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Negoporites spissus

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Negoporitidae

Taxonomy
Porites spissus was named by Pocta (1887).

It was recombined as Actinacis spissa by Alloiteau (1958); it was recombined as Negoporites spissus by Eliasova (1989) and Löser et al. (2018).

Synonyms
  • Porites michelini was named by Reuss (1846).

    It was recombined as Actinacis michelini by Alloiteau (1958); it was recombined as Negoporites michelini by Eliasova (1989); it was recombined as Goniopora michelini by Löser (1989); it was synonymized subjectively with Negoporites spissus by Löser et al. (2018).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1846Porites michelini Reuss
1887Porites spissus Pocta
1958Actinacis michelini Alloiteau
1958Actinacis spissa Alloiteau
1989Negoporites michelini Eliasova
1989Negoporites spissus Eliasova
1989Goniopora michelini Löser
2018Negoporites spissus Löser et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderMicrosoleninaMorycowa and Roniewicz 1995
familyNegoporitidae
genusNegoporites
speciesspissus(Pocta 1887)

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.

†Negoporites spissus Pocta 1887
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Invalid names: Goniopora michelini Reuss 1846 [synonym]
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: base of the Late/Upper Cenomanian to the top of the Late/Upper Turonian or 99.60000 to 89.30000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Goniopora michelini (94265)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Greece Negoporites spissus (203930)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Germany Goniopora michelini (74193)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Czech Republic Negoporites michelini (35113 35137 35149) Negoporites michelini, Negoporites spissus (34737 35138 35147)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3Czech Republic Negoporites michelini (35148) Negoporites michelini, Negoporites spissus (35144)
Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3Czech Republic Negoporites michelini (35107)