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Goniopora imperatoris

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Poritidae

Taxonomy
Goniopora imperatoris was named by Vaughan (1919). It is a 3D body fossil. 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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1919Goniopora imperatoris Vaughan
2005Goniopora imperatoris 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
speciesimperatoris

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 imperatoris 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 Late/Upper Maastrichtian to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 70.60000 to 0.78100 Ma

Collections (50 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cretaceous145.0 - 66.0Iran (Semirom) Goniopora imperatoris (233113)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0United Arab Emirates Goniopora imperatoris (12766 206410)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Oman Goniopora imperatoris (206408)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Jamaica Goniopora imperatoris (27647 27650 27653)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Jamaica Goniopora imperatoris (27649)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Slovenia Goniopora elegans (79280 79281 79284)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0Slovenia Goniopora elegans (79294)
Rupelian - Chattian33.9 - 23.03Antigua and Barbuda (Antigua) Goniopora regularis (34501)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Jamaica Goniopora imperatoris (69725)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Antigua and Barbuda Goniopora imperatoris (203876)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Antigua and Barbuda (Antigua) Goniopora imperatoris (203920) Goniopora regularis (34504)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Panama Goniopora imperatoris (type locality: 124533)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Mexico (Chiapas) Goniopora imperatoris (85795 85799)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Jamaica Goniopora imperatoris (69729)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Venezuela Goniopora imperatoris (87097)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.03 - 11.608Dominican Republic Goniopora imperatoris (94011)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Dominican Republic Goniopora imperatoris (93774)
Burdigalian - Serravallian20.44 - 11.62Anguilla Goniopora imperatoris (22971 22972 22973 124703 124706 135460 179133 179134)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Dominican Republic Goniopora imperatoris (93773)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Panama Goniopora imperatoris (120401 120406 120409)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Dominican Republic Goniopora imperatoris (34515 34517)
Late/Upper Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene11.608 - 3.6Dominican Republic Goniopora imperatoris (93721)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Bahamas Goniopora imperatoris (73644)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Panama Goniopora imperatoris (120392)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Dominican Republic Goniopora imperatoris (93731 93732)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic Goniopora imperatoris (93791)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic Goniopora imperatoris (93733)
Early/Lower Pliocene - Late/Upper Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Costa Rica Goniopora imperatoris (71367)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Jamaica Goniopora imperatoris (34540)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Bahamas Goniopora imperatoris (73651)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene3.6 - 0.781Bahamas Goniopora imperatoris (73663)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Panama Goniopora imperatoris (120286)