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Porites portoricensis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Poritidae

Taxonomy

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

It was recombined as Porites portoricensis by Stemann (2003).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

P. capricornis, P. farquharsoni, P. indica, P. irregularis, P. sinensis, P. strata, P. tongaensis, P. delicatissima

Synonyms

Goniopora cascadensis was named by Vaughan (1919). It is not extant. Its type locality is Woodring Loc. 100b - Canal Zone [lower Culebra Fm], which is in an Aquitanian marine shale/mudstone in the Culebra Formation of Panama.

It was synonymized subjectively with Porites portoricensis by Flórez et al. (2019).
Goniopora ballistensis was named by Weisbord (1973). It is not extant. Its type locality is Ballast Point, Silex Bed [Tampa Limestone], which is in a Chattian/Aquitanian shallow subtidal limestone in the Arcadia Formation of Florida.

It was synonymized subjectively with Porites portoricensis by Flórez et al. (2019).
Goniopora matsoni was named by Weisbord (1973). It is not extant. Its type locality is Ballast Point, Silex Bed [Tampa Limestone], which is in a Chattian/Aquitanian shallow subtidal limestone in the Arcadia Formation of Florida.

It was synonymized subjectively with Porites portoricensis by Flórez et al. (2019).
Porites howei was named by Vaughan (1919). It is not extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Porites portoricensis by Johnson and Kirby (2006).
Goniopora clevei was named by Vaughan (1919). It is not extant. 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.

It was synonymized subjectively with Porites portoricensis by Johnson and Kirby (2006) and Flórez et al. (2019).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1919	Goniopora cascadensis Vaughan
1919	Goniopora clevei Vaughan
1919	Goniopora portoricensis Vaughan
1919	Porites howei Vaughan
1973	Goniopora ballistensis Weisbord
1973	Goniopora matsoni Weisbord
2003	Porites portoricensis Stemann
2005	Goniopora cascadensis López-Pérez p. 82

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
phylum	Cnidaria	Hatschek 1888
class	Anthozoa	Ehrenberg 1834
—	Hexacorallia	()
order	Scleractinia	Bourne 1900

Rank	Name	Author
suborder	Fungiina	Verrill 1865
superfamily	Poriticae	Gray 1842
family	Poritidae
genus	Porites	Link 1807
species	portoricensis	()

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 portoricensis Vaughan 1919

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Invalid names: Goniopora ballistensis Weisbord 1973 [synonym], Goniopora cascadensis Vaughan 1919 [synonym], Goniopora clevei Vaughan 1919 [synonym], Goniopora matsoni Weisbord 1973 [synonym], Porites howei Vaughan 1919 [synonym]

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available