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Porites anguillensis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Poritidae

Taxonomy
Porites anguillensis was named by Vaughan (1919). Its type locality is USGS 6966, Crocus Bay, which is in a Burdigalian/Serravallian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone/limestone in the Anguilla Formation of Anguilla.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1919Porites anguillensis Vaughan
2005Porites anguillensis López-Pérez p. 82

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

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 anguillensis Vaughan 1919
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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 Early/Lower Oligocene to the top of the Burdigalian or 33.90000 to 15.97000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Jamaica Porites anguillensis (69724)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Panama Porites anguillensis (60259 60261 60262 60264 60267 124533)
Aquitanian - Burdigalian23.03 - 15.97Colombia Porites anguillensis (201392 201393 201394 211328 211329)
Burdigalian - Serravallian20.44 - 11.62Anguilla Porites anguillensis (type locality: 124703 135460)