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Leptoseris portoricensis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Agariciidae

Taxonomy
Leptoseris portoricensis was named by Vaughan (1919). It is not extant. Its type locality is USGS 3191, Lares, which is in a Chattian perireef or subreef limestone in the Pepino Formation of Puerto Rico.

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Synonymy list
YearName and author
1919Leptoseris portoricensis Vaughan
2005Leptoseris portoricensis López-Pérez p. 81

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
superfamilyAgariciicaeGray 1847
familyAgariciidaeGray 1847
genusLeptoserisMilne-Edwards and Haime 1849
speciesportoricensis

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.

Leptoseris portoricensis Vaughan 1919
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: colonialo
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: microcarnivoreo
Diet 2: photosymbiotico
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-27 16:54:46
Modified: 2009-10-09 15:38:42
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Oligocene to the top of the Chattian or 33.90000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Jamaica Leptoseris portoricensis (69724)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Jamaica Leptoseris portoricensis (69725)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Puerto Rico Leptoseris portoricensis (type locality: 124635)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Antigua and Barbuda (Antigua) Leptoseris portoricensis (203918)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Mexico (Chiapas) Leptoseris portoricensis (31271)