Apartment Complex between Moin and Portete, sample 1336, Limon Basin (Pleistocene of Costa Rica)

Where: Costa Rica (10.0° N, 83.1° W: paleocoordinates 9.9° N, 82.8° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Lomas del Mar Member (Moin Formation), Early/Lower Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.8 Ma)

• 1.9-1.5 Ma

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

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

• isolated corals and patch reefs within a siliciclastic matrix

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 73617: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 22.06.2007

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Taxonomic list

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Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Montastraeidae
Montastraea faveolata, Montastraea cavernosa
Montastraea faveolata Ellis and Solander 1786 stony coral
Montastraea cavernosa Linnaeus 1767 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Astrocoeniidae
Stephanocoenia intersepta, Stephanocoenia duncani
Stephanocoenia intersepta Esper 1795 stony coral
Stephanocoenia duncani Foster 1987 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Acroporidae
Acropora palmata, Acropora cervicornis
Acropora palmata Lamarck 1816 stony coral
Acropora cervicornis Lamarck 1816 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Meandrinidae
Eusmilia sp.
Eusmilia sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Mussidae
Mycetophyllia ferox, Mycetophyllia danaana, "Diploria strigosa" = Pseudodiploria strigosa, Colpophyllia natans, Diploria labyrinthiformis
Mycetophyllia ferox Wells 1973 stony coral
Mycetophyllia danaana Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849 stony coral
"Diploria strigosa" = Pseudodiploria strigosa Dana 1846 stony coral
Colpophyllia natans Houttuyn 1772 stony coral
Diploria labyrinthiformis Linnaeus 1758 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Poritidae
Porites astreoides
Porites astreoides Lamarck 1816 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Siderastreidae
Siderastrea siderea
Siderastrea siderea Ellis and Solander 1786 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Agariciidae
Agaricia lamarcki, "Undaria agaricites" = Agaricia agaricites, "Undaria crassa" = Agaricia agaricites, "Helioseris cucullata" = Leptoseris cucullata
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
"Helioseris cucullata" = Leptoseris cucullata Ellis and Solander 1786 stony coral