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Porites portoricensis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Poritidae

Taxonomy
Goniopora portoricensis was named by Vaughan (1919). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is USGS 3191, Lares, which is in a Chattian perireef or subreef limestone in the Pepino Formation of Puerto Rico.

It was recombined as Porites portoricensis by Stemann (2003).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1919Goniopora cascadensis Vaughan
1919Goniopora clevei Vaughan
1919Goniopora portoricensis Vaughan
1919Porites howei Vaughan
1973Goniopora ballistensis Weisbord
1973Goniopora matsoni Weisbord
2003Porites portoricensis Stemann
2005Goniopora cascadensis López-Pérez p. 82

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

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 portoricensis Vaughan 1919
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Invalid names: Goniopora ballistensis Weisbord 1973 [synonym], Goniopora cascadensis Vaughan 1919 [synonym], Goniopora clevei Vaughan 1919 [synonym], Goniopora matsoni Weisbord 1973 [synonym], Porites howei Vaughan 1919 [synonym]
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 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 Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Jamaica Porites portoricensis (69724)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Venezuela Porites portoricensis (87067)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Jamaica Porites portoricensis (69725)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Puerto Rico Goniopora portoricensis (type locality: 124635)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Antigua and Barbuda Porites portoricensis (203875 203876 203879)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Antigua and Barbuda (Antigua) Goniopora cascadensis, Goniopora portoricensis, Goniopora clevei (124537) Goniopora portoricensis (34505) Porites portoricensis (203920)
Chattian - Aquitanian28.1 - 20.44USA (Florida) Goniopora ballistensis, Goniopora matsoni (92509) Goniopora matsoni (123677)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Panama Goniopora cascadensis (42625) Porites howei, Goniopora clevei (124533)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Colombia Porites portoricensis (201397 201399)
Aquitanian - Burdigalian23.03 - 15.97Colombia Porites portoricensis (201392 201393 201394 201396)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Venezuela Porites portoricensis (87050)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.03 - 11.608Dominican Republic Porites portoricensis (84993 94084)
Burdigalian - Serravallian20.44 - 11.62Anguilla Goniopora cascadensis (135460) Goniopora clevei (124703 124706 179133 179134) Porites portoricensis (22971 22972 22973)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Panama Porites portoricensis (120406)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Dominican Republic Porites portoricensis (34515 34516 34517 41065 94093)
Late/Upper Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene11.608 - 3.6Dominican Republic Porites portoricensis (84978 93719 93721 93794)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Dominican Republic Porites portoricensis (41067 41068 84965 84966 93731 93732 93797 94005 94094)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Panama Porites portoricensis (120392)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Netherlands Antilles Porites portoricensis (41028)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic Porites portoricensis (84977 93734 93736 94007)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Netherlands Antilles Porites portoricensis (41033)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic Porites portoricensis (41070 41071 93735 93792 93795 93997 94004 94090)
Early/Lower Pliocene - Late/Upper Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Costa Rica Porites portoricensis (71374 71380 71381 71383 71384 71389 71390 71398)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Jamaica Porites portoricensis (34540)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Dominican Republic Porites portoricensis (93739)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Bahamas Porites portoricensis (73648 73649 73651 73652 73653)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Netherlands Antilles Porites portoricensis (41039)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Costa Rica Porites portoricensis (71725 71773)