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Porites trinitatis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Poritidae

Taxonomy
Porites trinitatis was named by Vaughan and Hoffmeister (1926).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1926Porites trinitatis Vaughan and Hoffmeister
2005Porites trinitatis 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
speciestrinitatisVaughan and Hoffmeister 1926

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 trinitatis Vaughan and Hoffmeister 1926
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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 Late/Upper Oligocene to the top of the Early/Lower Miocene or 28.40000 to 15.97000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Jamaica Porites trinitatis (69725)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Venezuela Porites trinitatis (87067)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Mexico (Chiapas) Porites trinitatis (85771 85793 85795 85798 85799)
Burdigalian - Serravallian20.44 - 11.62Trinidad and Tobago Porites trinitatis (27586 27588 27591 27592 27595 27596)