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Goniopora

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Description

Goniopora, often called flowerpot coral, is a genus of colonial stony coral found in lagoons and turbid water conditions. Goniopora have numerous daisy-like polyps that extend outward from the base, each tipped with 24 stinging tentacles which surrounds a mouth.

From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goniopora, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.

Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	2260442	https://www.gbif.org/species/2260442
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	6472	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=6472

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Poritidae : Goniopora

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
phylum	Cnidaria	Hatschek 1888
class	Anthozoa	Ehrenberg 1834
subclass	Zoantharia	de Blainville 1830
order	Scleractinia	Bourne 1900
suborder	Fungiina	Verrill 1865
superfamily	Poriticae	Gray 1842
family	Poritidae	Gray 1842
genus	Goniopora	de Blainville 1830

Scientific Name

Goniopora de Blainville, 1830

Name Published In

de Blainville H. M. (1830). Zoophytes. In: Dictionnaire des sciences naturelles, dans lequel on traitre méthodiquement des differéns êtres de la nature, considérés soit en eux-mêmes, d'après l'état actuel de nos connoissances, soit relativement a l'utlité qu'en peuvent retirer la médicine, l'agriculture, le commerce et les arts. Edited by F. G. Levrault. Tome 60. Paris, Le Normat. Pp. 548, pls. 68. Paris, 1830. 60 : 1-546.

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Goniopora	genus	belongs to Poritidae	stated without evidence	Wells, 1941
Goniopora	genus	belongs to Poritidae	stated with evidence	Veron, 2000
Goniopora	genus	belongs to Scleractinia	second hand	Sepkoski, 2002

Status (PBDB)

extant

Taxon Size (PBDB)

Extant Size (PBDB)

15 (33%)

First Recorded Appearance

101 - 86 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous

Environment

marine (based on Poritidae)

Motility

stationary, attached (based on Poritidae)

Vision

blind (based on Anthozoa)

Diet

photosymbiotic, suspension feeder (based on Poritidae)

Reproduction

alternating, asexual, dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Scleractinia)

Taphonomy

aragonite (based on Poritidae)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560

Common Name(s)

ハナガササンゴ

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goniopora

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Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Actinacis retifera species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Alveopora microscopica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Astrea ameliana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Astrea microsiderea species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Astrea websteri species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Goniaraea christianiaensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Goniaraea octopartita species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Goniopora affinis ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		3	16.0 Ma Miocene	11.6 Ma Miocene
Goniopora albiconus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Goniopora aldrichi ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	56.0 Ma Paleocene	56.0 Ma Paleocene
Goniopora ameliana ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		9	41.3 Ma Eocene	33.9 Ma Oligocene
Goniopora astraeoides ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		1	23.0 Ma Miocene	23.0 Ma Miocene
Goniopora aucillana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Goniopora bernardi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Goniopora bieskidensis species	listed (PBDB)		1	101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Goniopora burgosi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Goniopora calhounensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	20.4 Ma Miocene	5.33 Ma Miocene
Goniopora calicularis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Goniopora cellulosa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Goniopora christianaensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Goniopora christianiaensis species	listed (PBDB)		1	47.8 Ma Eocene	47.8 Ma Eocene
Goniopora ciliatus species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	20.4 Ma Miocene	0 Ma Extant
Goniopora columna species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	7.25 Ma Miocene	0 Ma Extant
Goniopora crassa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Goniopora daxitertia species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	28.1 Ma Oligocene	20.4 Ma Miocene
Goniopora decaturensis species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		5	33.9 Ma Oligocene	16.0 Ma Miocene
Goniopora diminuta species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Goniopora djiboutiensis species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	7.25 Ma Miocene	0 Ma Extant
Goniopora eclipsensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Goniopora elegans ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		21	93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	20.4 Ma Miocene
Goniopora fruticosa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Goniopora girundiensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Goniopora globulosa species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	28.1 Ma Oligocene	20.4 Ma Miocene
Goniopora gracilis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Goniopora granosa species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	28.1 Ma Oligocene	23.0 Ma Miocene
Goniopora granulosa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Goniopora hedbergi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Goniopora hilli ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		30	33.9 Ma Oligocene	3.60 Ma Pliocene
Goniopora imperatoris species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		44	83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	2.59 Ma Pleistocene
Goniopora katzeri ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	37.2 Ma Eocene	37.2 Ma Eocene
Goniopora lagreneii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Goniopora laurina species	listed (PBDB)		1	101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Goniopora lobata species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		5	5.33 Ma Miocene	0.01 Ma Pleistocene
Goniopora lubinensis species	listed (PBDB)		1	101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Goniopora malaccensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Goniopora malaccerisis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Goniopora micrantha ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		1	28.4 Ma Oligocene	28.4 Ma Oligocene
Goniopora microscopica species	listed (PBDB)		5	72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	28.1 Ma Oligocene
Goniopora microsiderea species	listed (PBDB)		3	38.0 Ma Eocene	28.1 Ma Oligocene
Goniopora minor species	listed (PBDB)		2	0.78 Ma Pleistocene	0 Ma Extant
Goniopora muscosa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Goniopora nodulosa species	listed (PBDB)		3	38.0 Ma Eocene	28.1 Ma Oligocene
Goniopora norfolkensis species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		5	20.4 Ma Miocene	0 Ma Extant
Goniopora octopartita ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		4	41.3 Ma Eocene	37.2 Ma Eocene
Goniopora paliformis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Goniopora palmensis species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	20.4 Ma Miocene	0 Ma Extant
Goniopora panamensis species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	23.0 Ma Miocene	20.4 Ma Miocene
Goniopora pandoraensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Goniopora parvistella species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Goniopora pearsoni species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Goniopora pedunculata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Goniopora pendulus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Goniopora petiolata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Goniopora planulata species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		19	37.2 Ma Eocene	0 Ma Extant
Goniopora polyformis species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	0.01 Ma Pleistocene	0 Ma Extant
Goniopora pulvinula species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Goniopora reptans species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Goniopora retifera species	listed (PBDB)		1	101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Goniopora reussiana species	listed (PBDB)		13	83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	28.1 Ma Oligocene
Goniopora rudis species	listed (PBDB)		6	38.0 Ma Eocene	28.1 Ma Oligocene
Goniopora savignyi species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	0.13 Ma Pleistocene	0 Ma Extant
Goniopora somaliensis species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	16.0 Ma Miocene	0 Ma Extant
Goniopora stokesi species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		7	5.33 Ma Miocene	0 Ma Extant
Goniopora stutchburyi species	listed (PBDB)		7	16.0 Ma Miocene	0 Ma Extant
Goniopora sultani species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Goniopora tantillus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Goniopora tenella species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	0.13 Ma Pleistocene	0 Ma Extant
Goniopora tenuidens species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		5	7.25 Ma Miocene	0 Ma Extant
Goniopora trechmanni species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Goniopora turonensis species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	23.0 Ma Miocene	11.6 Ma Miocene
Goniopora vaughani ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	56.0 Ma Paleocene	56.0 Ma Paleocene
Goniopora viridis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Goniopora websteri species	listed (PBDB)		5	66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	59.2 Ma Paleocene
Isastrea bieskidensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Litharaea affinis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Litharaea astraeoides species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Litharaea rudis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Porites elegans species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Porites micrantha species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Rhodaraea irregularis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Rhodaraea lagrenaei species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Rothastrea laurina species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Rothastrea lubinensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB

