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Porites timorensis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Poritidae

Taxonomy
Porites timorensis was named by Felix (1915).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1915Porites timorensis Felix

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
superfamilyPoriticaeGray 1842
familyPoritidae
genusPoritesLink 1807
speciestimorensisFelix 1915

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 timorensis Felix 1915
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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 Langhian to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 15.97000 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Papua New Guinea (East New Britain) Porites timorensis (124821 124822 124824)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Indonesia (East Nusa Tenggara) Porites timorensis (109651)