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Porites calabricae

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Poritidae

Taxonomy
Porites calabricae was named by Chevalier (1961). Its type locality is Vibo Valentia, Airport Quarry, Calabria, which is in a Tortonian/Messinian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in Italy.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Porites calabricae Chevalier

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

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 calabricae 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: Messinian or 7.24600 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian - Messinian11.62 - 5.333Italy Porites calabricae (69924 type locality: 70493 70494)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Morocco Porites calabricae (69860 70889)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy Porites calabricae (69899 69923)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Algeria Porites calabricae (69864 70785 70786 70861 70880 70881 70886 70887)