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Montastraea endothecata

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Montastraeidae

Taxonomy

Montastraea endothecata was named by Duncan (1863).

Synonyms

Orbicella bainbridgensis was named by Vaughan (1919). Its type locality is Russell Springs, Bainbridge, which is in a Chattian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Chattahoochee Formation of Georgia.

It was recombined as Montastrea bainbridgensis by Frost and Langenheim (1974) and López-Pérez (2005); it was synonymized subjectively with Montastraea endothecata by Flórez et al. (2018).
Cyathomorpha roxboroughi was named by Vaughan (1919).

It was recombined as Agathiphyllia roxboroughi by Frost and Langenheim (1974) and López-Pérez (2005); it was synonymized subjectively with Montastraea endothecata by Flórez et al. (2018).
Orbicella canalis was named by Vaughan (1919). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Vaughn Station 601 - Empire [Emperador Limestone], which is in an Aquitanian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Culebra Formation of Panama.

It was recombined as Montastrea canalis by Wells (1956); it was recombined as Montastraea canalis by Kiessling (2009); it was synonymized subjectively with Montastraea endothecata by Flórez et al. (2018).
Heliastrea insignis was named by Duncan (1867). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Orbicella insignis by Vaughan (1919); it was synonymized subjectively with Montastrea canalis by Budd (1991).
Astraea endothecata was named by Duncan (1863).

It was synonymized subjectively with Montastraea endothecata by Flórez et al. (2018).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1863	Montastraea endothecata Duncan
1863	Astraea endothecata Duncan p. 419
1867	Heliastrea insignis Duncan
1919	Cyathomorpha roxboroughi Vaughan
1919	Orbicella bainbridgensis Vaughan
1919	Orbicella canalis Vaughan
1919	Orbicella insignis Vaughan
1956	Montastrea canalis Wells
1974	Agathiphyllia roxboroughi Frost and Langenheim, Jr.
1974	Montastrea bainbridgensis Frost and Langenheim, Jr.
2005	Agathiphyllia roxboroughi López-Pérez p. 82
2005	Montastrea bainbridgensis López-Pérez p. 83
2009	Montastraea canalis Kiessling
2014	Orbicella canalis Kiessling

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
phylum	Cnidaria	Hatschek 1888
class	Anthozoa	Ehrenberg 1834
—	Hexacorallia	()

Rank	Name	Author
order	Scleractinia	Bourne 1900
family	Montastraeidae	Yabe and Sugiyama 1941
genus	Montastraea	Blainville 1830
species	endothecata	Duncan 1863

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.

†Montastraea endothecata Duncan 1863

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Invalid names: Astraea endothecata Duncan 1863 [synonym], Cyathomorpha roxboroughi Vaughan 1919 [synonym], Orbicella bainbridgensis Vaughan 1919 [synonym], Orbicella canalis Vaughan 1919 [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 Early/Lower Oligocene to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 33.90000 to 0.78100 Ma

Collections (83 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oligocene	33.9 - 28.4	Jamaica	Montastrea canalis (69724)
Early/Lower Oligocene	33.9 - 28.4	Mexico (Chiapas)	Montastrea bainbridgensis (85745)
Early/Lower Oligocene	33.9 - 28.4	USA (Florida)	Montastrea bainbridgensis (80184)
Early/Lower Oligocene - Late/Upper Oligocene	33.9 - 23.03	Haiti	Orbicella canalis (61191)
Late/Upper Oligocene	28.4 - 23.03	Jamaica	Montastrea canalis (69725)
Late/Upper Oligocene	28.4 - 23.03	Venezuela	Montastrea canalis (87067)
Late/Upper Oligocene	28.4 - 23.03	Haiti	Orbicella canalis (61199 61200)
Late/Upper Oligocene	28.4 - 23.03	Dominican Republic	Orbicella insignis (124743)
Late/Upper Oligocene	28.4 - 23.03	Mexico (Chiapas)	Agathiphyllia roxboroughi (85756)
Chattian	28.1 - 23.03	Mexico (Chiapas)	Montastrea bainbridgensis (31271)
Chattian	28.1 - 23.03	Antigua and Barbuda (Antigua)	Montastraea canalis (203918 203919) Montastraea endothecata (203881 203920)
Chattian	28.1 - 23.03	USA (Georgia)	Orbicella bainbridgensis (71115)
Chattian	28.1 - 23.03	Antigua and Barbuda	Montastraea canalis (203879) Montastraea canalis, Montastraea endothecata (203875)
Aquitanian	23.03 - 20.44	Panama	Montastrea canalis (60259 60261 60262 60264 60267) Orbicella canalis (124533)
Aquitanian - Burdigalian	23.03 - 15.97	Colombia	Montastraea canalis (201394 201395) Montastraea canalis, Montastraea endothecata (201392 201393 201396)
Early/Lower Miocene	23.03 - 15.97	Venezuela	Montastrea canalis (87050 87097)
Early/Lower Miocene	23.03 - 15.97	Colombia	Montastrea bainbridgensis, Montastrea canalis (73793)
Early/Lower Miocene	23.03 - 15.97	Mexico (Chiapas)	Agathiphyllia roxboroughi (85798)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene	23.03 - 11.608	Dominican Republic	Montastrea canalis (84993 94011)
Burdigalian - Serravallian	20.44 - 11.62	Trinidad and Tobago	Montastrea canalis (27584 27585 27591)
Burdigalian - Serravallian	20.44 - 11.62	Anguilla	Cyathomorpha roxboroughi (179133) Cyathomorpha roxboroughi, Orbicella canalis (179134) Montastrea canalis (22971 22972 22973) Orbicella canalis (124703 135460)
Langhian	15.97 - 13.82	Dominican Republic	Montastrea canalis (93796)
Middle Miocene	15.97 - 11.608	Panama	Montastrea canalis (73640)
Serravallian	13.82 - 11.62	Panama	Montastrea canalis (120398 120399 120401 120402 120403 120404 120405 120406 120409 120410)
Messinian	7.246 - 5.333	Dominican Republic	Montastraea endothecata (175593)
Messinian	7.246 - 5.333	Panama	Montastrea canalis (120360 120391 120392 120393)
Messinian	7.246 - 5.333	Bahamas	Montastraea canalis (73642)
Messinian - Zanclean	7.246 - 3.6	Dominican Republic	Montastrea canalis (89561)
Early/Lower Pliocene	5.333 - 3.6	Dominican Republic	Montastrea canalis (93718 93791 94095)
Zanclean	5.333 - 3.6	Dominican Republic	Montastrea canalis (93735 93737 94003 94004)
Early/Lower Pliocene - Late/Upper Pliocene	5.333 - 2.588	Costa Rica	Montastraea canalis (71398)
Pliocene	5.333 - 2.588	Dominican Republic	Montastrea canalis (93793)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene	3.6 - 0.781	Costa Rica	Montastraea canalis (71415 71417)
Early/Lower Pleistocene	2.588 - 0.781	Panama	Montastrea canalis (120354)
Early/Lower Pleistocene	2.588 - 0.781	Bahamas	Montastrea canalis (73668)
Early/Lower Pleistocene	2.588 - 0.781	Costa Rica	Montastraea canalis (71722 71725 71731 71757 71758 73618)