Source Data | |
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Rank | species (PBDB) |
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Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Poritidae : Porites : Porites douvillei |
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Classification (PBDB,GBIF) | |
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Opinions (PBDB) | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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Porites douvillei | species | belongs to Porites | stated with evidence | Vaughan, 1919 |
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Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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First Recorded Appearance | 33.9 - 28.4 Ma Oligocene |
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Environment | marine (based on Poritidae) |
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Motility | stationary, attached (based on Poritidae) |
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Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) |
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Diet | photosymbiotic, suspension feeder (based on Poritidae) |
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Reproduction | alternating, asexual, dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Scleractinia) |
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Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Poritidae) |
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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 |
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