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Madrepora

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Oculinidae

Taxonomy
Madrepora was named by Linne (1758) [Sepkoski's age data: T Dani R Sepkoski's reference number: 1125]. It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Leptoria by Veron et al. (1977).

It was assigned to Oculinidae by Filkorn (1994); and to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Madrepora Linne
1994Madrepora Filkorn
2002Amphelia Sepkoski
2002Madrepora Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyOculinidaeGray 1847
genusMadreporaLinne 1758

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.

G. Madrepora Linne 1758
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Subg. †Madrepora (Amphihelia) Milne-Edwards and Haime 1857
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†Amphihelia alternans Gerth 1923
†Madrepora bureaui Filliozat 1914
†Madrepora costata Filliozat 1914
†Madrepora granulata Tenison-Woods 1880
Madrepora kauaiensis Vaughan 1907
†Madrepora mitsukurii Niko et al. 2016
†Madrepora natchitochensis Vaughan 1900
Madrepora oculata Linnaeus 1758
Madrepora poculata Ellis and Solander 1786
Madrepora porcellana Moseley 1881
†Madrepora profunda Chevalier 1961
†Madrepora punctulata Conrad 1848
†Madrepora solida Nomland 1916
†Madrepora vasseuri Filliozat 1914
†Madrepora vicksburgensis Conrad 1848
Invalid names: Amphelia [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: colonialsubo
Clonal: yessubo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yessubo
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-29 09:25:46
Modified: 2004-02-29 11:25:46
Source: g = genus, f = family, subo = suborder, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2008, Wells 1956

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 70.60000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 66.0 Ma

Collections (62 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Poland M. sp. (85309)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Poland M. sp. (27819 28079)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Antarctica M. sobral (11305 86249)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Argentina (Neuquén) M. sp. (73913 73918 73988)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0New Zealand M. granulata (51083)
Waipawan55.8 - 53.0New Zealand M. granulata (51080)
Waipawan55.8 - 53.0New Zealand (Chatham Islands) M. granulata (51052 51085)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Louisiana) M. sp. (209378)
Lutetian - Bartonian47.8 - 38.0France (Loire-Atlantique) M. bureaui, M. costata, M. vasseuri (122901) M. gervillii, M. bureaui, M. vasseuri (122893) M. vasseuri (122899)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Italy M. deformis, M. sp. (146598)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71USA (Texas) Amphihelia natchitochensis (88088)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71USA (Louisiana) Amphihelia natchitochensis (88087)
Bortonian42.6 - 39.1New Zealand M. granulata (89021)
Bortonian42.6 - 39.1New Zealand (Auckland) M. granulata (85549)
Kaiatan39.1 - 36.7New Zealand M. granulata (89007)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Tonga M. sp. (70950)
Whaingaroan34.6 - 27.3New Zealand M. granulata (89020)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1USA (Mississippi) M. mississippiensis, M. vicksburgensis, M. punctulata (84137)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Hungary Amphihelia sp. (124376)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Hungary Amphihelia sismondiana (124425 124447 124448)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03France Amphihelia sp. (163836)
Duntroonian27.3 - 25.2New Zealand (Canterbury) M. granulata (85545)
Waitakian25.2 - 21.7New Zealand M. granulata (89009)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97New Zealand (Waikato) M. granulata (45004)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Italy Amphihelia sp., Amphihelia profunda, Amphihelia reflexa (70450)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Japan (Okayama) M. mitsukurii (181267)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Grenada M. sp. (58681)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246France Amphihelia profunda (161606)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Italy Amphihelia profunda (70498) Amphihelia sp. (70491)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Indonesia Amphihelia alternans (108813 108814) M. sp. (109007 109047)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Spain M. sp. (56687)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6USA (California) M. solida (96539)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Italy (Sardinia) M. reflexa (84304)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Indonesia M. kauaiensis (110019)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Ireland M. oculata (152368)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Italy M. miocenica (71473)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117North Atlantic M. oculata (146265)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Greece M. oculata (190371)
Ionian0.774 - 0.129Vanuatu M. porcellana (84452 84453)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) M. oculata (82823)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial)0.129 - 0.0117Greece M. oculata (124209 124212 124213)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Maldives M. oculata (189816 189817)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Greece M. oculata (124217 124237)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Italy M. oculata (49518)