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Porites lobatosepta

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Poritidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Porites lobatosepta Chevalier

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

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 lobatosepta Chevalier 1961
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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 Tortonian to the top of the Messinian or 11.62000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Morocco Porites lobatosepta (161338 161390)
Tortonian - Messinian11.62 - 5.333Italy Porites lobatosepta (69924)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Morocco Porites lobatosepta (34723 69860 70889 70927)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy Porites lobatosepta (69898 69899 69923 70417 70418 70419)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Algeria Porites lobatosepta (69864 70785 70786 70861 70886)