Borehole Ngembak, North Java (Miocene of Indonesia)

Where: Indonesia (7.0° S, 110.4° E: paleocoordinates 7.2° S, 112.6° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Rembang Formation, Middle Miocene (16.0 - 11.6 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: perireef or subreef; lithified limestone

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: core,

Primary reference: H. Gerth. 1933. Neue Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Korallenfauna des Tertiärs von Java. I: Die Korallen des Eocen und des älteren Neogen [The Tertiary coral fauna of Java. I: Eocene and Lower Neogene corals]. Wetenschappelijke Mededeelingen 25:1-45 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 71058: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 16.04.2007

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Diploastraeidae
Diploastrea heliopora
Diploastrea heliopora Lamarck 1816 stony coral
var. borneensis
 Scleractinia - Pocilloporidae
Stylophora digitata
Stylophora digitata Pallas 1878 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Acroporidae
"Madrepora duncani" = Acropora duncani, Astreopora (Polysolenia) hochstetteri
"Madrepora duncani" = Acropora duncani Reuss 1867 stony coral
Astreopora (Polysolenia) hochstetteri Reuss 1867 stony coral
listed as Polysolenia hochstetteri
 Scleractinia - Poritidae
Porites sp.
Porites sp. Link 1807 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Agariciidae
Pachyseris vandijki, "Comoseris javana" = Pavona javana
"Comoseris javana" = Pavona javana Gerth 1933 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Fungiidae
Fungia fungites
Fungia fungites Linnaeus 1758 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
Heterocyathus parasiticus, Deltocyathus australis, Notocyathus (Sphenotrochus) viola, Paracyathus cf. procumbens, "Trochocyathus laterocristatus" = Caryophyllia (Acanthocyathus) laterocristatus
Deltocyathus australis Gerth 1921 stony coral
Notocyathus (Sphenotrochus) viola Duncan 1864 stony coral
Paracyathus cf. procumbens Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
"Trochocyathus laterocristatus" = Caryophyllia (Acanthocyathus) laterocristatus Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Turbinoliidae
Tropidocyathus nudus
Tropidocyathus nudus Martin 1879 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Flabellidae
Flabellum stokesi, Flabellum irregulare
Flabellum stokesi stony coral
Flabellum irregulare Semper 1872 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Faviidae
Solenastrea semarangensis
Solenastrea semarangensis Gerth 1921 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Anisocoenia crassisepta, "Antillia orientalis" = Trachyphyllia geoffroyi, Echinopora crassatina
Anisocoenia crassisepta Reuss 1867 stony coral
"Antillia orientalis" = Trachyphyllia geoffroyi Audouin 1826 stony coral
Echinopora crassatina Gerth 1921 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Dendrophylliidae
Balanophyllia complanata, "Heteropsammia cf. ovalis" = Heteropsammia cochlea
Balanophyllia complanata Gerth 1921 stony coral
"Heteropsammia cf. ovalis" = Heteropsammia cochlea Spengler 1781 stony coral