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Porites lutea

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Poritidae

Taxonomy
Porites lutea was named by Milne-Edwards and Haime (1851). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1851Porites lutea Milne-Edwards and Haime

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
superfamilyPoriticaeGray 1842
familyPoritidae
genusPoritesLink 1807
speciesluteaMilne-Edwards and Haime 1851

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 lutea Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851
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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 (50 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Indonesia Porites lutea (86769)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Iran Porites lutea (25257)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Fiji Porites lutea (124831)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Indonesia Porites lutea (108813)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Indonesia (Maluku) Porites lutea (127838 127843 127844)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Saudi Arabia Porites lutea (80954)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene2.588 - 0.126Japan Porites lutea (81578)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene2.588 - 0.126Indonesia Porites lutea (104656)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Indonesia Porites lutea (104657)
Middle Pleistocene0.781 - 0.126New Caledonia Porites lutea (89432)
Middle Pleistocene0.781 - 0.126Australia (Queensland) Porites lutea (80730 80738)
Middle Pleistocene0.781 - 0.126Egypt Porites lutea (120129 120130)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.781 - 0.0117Vanuatu Porites lutea (89230)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.781 - 0.0117New Caledonia Porites lutea (109502)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Saudi Arabia Porites lutea (80955 80956 80958 80962 80963 107972 201412 201414 201440)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117New Caledonia Porites lutea (90042 90044 90050)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Australia (Queensland) Porites lutea (80803 80805 80806 184506)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Papua New Guinea Porites lutea (127131)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Egypt Porites lutea (120128)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Vanuatu Porites lutea (89234)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Egypt (Sinai) Porites lutea (109185)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.126 - 0.0117Egypt (Sinai) Porites lutea (109187)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117French Polynesia Porites lutea (97462)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Australia (Queensland) Porites lutea (80801 97322)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Thailand (Phuket) Porites lutea (97529)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0French Polynesia Porites lutea (97463)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Mauritius Porites lutea (96889 96890 96891)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0China (Guangdong) Porites lutea (97527)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Japan Porites lutea (96956)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Fiji Porites lutea (97478)