Abadeh, Porites-Faviidae assemblage, Iran: Chattian, Iran
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Lobophylliidae
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Acanthastrea sp.
Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848
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Schuster 2002 | rare category | |||||
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Actinacididae
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Actinacis rollei
Reuss 1864
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Schuster 2002 | abundant category | |||||
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Poritidae
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Goniopora informal sp. 1
Blainville 1830
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Schuster 2002 | rare category | |||||
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Goniopora informal sp. 3
Blainville 1830
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Schuster 2002 | rare category | |||||
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Goniopora informal sp. 4
Blainville 1830
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Schuster 2002 | rare category | |||||
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Porites sp.
Link 1807
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Schuster 2002 | frequent category | |||||
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Plesiastreidae
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Plesiastrea sp.
Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848
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Schuster 2002 | rare category | |||||
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Agathiphylliidae
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Agathiphyllia informal sp. 1
Reuss 1864
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Schuster 2002 | frequent category | |||||
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Agathiphyllia informal sp. 2
Reuss 1864
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Schuster 2002 | rare category | |||||
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Acroporidae
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Alveopora sp.
Blainville 1830
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Schuster 2002 | rare category | |||||
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? Alveopora sp.
Blainville 1830
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Schuster 2002 | frequent category | |||||
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Astreopora meneghiniana
(d'Achiardi 1866)
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Schuster 2002 | frequent category | |||||
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Astreopora stellaris
Kühn 1933
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Schuster 2002 | rare category | |||||
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Acropora sp.
Oken 1815
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Schuster 2002 | rare category | |||||
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Astrocoeniidae
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Stylocoenia taurinensis
(Michelin 1842)
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Schuster 2002 | rare category | |||||
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Astrocoenia nana
Reuss 1868
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Schuster 2002 | frequent category | |||||
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Astrocoenia cf. zitteli
Pratz 1883
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Schuster 2002 | frequent category | |||||
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Pocilloporidae
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Stylophora cf. sokkohensis
Gerth 1921
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Schuster 2002 | rare category | |||||
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Diploastraeidae
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Diploastrea costata n. sp.
Schuster 2002
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Schuster 2002 | frequent category | |||||
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Diploastrea coronata n. sp.
Schuster 2002
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Schuster 2002 | frequent category | |||||
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Mussidae
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Ceriosmilia iranica n. gen., n. sp.
Schuster 2002
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Schuster 2002 | rare category | |||||
| recombined as Colpophyllia iranica | |||||||
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Merulinidae
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Caulastrea farsis n. sp.
Schuster 2002
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Schuster 2002 | abundant category | |||||
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Hydnophora solidior
(Duncan 1880)
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Schuster 2002 | frequent category | |||||
| original and current combination Monticulastraea solidior | |||||||
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Hydnophora cf. inaequalis
(Duncan 1880)
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Schuster 2002 | frequent category | |||||
| synonym of Monticulastraea insignis | |||||||
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Tarbellastraea hamedanii n. sp.
Schuster 2002
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Schuster 2002 | frequent category | |||||
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Favites sp.
Link 1807
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Schuster 2002 | rare category | |||||
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Favites cf. inaequiseptata
(Gerth 1921)
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Schuster 2002 | rare category | |||||
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Antiguastrea sp.
Vaughan 1919
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Schuster 2002 | frequent category | |||||
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Leptoria sp.
Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848
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Schuster 2002 | rare category | |||||
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Montastraeidae
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Montastrea sp.
(Blainville 1830)
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Schuster 2002 | rare category | |||||
| original and current combination Montastraea | |||||||
| see common names | |||||||
Geography
| Country: | Iran |
| Coordinates: | 31.5° North, 52.7° East (view map) |
| Paleocoordinates: | 26.2° North, 48.7° East |
| Basis of coordinate: | stated in text |
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
| Period: | Paleogene | Epoch: | Oligocene |
| Stage: | Chattian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 4 |
| Key time interval: | Chattian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 27.82000 - 23.03000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | lithified "reef rocks" | ||
| Environment: | reef, buildup or bioherm | Tectonic setting: | forearc basin |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection excludes: | all microfossils |
| Collection methods: | field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | paleoecologic analysis |
| Collection method comments: Semiquantitative data reported as: rare (one specimen), frequent (2-10 specimens), abundant (>10 specimens) | |
| Taxonomic list comments:Corals only | |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Reef 2708 | ||
| Database number: | 41076 | ||
| Authorizer: | W. Kiessling | Enterer: | W. Kiessling, U. Merkel |
| Modifier: | W. Kiessling | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2004-07-06 10:31:16 | Last modified: | 2004-07-06 13:51:14 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2004-07-06 10:31:16 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 11059. | F. Schuster and U. Wielandt. 1999. Oligocene and Early Miocene coral faunas from Iran: palaeoecology and palaeobiogeography. International Journal of Earth Sciences 88(3):571-581 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling] |
Secondary references:
| 30461 | F. Schuster. 2002. Scleractinian corals from the Oligocene of the Qom Formation (Esfahan-Sirjan fore-arc basin, Iran). Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg 239:5-55 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel] |