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Porites convivatoris

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Poritidae

Taxonomy
Porites convivatoris was named by Foster (1986). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is NMB Loc. 16852 - Río Cano [Gurabo Fm], which is in a Messinian coastal sandstone/limestone in the Gurabo Formation of the Dominican Republic.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Porites convivatoris Foster

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

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 convivatoris Foster 1986
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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 Tortonian to the top of the Zanclean or 11.62000 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Dominican Republic Porites convivatoris (94139)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Dominican Republic Porites convivatoris (84983 84984 type locality: 93717 94006)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic Porites convivatoris (93852)