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Porites nigrescens

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Poritidae

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1846Porites nigrescens Dana

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

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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 Pliocene to the top of the Holocene or 5.33300 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Indonesia (Maluku) Porites nigrescens (127839)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Indonesia Porites nigrescens (164630)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Indonesia (East Kalimantan) Porites nigrescens (108809)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Seychelles Porites nigrescens (80965 81011)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117French Polynesia Porites nigrescens (97461)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Mauritius Porites nigrescens (96890 96892)