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Favites abdita

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae

Taxonomy
Madrepora abdita was named by Ellis and Solander (1786). It is extant.

It was recombined as Favites abdita by Vaughan (1918).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
F. fungiformis, F. gajensis, F. tenuiseptata

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1786Madrepora abdita Ellis and Solander
1846Astrea virens Dana
1850Prionastraea crassior Milne-Edwards and Haime
1850Prionastraea quoyi Milne-Edwards and Haime
1850Prionastraea sulfurea Milne-Edwards and Haime
1879Prionastraea gibbosa Klunzinger
1915Favia crassior Felix
1918Favites abdita Vaughan
1918Favites virens Vaughan

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
superfamilyFaviicaeGregory 1900
familyMerulinidaeVerrill 1866
genusFavitesLink 1807
speciesabdita(Ellis and Solander 1786)

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.

Favites abdita Ellis and Solander 1786
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Invalid names: Favia crassior Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850 [synonym], Favites virens Dana 1846 [synonym], Prionastraea gibbosa Klunzinger 1879 [synonym], Prionastraea quoyi Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850 [synonym], Prionastraea sulfurea Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesubo
Grouping: colonialsubo
Clonal: yessubo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yessubo
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticsubo
Diet 2: suspension feedersubo
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-21 04:32:59
Modified: 2008-02-21 06:32:59
Source: subo = suborder, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2008, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Chattian to the top of the Holocene or 28.10000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (63 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian28.1 - 23.03France Favites virens (163836)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44France Favites virens (163837)
Middle Miocene - Late/Upper Miocene15.97 - 5.333Indonesia (Java) Favites virens (62861)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Indonesia (Java) Favites abdita (45343 45344)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Indonesia (East Nusa Tenggara) Prionastraea quoyi (109653)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Indonesia Favia crassior, Prionastraea sulfurea (109654) Favites abdita (108774)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Malaysia Favites abdita (216167)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Indonesia (Maluku) Favites virens (127839)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Papua New Guinea Favites abdita (42736)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Indonesia (Paupa) Favites virens (62798)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Saudi Arabia Favites abdita (80954)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Taiwan Favites virens (63139)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Indonesia (East Nusa Tenggara) Prionastraea quoyi, Prionastraea gibbosa (109651)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Japan Favites virens (34879)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Pleistocene3.6 - 0.0117Philippines (Mindanao) Favites abdita, Favites virens (45347)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Indonesia (South Sulawesi) Favites abdita (124790)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene2.588 - 0.129Indonesia Favites abdita (104656)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene2.588 - 0.129Japan Favites abdita (87976 87981 87998)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Saudi Arabia (Jazan) Favites abdita (234198)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Taiwan Favites abdita, Favites virens (63134)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Japan Favites abdita, Favites virens (63137)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Japan Favites abdita (88044 88048 88051 88054)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Japan (Okinawa) Favites abdita (62775)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Jordan Favites abdita (82754 82755)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117New Caledonia Favites abdita (109502)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Papua New Guinea Favites abdita (34474)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (New South Wales) Favites abdita (84621)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Eritrea Favites virens (93827)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Japan (Ryukyu) Favites abdita (41604)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Djibouti Favites virens (89257)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Pakistan Favites abdita (192909 192911 192912)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Saudi Arabia Favites abdita (80955 80956 80958 80962 80963)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117New Caledonia Favites abdita (90044 90054) Favites virens (90050 90053)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mauritius Favites abdita (81015)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (Queensland) Favites abdita (184506)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Taiwan Favites abdita (193365)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Japan Favites abdita (165206 165429 165553 165555)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Jordan Favites abdita (97661)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Iran Favites abdita (165791)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0French Polynesia Favites abdita (97463)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Guam Favites abdita (97445)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Japan (Chiba) Favites abdita (97528)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Philippines (Ilocos Norte) Favites abdita (97518)