Saki-shima Islands raised beach deposits (Pleistocene to of Japan)
Where: Okinawa, Japan (24.5° N, 124.0° E: paleocoordinates 24.6° N, 123.9° E)
• coordinate based on political unit
When: Pleistocene to Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.0 Ma)
Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; reef rocks
Primary reference: H. Yabe and T. Sugiyama. 1935. Geological and geographical distribution of reef-corals in Japan. Journal of Paleontology 9:183-217 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 63136: authorized by Matt Kosnik, entered by Matt Kosnik on 06.08.2006, edited by Wolfgang Kiessling
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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| Anthozoa | |
Acropora spp., "Acropora hebes" = Acropora aspera, Acropora cf. muricata, "Acropora cf. haimei" = Acropora yongei, "Montipora cf. ramosa" = Montipora digitata
Acropora spp. Oken 1815 stony coral
"Acropora hebes" = Acropora aspera Dana 1846 stony coral
Acropora cf. muricata Linnaeus 1758 stony coral
"Acropora cf. haimei" = Acropora yongei Veron and Wallace 1984 stony coral
"Montipora cf. ramosa" = Montipora digitata Dana 1846 stony coral | |
Orbicella spp., "Maeandra daedalea" = Platygyra daedalea, Cyphastrea microphthalma, "Favia speciosa" = Dipsastraea speciosa
Orbicella spp. Dana 1846 stony coral
"Maeandra daedalea" = Platygyra daedalea Ellis and Solander 1786 stony coral
Cyphastrea microphthalma Lamarck 1816 stony coral
"Favia speciosa" = Dipsastraea speciosa Dana 1846 stony coral | |
Fungia cf. granulosa, "Fungia cf. paumotensis" = Pleuractis paumotensis
Fungia cf. granulosa Klunzinger 1879 stony coral
"Fungia cf. paumotensis" = Pleuractis paumotensis Stutchbury 1833 stony coral | |
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Pavona sp. Lamarck 1801 stony coral | |
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Lobophyllia corymbosa Forskal 1775 stony coral | |
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Galaxea fascicularis Linnaeus 1767 stony coral | |