Aug 23, 2011

Fossil Corals: Septastrea and Porites

My new Septastrea marylandica :

















SEPTASTREA MARYLANDICA

Domain: Eukaryota                Whittaker & Margulis,1978
Kingdom: Animalia                Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
Subkingdom: Radiata           (Linnaeus, 1758) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
Infrakingdom: Coelenterata    Leuckart, 1847
Phylum: Cnidaria                    Hatschek, 1888 - Cnidarians
Subphylum: Anthozoa            (Ehrenberg, 1831) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
Class: Anthozoa                      Ehrenberg, 1831 - Corals, Flower Animals
Subclass: Zoantharia
Order: Scleractinia                   Bourne, 1900 - Stony Corals
Suborder: Faviina
Family: Rhizangiidae
Genus: Septastrea
Specific name: marylandica
Scientific name: - Septastrea marylandica

And,  Porites pusilla



PORITES PUSILLA

Domain: Eukaryota                 Whittaker & Margulis,1978
Kingdom: Animalia                  Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
Subkingdom:Radiata               (Linnaeus, 1758) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
Infrakingdom: Coelenterata      (Leuckart, 1847)
Phylum: Cnidaria                      Hatschek, 1888 - Cnidarians
Subphylum: Anthozoa              (Ehrenberg, 1831) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
Class: Anthozoa                        Ehrenberg, 1831 - Corals, Flower Animals
Subclass: Zoantharia 
Order: Scleractinia                    Bourne, 1900 - Stony Corals
Suborder: Fungiina
Family: Poritidae
Genus: Porites                          Link, 1807
Specific name: pusilla               Link, 1807
Scientific name: - Porites pusilla