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Porites lobata

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Poritidae

Taxonomy
Porites lobata was named by Dana (1846). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1846Porites lobata Dana

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
superfamilyPoriticaeGray 1842
familyPoritidae
genusPoritesLink 1807
specieslobataDana 1846

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 lobata Dana 1846
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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 Burdigalian to the top of the Holocene or 20.44000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (39 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Fiji Porites lobata (124829)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588French Polynesia Porites lobata (84951)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Papua New Guinea Porites lobata (42736)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117USA Minor Outlying Islands Porites lobata (109623 109624)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588USA (Hawaii) Porites lobata (22974)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (Hawaii) Porites lobata (22975)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117New Caledonia Porites lobata (90061)
Middle Pleistocene0.781 - 0.126Australia (Queensland) Porites lobata (80730 80738)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.781 - 0.0117New Caledonia Porites lobata (109502)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117New Caledonia Porites lobata (90043 90044)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117USA (Hawaii) Porites lobata (105526)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Australia (Queensland) Porites lobata (80805)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Eritrea Porites lobata (93827)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Mexico (Baja California Sur) Porites lobata (89598)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Australia (New South Wales) Porites lobata (84621)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117French Polynesia Porites lobata (97461 97462 104934 104935 104937)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.126 - 0.0117Egypt (Sinai) Porites lobata (109231)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Australia (Queensland) Porites lobata (80801)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Philippines (Ilocos Norte) Porites lobata (97518)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Costa Rica Porites lobata (97519 97522)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Indonesia (Central Java) Porites lobata (97535)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0French Polynesia Porites lobata (97463 97471 97472 97473 97476)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Japan Porites lobata (96956)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Fiji Porites lobata (97478)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Hawaii) Porites lobata (97452 97453)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Samoa Porites lobata (210052)