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Porites amplectans

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Poritidae

Taxonomy
Porites amplectans was named by Felix (1921). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Gunung Badupar, Borneo, which is in a Miocene perireef or subreef marl in Indonesia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1921Porites amplectans Felix

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

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 amplectans Felix 1921
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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 Pliocene or 20.44000 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Indonesia Porites amplectans (108810)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Iran Porites amplectans (25257)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Malaysia (Borneo) Porites amplectans (45349)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Indonesia Porites amplectans (108813 108814 type locality: 109008)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Indonesia (Kalimantan Timur) Porites amplectans (46490)