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Goniopora panamensis

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4943067https://www.gbif.org/species/4943067
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)148910https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=148910
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Poritidae : Goniopora : Goniopora panamensis
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Poritidae : Goniopora : Goniopora panamensis
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
genusGonioporaBlainville 1830
speciesGoniopora panamensisVaughan 1919
Generic NameGoniopora
Scientific NameGoniopora panamensis Vaughan, 1919
Name Published InVaughan, T.W. (1919). Fossil corals from central America, Cuba, and Porto Rico: with an account of the American Tertiary, Pleistocene, and recent coral reefs. United States National Museum Bulletin. 103: 189-524, pls. 68-152.
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Goniopora panamensisspeciesbelongs to Gonioporastated with evidenceVaughan, 1919
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance23.0 - 20.4 Ma
Miocene
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)T. W. Vaughan. 1919. Fossil corals from central America, Cuba, and Porto Rico, with an account of the American Tertiary, Pleistocene, and Recent coral reefs. Smithsonian Institution Bulletin 103:189-524

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1919Goniopora panamensis Vaughan

References

Vaughan T. W. (1919) Fossil corals from central America, Cuba, and Porto Rico, with an account of the American Tertiary, Pleistocene, and Recent coral reefs, Smithsonian Institution Bulletin 103, 189-524
Vaughan, T.W. (1919). Fossil corals from central America, Cuba, and Porto Rico: with an account of the American Tertiary, Pleistocene, and recent coral reefs. United States National Museum Bulletin. 103: 189-524, pls. 68-152. - via World Register of Marine Species
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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