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Porites waylandi

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Poritidae

Taxonomy
Porites waylandi was named by Foster (1986).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1919Porites panamensis Vaughan
1986Porites waylandi Foster
2005Porites panamensis 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
specieswaylandiFoster 1986

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 waylandi Foster 1986
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Invalid names: Porites panamensis Vaughan 1919 [synonym]
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 Early/Lower Pleistocene or 33.90000 to 0.78100 Ma

Collections (80 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Jamaica Porites waylandi (69724)
Rupelian - Chattian33.9 - 23.03Antigua and Barbuda (Antigua) Porites panamensis (34501)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Jamaica Porites waylandi (69725)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Mexico (Chiapas) Porites panamensis (85756)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Venezuela Porites waylandi (87067 87096)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Mexico (Chiapas) Porites panamensis (31271)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Antigua and Barbuda (Antigua) Porites panamensis (34504)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Panama Porites panamensis (124533) Porites waylandi (60259 60261 60262 60264 60267)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Colombia Porites waylandi (201397 201398 201399 201400)
Aquitanian - Burdigalian23.03 - 15.97Colombia Porites waylandi (201396)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Venezuela Porites waylandi (87050)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Jamaica Porites waylandi (69729)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.03 - 11.608Dominican Republic Porites waylandi (94084)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Colombia Porites waylandi (201165)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Dominican Republic Porites waylandi (93774)
Burdigalian - Serravallian20.44 - 11.62Anguilla Porites waylandi (22971 22972 22973)
Burdigalian - Serravallian20.44 - 11.62Trinidad and Tobago Porites waylandi (27584 27585 27588 27591 27592 27595 27596)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Dominican Republic Porites waylandi (93796)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Panama Porites waylandi (73640)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Panama Porites waylandi (120398 120399 120401 120402 120403 120404 120405 120406 120407 120408 120409 120410)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Dominican Republic Porites waylandi (34515 34517)
Late/Upper Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene11.608 - 3.6Dominican Republic Porites waylandi (93794)
Late/Upper Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene11.608 - 3.6USA (Puerto Rico) Porites waylandi (71245)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Bahamas Porites waylandi (73642)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Dominican Republic Porites waylandi (84982 93731 93732 94000 94101 94106 94136)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Panama Porites waylandi (120357 120358 120360 120362 120390 120391 120392 120393)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic Porites waylandi (93734 93736)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic Porites waylandi (93735 93737 93997)
Early/Lower Pliocene - Late/Upper Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Costa Rica Porites waylandi (71374)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Bahamas Porites waylandi (73649 73650)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Costa Rica Porites waylandi (71722 71726 71729 71739)