Canada Honda Reef, platy coral subzone (Holocene of Dominican Republic)

Where: Dominican Republic (18.5° N, 71.6° W: paleocoordinates 18.5° N, 71.6° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Holocene (0.0 - 0.0 Ma)

• platy coral subzone of the Siderastrea siderea zone in the deeper parts of the reef

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; reef rocks

• environment of high sedimentation
• deepest coral assemblage, 35-27 m depth

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: D. N. Cuevas, C. E. Sherman, W. Ramirez and D. K. Hubbard. 2009. Coral growth rates from the Holocene Canada Honda fossil reef, southwestern Dominican Republic: comparisons with modern counterparts in high sedimentation settings. Caribbean Journal of Science 45(1):94-109 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 97552: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 09.08.2010, edited by Mihaela Krause

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Ostracoda
 Podocopida - Pontocyprididae
Propontocypris sp.2
 Podocopida - Candonidae
Candonopsis sp.2
Candonopsis sp.2 Vavra 1891 ostracod
 Podocopida - Cyprididae
Eucypris (cf. Eucypris) elliptica2
 Podocopida - Limnocytheridae
Cytheridella boldii2
 Podocopida - Loxoconchidae
Loxoconcha fischeri2
Loxoconcha fischeri2 Brady 1869 ostracod
 Podocopida - Cytherideidae
Cyprideis salebrosa2
Gastropoda
 Neritoidea - Neritidae
Neritina piratica2
 Sorbeoconcha - Cochliopidae
Littoridinops monroensis2
Bivalvia
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Brachidontes modiolus2
Brachidontes modiolus2 Linnaeus 1767 mussel
 Ostreida - Pteriidae
Pinctada imbricata2
Pinctada imbricata2 Röding 1798 pearl oyster
 Cardiida - Chamidae
Chama (cf. Chama) sinuosa2
Chama (cf. Chama) sinuosa2 Broderip 1836 jewel box
 Cardiida - Solecurtidae
Tagelus plebius1
Polychaeta
 Sabellida - Serpulidae
Serpulidae indet.1
Serpulidae indet.1 Rafinesque 1835
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Merulinidae
"Montastraea annularis" = Orbicella annularis2, "Montastrea faveolata" = Orbicella faveolata
"Montastraea annularis" = Orbicella annularis2 Ellis and Solander 1876 stony coral
"Montastrea faveolata" = Orbicella faveolata Ellis and Solander 1786 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Meandrinidae
Dichocoenia stokesi, Eusmilia fastigiata
Dichocoenia stokesi Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
Eusmilia fastigiata Pallas 1766 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Mussidae
Manicina areolata, Colpophyllia natans, Mussa angulosa
Manicina areolata Linnaeus 1758 stony coral
Colpophyllia natans Houttuyn 1772 stony coral
Mussa angulosa Pallas 1766 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Siderastreidae
Siderastrea siderea, Siderastrea radians
Siderastrea siderea Ellis and Solander 1786 stony coral
Siderastrea radians Pallas 1766 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Agariciidae
"Helioseris cucullata" = Leptoseris cucullata, "Undaria agaricites" = Agaricia agaricites, "Undaria tenuifolia" = Agaricia, Agaricia lamarcki
"Helioseris cucullata" = Leptoseris cucullata Ellis and Solander 1786 stony coral
"Undaria agaricites" = Agaricia agaricites Linnaeus 1758 stony coral
"Undaria tenuifolia" = Agaricia stony coral
Agaricia lamarcki Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Poritidae
Porites astreoides, Porites porites
Porites astreoides Lamarck 1816 stony coral
Porites porites Pallas 1766 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Astrocoeniidae
Stephanocoenia intersepta, Madracis sp.
Stephanocoenia intersepta Esper 1795 stony coral
Madracis sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Acroporidae
Acropora cervicornis
Acropora cervicornis Lamarck 1816 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Montastraeidae
Montastrea cavernosa
Montastrea cavernosa Linne 1767 stony coral
1Greer et al. 2006; 2Winsor et al. 2012