Also known as Reef 3171
Where: Sind, Pakistan (24.8° N, 67.8° E: paleocoordinates 6.7° S, 57.7° E)
• local area-level geographic resolution
When: Ranikot Group, Selandian to Selandian (61.6 - 56.0 Ma)
• Age assignment based on stratigraphic correlation with NE India: Jauhri, A.K., and Agarwal, K.K., 2001, Early Palaeogene in the south Shillong Plateau, NE India: local biostratigraphic signals of global tectonic and oceanic changes: Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, v. 168, p. 187-203.
• formation-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm
Primary reference: P. M. Duncan. 1880. Sind fossil corals and Alcyonaria. Memoirs of the Geological Survey of India, Palaeontologica Indica, Ser. 7 and 14 1(1):1-110 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 11289: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Wolfgang Kiessling on 02.08.2001, edited by Uta Merkel
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Taxonomic list
Anthozoa | |
Dictuophyllia hydnophoroidea n. sp., "Montlivaltia granti" = Trachyphyllia granti, "Trachyphyllia granti" = Trachyphyllia granti1
Dictuophyllia hydnophoroidea n. sp. stony coral
"Montlivaltia granti" = Trachyphyllia granti d'Archiac and Haime 1853 stony coral | |
Trochosmilia faujasi1, Trochosmilia cristata n. sp., Trochosmilia cristata1, Montlivaltia atlantica1
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Meandrina striatus n. sp., Pachygyra princeps1, "Trochosmilia medlicotti n. sp." = Rennensismilia complanata
"Trochosmilia medlicotti n. sp." = Rennensismilia complanata Goldfuss 1826 stony coral | |
"Trochocyathus corbicula n. sp." = Trochocyathus mitratus Goldfuss 1826 stony coral | |
"Cyclolites haimei n. sp." = Cunnolites tenuiradiata, "Cyclolites superba n. sp." = Cunnolites tenuiradiata, "Cunnolites cancellata" = Cunnolites cancellata2, "Cyclolites anomala n. sp." = Cunnolites cancellata, "Cyclolites striata n. sp." = Cunnolites cancellata, "Cyclolites alpina n. sp." = Cunnolites, "Cyclolites ranikoti n. sp." = Cunnolites polymorphus, "Cyclolites vicaryi" = Cunnolites polymorphus, "Cyclolites crenulata n. sp." = Cunnolites scutellum
"Cyclolites haimei n. sp." = Cunnolites tenuiradiata Fromentel 1863 stony coral
"Cyclolites superba n. sp." = Cunnolites tenuiradiata Fromentel 1863 stony coral
"Cyclolites anomala n. sp." = Cunnolites cancellata Goldfuss 1826 stony coral
"Cyclolites striata n. sp." = Cunnolites cancellata Goldfuss 1826 stony coral
"Cyclolites alpina n. sp." = Cunnolites stony coral
"Cyclolites ranikoti n. sp." = Cunnolites polymorphus Goldfuss 1826 stony coral
"Cyclolites vicaryi" = Cunnolites polymorphus Goldfuss 1826 stony coral
"Cyclolites crenulata n. sp." = Cunnolites scutellum Reuss 1854 stony coral | |
Stephanophyllia indica n. sp.
Stephanophyllia indica n. sp. Duncan 1880 stony coral | |
"Turbinoseris epithecata n. sp." = Acrosmilia conica, "Turbinoseris haimei n. sp." = Acrosmilia conica, "Turbinoseris ranikoti n. sp." = Acrosmilia conica, "Turbinoseris indica n. sp." = Acrosmilia conica
"Turbinoseris epithecata n. sp." = Acrosmilia conica d'Orbigny 1850 stony coral
"Turbinoseris haimei n. sp." = Acrosmilia conica d'Orbigny 1850 stony coral
"Turbinoseris ranikoti n. sp." = Acrosmilia conica d'Orbigny 1850 stony coral
"Turbinoseris indica n. sp." = Acrosmilia conica d'Orbigny 1850 stony coral | |
Pironastrea indica n. sp., "Siderastrea morloti" = Siderofungia morloti
Pironastrea indica n. sp. stony coral | |
"Reussastraea grandis n. sp." = Pavona bronni, "Trochoseris aperta" = Trochoseris aperta2, "Elliptoseris aperta n. sp." = Trochoseris aperta, "Turbinoseris elegans n. sp." = Trochoseris aperta, "Pachyseris murchisoni" = Heterogyra murchisoni, "Cyathoseris orientalis n. sp." = Heterogyra murchisoni
"Reussastraea grandis n. sp." = Pavona bronni Haime 1850 stony coral
"Elliptoseris aperta n. sp." = Trochoseris aperta Duncan 1864 stony coral
"Turbinoseris elegans n. sp." = Trochoseris aperta Duncan 1864 stony coral
"Pachyseris murchisoni" = Heterogyra murchisoni d'Archiac and Haime 1853 stony coral
"Cyathoseris orientalis n. sp." = Heterogyra murchisoni d'Archiac and Haime 1853 stony coral | |
Goniopora grandis n. sp., Goniopora microscopica2, "? Porites superposita n. sp." = Goniopora elegans
"? Porites superposita n. sp." = Goniopora elegans Leymerie 1846 stony coral | |
Mesomorpha balli n. sp.
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Stylocoenia ranikoti n. sp., Stylocoenia vicaryi, Stylocoenia maxima n. sp., Stephanocoenia microtuberculata n. sp., Astrocoenia cellulata n. sp., Astrocoenia blanfordi n. sp., Astrocoenia gibbosa, Astrocoenia nana
Stylocoenia ranikoti n. sp. Duncan 1880 stony coral
Stylocoenia vicaryi d'Archiac and Haime 1853 stony coral
Stylocoenia maxima n. sp. Duncan 1880 stony coral
Stephanocoenia microtuberculata n. sp. stony coral
Astrocoenia cellulata n. sp. stony coral
Astrocoenia blanfordi n. sp. Duncan 1880 stony coral
Astrocoenia gibbosa Duncan 1880 stony coral
Astrocoenia nana Reuss 1868 stony coral | |
"Astrocoenia ramosa" = Actinastrea ramosa
"Astrocoenia ramosa" = Actinastrea ramosa Sowerby 1832 stony coral | |
"Plocophyllia sindiana n. sp." = Euphyllia, "Plocophyllia flabellata" = Euphyllia caliculata
"Plocophyllia sindiana n. sp." = Euphyllia stony coral
"Plocophyllia flabellata" = Euphyllia caliculata Catullo 1852 stony coral |