Hillsboro, fore-reef rubble facies (Holocene of the United States)

Where: Broward County, Florida (26.3° N, 80.1° W: paleocoordinates 26.2° N, 80.1° W)

• coordinate stated in text

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Holocene (0.0 - 0.0 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; limestone

• shelf-edge reef is at least 95 km long and has a low (10 m relief) ridge
• gravel-sized reef detritus with few coral heads in growth position

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: R. G. Lighty. 1977. Relict shelf-edge Holocene coral reef: southeast coast of Florida. Proceedings of the 3rd International Coral Reef Symposium 2:215-221 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 97610: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 13.08.2010

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

unclassified
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Bivalvia
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Americardia media Linnaeaus 1758 cockle
 Cardiida - Chamidae
Chama congregata Conrad 1833 jewel box
 Arcida - Arcidae
Arca zebra, "Barbatia domingensis" = Acar domingensis
Arca zebra Swainson 1833 ark
"Barbatia domingensis" = Acar domingensis Lamarck 1819 miniature ark
 Arcida - Noetiidae
Arcopsis adamsi Dall 1886 clam
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea equestris Say 1834 oyster
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Gastropoda
 Sorbeoconcha - Triviidae
"Trivia quadripunctata" = Niveria quadripunctata
"Trivia quadripunctata" = Niveria quadripunctata Gray 1827 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae
"Cypraea spurca" = Erosaria spurca
"Cypraea spurca" = Erosaria spurca Linnaeus 1758 cowry
subsp. acicularis
 Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conus jaspideus Gmelin 1791 cone shell
Gymnolaemata
 Cheilostomata - Hincksinidae
 Cheilostomata - Escharinidae
 Cheilostomata - Calloporidae
 Cheilostomata - Cribrilinidae
 Cheilostomata - Lepraliellidae
 Cheilostomata - Exechonellidae
 Cheilostomata - Onychocellidae
 Cheilostomata -
 Cheilostomata - Cheiloporinidae
 Cheilostomata - Schizoporellidae
 Cheilostomata - Smittinidae
 Cheilostomata - Bitectiporidae
Hippoporina sp. Neviani 1895
 Cheilostomata - Trypostegidae
Trypostega venusta Norman 1864
 Cheilostomata - Stomachetosellidae
 Cheilostomata - Petraliidae
 Cheilostomata - Crepidacanthidae
 Cheilostomata - Adeonidae
 Cheilostomata - Phidoloporidae
 Cheilostomata - Colatooeciidae
 Cheilostomata - Hippoporidridae
? Hippoporidra sp. Canu and Bassler 1927
Hydrozoa
 Milleporina -
Millepora sp. fire coral
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Montastraeidae
Montastrea cavernosa Linne 1767 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Agariciidae
Agaricia nobilis stony coral
Agaricia agaricites Linnaeus 1758 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Poritidae
Porites divaricata Lesueur 1820 stony coral
Porites astreoides Lamarck 1816 stony coral
Porites furcata Lamarck 1816 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Siderastreidae
Siderastrea siderea Ellis and Solander 1786 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Mussidae
Mussa angulosa Pallas 1766 stony coral
Scolymia lacera Pallas 1766 stony coral
Manicina areolata Linnaeus 1758 stony coral
Colpophyllia amaranthus Müller 1775 stony coral
Colpophyllia natans Houttuyn 1772 stony coral
Diploria sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
"Diploria strigosa" = Pseudodiploria strigosa Dana 1846 stony coral
"Diploria clivosa" = Pseudodiploria clivosa Ellis and Solander 1786 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Faviidae
Solenastrea hyades Dana 1846 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Meandrinidae
Dichocoenia stokesi Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
Meandrina brasiliensis Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
Eusmilia fastigiata Pallas 1766 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Oculinidae
Oculina diffusa Lamarck 1816 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Astrocoeniidae
"Stephanocoenia michelinii" = Stephanocoenia intersepta
"Stephanocoenia michelinii" = Stephanocoenia intersepta Esper 1795 stony coral
Ulvophyceae
 Bryopsidales - Halimedaceae
Halimeda sp. Lamouroux 1812
Globothalamea
 Loftusiida - Acervulinidae