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Rank | species (PBDB) |
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Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Poritidae : Porites : Porites arenosa |
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Classification (PBDB,GBIF) | |
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Opinions (PBDB) | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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Porites arenosa | species | belongs to Madrepora | stated with evidence | Esper, 1797 | Porites arenosa | species | belongs to Porites | stated with evidence | Chaix and Saint Martin, 2008 |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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First Recorded Appearance | 23.0 - 16.0 Ma Miocene |
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Last Recorded Appearance | 5.33 - 2.59 Ma Cenozoic |
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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) | C. Chaix and J.-P. Saint Martin. 2008. Les faunes de scléractiniaires hermatypiques dans les plates-formes carbonatées méditerranéennes au Miocène supérieur. Geodiversitas 30(1):181-209 |
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