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Goniopora hilli

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Poritidae

Taxonomy
Goniopora hilli was named by Vaughan (1919). Its type locality is Vaughn Station 601 - Empire [Emperador Limestone], which is in an Aquitanian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Culebra Formation of Panama.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
G. andersoni, G. gajensis, G. grandis

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1919Goniopora canalis Vaughan
1919Goniopora hilli Vaughan
1919Goniopora jacobiana Vaughan
1973Goniopora aucillana Weisbord
1973Goniopora tampaensis Weisbord
2005Goniopora hilli López-Pérez p. 82

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
superfamilyPoriticaeGray 1842
familyPoritidae
genusGonioporaBlainville 1830
specieshilli

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.

†Goniopora hilli Vaughan 1919
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Invalid names: Goniopora aucillana Weisbord 1973 [synonym], Goniopora canalis Vaughan 1919 [synonym], Goniopora jacobiana Vaughan 1919 [synonym], Goniopora tampaensis Weisbord 1973 [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 Early/Lower Oligocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 33.90000 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (31 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4USA (Florida) Goniopora aucillana (123680)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Mexico (Chiapas) Goniopora hilli (85745)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Mexico (Chiapas) Goniopora hilli (31271)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03France Goniopora tampaensis (70067 163836)
Chattian - Aquitanian28.1 - 20.44USA (Florida) Goniopora tampaensis (92509)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Panama Goniopora hilli, Goniopora canalis (type locality: 124533)
Aquitanian - Burdigalian23.03 - 15.97Colombia Goniopora hilli (201393 201394 211329 211330)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.03 - 11.608Dominican Republic Goniopora hilli (94011)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Dominican Republic Goniopora hilli (93774 94143)
Burdigalian - Serravallian20.44 - 11.62Anguilla Goniopora canalis (124703) Goniopora hilli (22971 22972 22973)
Burdigalian - Serravallian20.44 - 11.62Trinidad and Tobago Goniopora hilli (27591 27592 27595)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Dominican Republic Goniopora hilli (93796)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Dominican Republic Goniopora hilli (34517)
Late/Upper Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene11.608 - 3.6Dominican Republic Goniopora hilli (84978 93719 93794) Goniopora jacobiana (124780)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Dominican Republic Goniopora hilli (84966)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic Goniopora hilli (93733)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (Florida) Goniopora jacobiana (79958)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Cuba Goniopora jacobiana (71132)