)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Panama Orbicella annularis (165798)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Netherlands Antilles Montastrea annularis (97604)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Cayman Islands Montastrea annularis (97605)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Dominican Republic Montastraea annularis (97552 165220) Montastrea annularis (97555)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Antigua and Barbuda Montastrea annularis (97611)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Belize Montastrea annularis (97612 97707 97708 97709)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Virgin Islands, U.S. Montastrea annularis (97622 97623 97624 97654 97655 97656 97658)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Puerto Rico Montastrea annularis (165252)