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Pocillopora guadalupensis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Pocilloporidae

Taxonomy
Pocillopora guadalupensis was named by Durham (1980). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Isla de Guadalupe, which is in a Pleistocene perireef or subreef conglomerate/limestone in the Discovery Point Formation of Mexico.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Pocillopora guadalupensis Durham
2005Pocillopora guadalupensis López-Pérez p. 81

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderAstrocoeniinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyPocilloporidaeGray 1842
genusPocilloporaLamarck 1816
speciesguadalupensis

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.

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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: Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.12900 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Mexico (Baja California) Pocillopora guadalupensis (type locality: 89573 194399 194400 194405 194406 194407 194408 194410 194415 194417 194423 194424 194425 194427 194428 194429)