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Porites nummulitica

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)5931453https://www.gbif.org/species/5931453
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)136474https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=136474
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Poritidae : Porites : Porites nummulitica
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Poritidae : Porites : Porites nummulitica
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
subclassZoanthariade Blainville 1830
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
superfamilyPoriticaeGray 1842
familyPoritidaeGray 1842
genusPoritesLink 1807
speciesPorites nummuliticaReuss 1864
Generic NamePorites
Scientific NamePorites nummulitica (Reuss, 1864)
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Porites nummuliticaspeciesbelongs to Poritesstated without evidenceReuss, 1864
Porites nummuliticaspeciesbelongs to Gonioporastated without evidenceBosellini, 1988
Porites nummuliticaspeciesbelongs to Poritesstated with evidenceMarcopoulou-Diacantoni et al., 1996
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance38.0 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Environmentmarine (based on Poritidae)
Motilitystationary, attached (based on Poritidae)
Visionblind (based on Anthozoa)
Dietphotosymbiotic, suspension feeder (based on Poritidae)
Reproductionalternating, asexual, dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Scleractinia)
Taphonomyaragonite (based on Poritidae)
Primary Reference (PBDB)F. R. Bosellini. 1988. Oligocene corals from Monte Bastia (Vicentin Lessini Mountains, N Italy). Atti e Memorie, Accademia Nazionale di Scienze Lettere e Arti Modena 5:111-157

Fossil Distribution

Obsolete Names

NameSourceTaxon RankTaxonomy
Porites ramosa (Catullo, 1856)GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Poritidae : Porites : Porites ramosa
Goniopora nummulitica (Reuss, 1864)GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Poritidae : Porites : Goniopora nummulitica
Goniopora ramosa (Catullo, 1856)GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Poritidae : Porites : Goniopora ramosa

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1856Porites ramosa Catullo
1864Porites nummulitica Reuss
1981Goniopora ramosa Frost
1988Goniopora nummulitica Bosellini
1996Porites nummulitica Marcopoulou-Diacantoni et al.

References

Bosellini F. R. (1988) Oligocene corals from Monte Bastia (Vicentin Lessini Mountains, N Italy), Atti e Memorie, Accademia Nazionale di Scienze Lettere e Arti Modena 5, 111-157
Marcopoulou-Diacantoni A., Fountoulis J., et al (1996) Presence de coraux Oligocene (Rupelien) dans le Peloponnese central-occidental (Grece), signification paleoecologique et paleobiogeographique [The occurrence of Oligocene (Rupelian) corals in west-central Peloponnesus (Greece), paleoecological and paleobiogeographic significance], Geologie Mediterraneenne 23 1, 11-25
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
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