Obsolete Names

Name	Source	Taxon Rank	Taxonomy
Poritipora Veron, 2000	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Poritidae : *Poritipora*
Litharia Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1849	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Poritidae : *Litharia*
Tichopora Quelch, 1886	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Poritidae : *Tichopora*
Goniaraea d'Orbigny, 1849	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Poritidae : *Goniaraea*
Calathiscus Claereboudt & Al-Amri, 2004	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Poritidae : *Calathiscus*
Rhodarea Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1849	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Poritidae : *Rhodarea*
Rhodaraea Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Poritidae : *Rhodaraea*
Goniaroea d'Orbigny, 1852	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Poritidae : *Goniaroea*

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1830	Goniopora Blainville
1849	Litharaea Milne-Edwards and Haime
1849	Goniaraea d'Orbigny
1941	Goniopora Wells p. 311
1989	Rothastrea Eliasova p. 92
1992	Goniopora Squires and Demetrion p. 19
1994	Goniaraea Alvarez et al.
2000	Goniopora Veron p. 348
2002	Goniopora Sepkoski, Jr.

References

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560

Wells J. W. (1941) Cretaceous and Eocene corals from northwestern Peru, Bulletins of American Paleontology 98 26, 1-26

Eliasova H. (1989) Les Madreporaires du Cretace superieur de la Montagne de Beskydy (Tchecoslovaquie) [Upper Cretaceous Scleractinia of the Beskid Mountains (Czechoslovakia)], Zapadne Karpaty, Seria Paleontologia 13, 81-107

Squires R. L., Demetrion R. A. (1992) Paleontology of the Eocene Bateque Formation, Baja California Sur, Mexico, Contributions in Science (Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County) 434, 1-55

Alvarez G., Busquets P., et al (1994) Facies architecture and coral distiburion in a mid Eocene reef tract, south Pyrenean Foreland Basin (NE Spain), Courier Forschungs-Institut Senckenberg 172, 249-259

Veron J.E.N. (2000) , Corals of the World

Cairns, S.D.; Gershwin, L.; Brook, F.J.; Pugh, P.; Dawson, E.W.; Ocaña O.V.; Vervoort, W.; Williams, G.; Watson, J.E.; Opresko, D.M.; Schuchert, P.; Hine, P.M.; Gordon, D.P.; Campbell, H.J.; Wright, A.J.; Sánchez, J.A.; Fautin, D.G. (2009). Phylum Cnidaria: corals, medusae, hydroids, myxozoans. in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. pp. 59-101. - via World Register of Marine Species

Veron, J.E.N.; Pichon, M. (1982). Scleractinia of Eastern Australia – Part IV. Family Poritidae. Australian Institute of Marine Science Monograph Series. 5: 1-159. - via World Register of Marine Species

Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. - via World Register of Marine Species

Veron, J. E. N. (1986). Corals of Australia and the Indo-Pacific. Angus & Robertson Publishers. - via World Register of Marine Species

Kitano, Y. F.; Benzoni, F.; Arrigoni, R.; Shirayama, Y.; Wallace, C. C.; Fukami, H. (2014). A Phylogeny of the Family Poritidae (Cnidaria, Scleractinia) Based on Molecular and Morphological Analyses. PLoS ONE. 9(5): e98406. - via World Register of Marine Species

Veron, J. E. N. (2000). Corals of the World. Vol. 1–3. Australian Institute of Marine Science and CRR, Queensland, Australia. - via World Register of Marine Species

Aphia2006 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

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Hallan, J. (2000-current). Biology Catalog. Web compilation accessible at http://bug.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/ (accessed June 2012). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363, 1-560. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

WoRMS (Mar 2013) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

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Wells, John W., 1986: null. A List of Scleractinian generic and subgeneric taxa, 1758-1985, (special issue). 69. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)

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