PBDB Collection

Buenos Aires area, sample 1384, Limon Basin (Pliocene to of Costa Rica)

Also known as Reef 3597

Where: Costa Rica (10.0° N, 83.1° W: paleocoordinates 9.9° N, 82.5° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Quebrada Chocolate Member (Quebrada Chocolate Formation), Early/Lower Pliocene to Early/Lower Pliocene (5.3 - 2.6 Ma)

• late Early-early Late Pliocene

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; lithified grainstone

• reef rubble

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: A. F. Budd, K. G. Johnson, T. A. Stemann and B. H. Tompkins. 1999. Pliocene to Pleistocene reef coral assemblages in the Limon Group of Costa Rica. Bulletins of American Paleontology 357:119-158 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 71374: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 24.04.2007

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Taxonomic list

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Hydrozoa
Milleporina -	Millepora complanata Millepora complanata fire coral
Anthozoa
Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae	Placocyathus variabilis Placocyathus variabilis Duncan 1864 stony coral
Scleractinia - Siderastreidae	Siderastrea siderea Siderastrea siderea Ellis and Solander 1786 stony coral
Scleractinia - Poritidae	Porites portoricensis, Porites baracoaensis, Porites waylandi Porites portoricensis Vaughan 1919 stony coral Porites baracoaensis Vaughan 1919 stony coral Porites waylandi Foster 1986 stony coral
Scleractinia - Agariciidae	"Helioseris cucullata" = Leptoseris cucullata, Agaricia lamarcki, "Undaria agaricites" = Agaricia agaricites, "Undaria crassa" = Agaricia agaricites "Helioseris cucullata" = Leptoseris cucullata Ellis and Solander 1786 stony coral Agaricia lamarcki Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851 stony coral "Undaria agaricites" = Agaricia agaricites Linnaeus 1758 stony coral "Undaria crassa" = Agaricia agaricites Linnaeus 1758 stony coral
Scleractinia - Pocilloporidae	Stylophora monticulosa, Stylophora minor, Stylophora affinis, Pocillopora crassoramosa Stylophora monticulosa Vaughan and Hoffmeister 1925 stony coral Stylophora minor Duncan 1863 stony coral Stylophora affinis Duncan 1863 stony coral Pocillopora crassoramosa Duncan 1864 stony coral
Scleractinia - Astrocoeniidae	Stephanocoenia duncani, Madracis sp. Stephanocoenia duncani Foster 1987 stony coral Madracis sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849 stony coral
Scleractinia - Acroporidae	Acropora cervicornis Acropora cervicornis Lamarck 1816 stony coral
Scleractinia - Montastraeidae	Montastraea sp., Montastraea cavernosa, Montastraea franksi Montastraea sp. Blainville 1830 stony coral Montastraea cavernosa Linnaeus 1767 stony coral Montastraea franksi Gregory 1895 stony coral
Scleractinia - Mussidae	"Manicina mayori" = Manicina areolata, Colpophyllia natans "Manicina mayori" = Manicina areolata Linnaeus 1758 stony coral Colpophyllia natans Houttuyn 1772 stony coral
Scleractinia - Meandrinidae	Eusmilia sp., Dichocoenia tuberosa, Dichocoenia stokesi, Dichocoenia eminens Eusmilia sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral Dichocoenia tuberosa Duncan 1863 stony coral Dichocoenia stokesi Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral Dichocoenia eminens Weisbord 1974 stony coral
Scleractinia - Merulinidae	"Montastrea limbata" = Orbicella limbata "Montastrea limbata" = Orbicella limbata Duncan 1863 stony coral
Scleractinia - Faviidae	Thysanus sp., Favia fragum, Solenastrea bournoni Thysanus sp. Duncan 1863 stony coral Favia fragum Esper 1795 stony coral Solenastrea bournoni Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849 stony coral