PBDB Collection

Manchester Plateau, Manchester parish [Newport Lmst, Moneague Fm] (Oligocene of Jamaica)

Also known as Reef 2869

Where: Jamaica (18.0° N, 77.4° W: paleocoordinates 17.2° N, 76.4° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Amphistorites matleyi foram zone, Newport Limestone Member (Moneague Formation), Late/Upper Oligocene (28.4 - 23.0 Ma)

• TEXT: Latest Oligocene; that part of the Moneague Formation that have previously been mapped as part of the Early Miocene Newport Formation. AGE: Early Miocene, according to Stevens (2004) on the basis of foraminiferal biostratigraphy.

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

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

• scattered coral rudstones, floatstones and framestones; biostromes or patch-reefs

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: mold/impression

Primary reference: T. A. Stemann. 2003. Reef corals of the White Limestone Group of Jamaica. Cainozoic Research 3(1-2):83-107 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 69725: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 05.03.2007

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Taxonomic list

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Anthozoa
Scleractinia - Agathiphylliidae	Agathiphyllia "sp. A", Agathiphyllia hilli Agathiphyllia "sp. A" Reuss 1864 stony coral Agathiphyllia hilli Vaughan 1919 stony coral
Scleractinia -	Gardineroseris "sp. A" Gardineroseris "sp. A" Scheer and Pillai 1974 stony coral
Scleractinia - Diploastraeidae	Diploastrea "sp. A", Diploastrea crassolamellata Diploastrea "sp. A" Matthai 1914 stony coral Diploastrea crassolamellata Duncan 1863 stony coral
Scleractinia - Rhizangiidae	"Hexastraea "sp. A"" = Septastrea "Hexastraea "sp. A"" = Septastrea d'Orbigny 1849 stony coral [entered as Hexastrea sp. A]
Scleractinia - Faviidae	Solenastrea bournoni Solenastrea bournoni Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849 stony coral
Scleractinia - Merulinidae	Antiguastrea cellulosa, Caulastrea "sp. A", Caulastrea portoricensis, Favites mexicana, Favites polygonalis, Leptoria spenceri, Hydnophora "sp. A", Goniastrea "sp. A", Goniastrea "sp. B", Trachyphyllia "sp. A", Antillia hadleyi Antiguastrea cellulosa Duncan 1863 stony coral Caulastrea "sp. A" Dana 1846 stony coral Caulastrea portoricensis Coryell 1929 stony coral Favites mexicana Vaughan 1919 stony coral Favites polygonalis Duncan 1863 stony coral Leptoria spenceri Vaughan 1919 stony coral Hydnophora "sp. A" Fischer de Waldheim 1807 stony coral Goniastrea "sp. A" Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral Goniastrea "sp. B" Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral Trachyphyllia "sp. A" Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral Antillia hadleyi Wells 1934 stony coral
Scleractinia - Mussidae	Diploria portoricensis, Colpophyllia willoughbiensis, Colpophyllia duncani, Mussa "sp. A" Diploria portoricensis Vaughan 1919 stony coral Colpophyllia willoughbiensis Vaughan 1919 stony coral Colpophyllia duncani Wells 1935 stony coral Mussa "sp. A" Oken 1815 stony coral
Scleractinia - Oculinidae	Oculina "sp. A", Oculina "sp. B" Oculina "sp. A" Gray 1847 stony coral Oculina "sp. B" Gray 1847 stony coral
Scleractinia - Acroporidae	Alveopora "sp. A", Alveopora tampae, Acropora saludensis, Acropora panamensis Alveopora "sp. A" Blainville 1830 stony coral Alveopora tampae Weisbord 1973 stony coral Acropora saludensis Vaughan 1919 stony coral Acropora panamensis Vaughan 1919 stony coral
Scleractinia - Astrocoeniidae	Stylocoenia "sp. A", Stephanocoenia "sp. A", Stephanocoenia "sp. B", Astrocoenia incrustans, "Astrocoenia portoricensis" = Astrocoenia portoricoensis Stylocoenia "sp. A" Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849 stony coral Stephanocoenia "sp. A" Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral Stephanocoenia "sp. B" Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral Astrocoenia incrustans Duncan 1863 stony coral "Astrocoenia portoricensis" = Astrocoenia portoricoensis Vaughan 1919 stony coral
Scleractinia - Pocilloporidae	Pocillopora arnoldi, Seriatopora "sp. A", Stylophora undata, Stylophora cambridgensis, Stylophora minor, Stylophora willoughbyi, Stylophora affinis Pocillopora arnoldi Vaughan 1919 stony coral Seriatopora "sp. A" Lamarck 1816 stony coral Stylophora undata Weisbord 1971 stony coral Stylophora cambridgensis Wells 1934 stony coral Stylophora minor Duncan 1863 stony coral Stylophora willoughbyi Wells 1945 stony coral Stylophora affinis Duncan 1863 stony coral
Scleractinia - Montastraeidae	"Montastrea "sp. A"" = Montastraea, "Montastrea "sp. B"" = Montastraea, Montastrea cylindrica, Montastrea endothecata, "Montastrea canalis" = Montastraea endothecata, Montastrea trinitatis "Montastrea "sp. A"" = Montastraea Blainville 1830 stony coral "Montastrea "sp. B"" = Montastraea Blainville 1830 stony coral Montastrea cylindrica Duncan 1863 stony coral Montastrea endothecata Duncan 1863 stony coral "Montastrea canalis" = Montastraea endothecata Duncan 1863 stony coral Montastrea trinitatis Vaughan 1926 stony coral
Scleractinia - Agariciidae	Leptoseris "sp. C", Leptoseris "sp. D", Leptoseris anguillensis, Leptoseris walli, Leptoseris portoricensis Leptoseris "sp. C" Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849 stony coral Leptoseris "sp. D" Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849 stony coral Leptoseris anguillensis Vaughan 1919 stony coral Leptoseris walli Vaughan 1926 stony coral Leptoseris portoricensis Vaughan 1919 stony coral
Scleractinia - Actinacididae	Actinacis barretti Actinacis barretti Wells 1934 stony coral
Scleractinia - Poritidae	Goniopora panamensis, Goniopora imperatoris, Porites waylandi, Porites trinitatis, Porites baracoaensis, Porites chipolanum, Porites portoricensis, Porites macdonaldi Goniopora panamensis Vaughan 1919 stony coral Goniopora imperatoris Vaughan 1919 stony coral Porites waylandi Foster 1986 stony coral Porites trinitatis Vaughan and Hoffmeister 1926 stony coral Porites baracoaensis Vaughan 1919 stony coral Porites chipolanum Weisbord 1971 stony coral Porites portoricensis Vaughan 1919 stony coral Porites macdonaldi Vaughan 1919 stony coral
Scleractinia - Siderastreidae	Pironastrea antiguensis, Siderastrea "sp. A", Siderastrea "sp. B", Siderastrea conferta Pironastrea antiguensis Vaughan 1919 stony coral Siderastrea "sp. A" Blainville 1830 stony coral Siderastrea "sp. B" Blainville 1830 stony coral Siderastrea conferta Duncan 1863 stony coral
Helioporacea - Helioporidae	Parapolytremacis "sp. A" Parapolytremacis "sp. A" Alloiteau 1957
Hydrozoa
Milleporina -	Millepora sp. Millepora sp. fire coral