PBDB Collection

Abadeh, Porites-Faviidae assemblage, Iran (Oligocene of Iran)

Also known as Reef 2708

Where: Iran (31.5° N, 52.7° E: paleocoordinates 26.2° N, 48.7° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Qom Formation, Chattian (28.1 - 23.0 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

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

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: Semiquantitative data reported as: rare (one specimen), frequent (2-10 specimens), abundant (>10 specimens)

Primary reference: 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]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 41076: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Wolfgang Kiessling on 06.07.2004, edited by Uta Merkel

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Taxonomic list

• Corals only

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Anthozoa
Scleractinia - Mussidae	"Ceriosmilia iranica n. gen. n. sp." = Colpophyllia iranica "Ceriosmilia iranica n. gen. n. sp." = Colpophyllia iranica Schuster 2002 stony coral
Scleractinia - Merulinidae	Leptoria sp., Tarbellastraea hamedanii n. sp., Favites sp., Favites cf. inaequiseptata, Antiguastrea sp., Caulastrea farsis n. sp., "Hydnophora solidior" = Monticulastraea solidior, "Hydnophora cf. inaequalis" = Monticulastraea insignis Leptoria sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral Tarbellastraea hamedanii n. sp. Schuster 2002 stony coral Favites sp. Link 1807 stony coral Favites cf. inaequiseptata Gerth 1921 stony coral Antiguastrea sp. Vaughan 1919 stony coral Caulastrea farsis n. sp. Schuster 2002 stony coral "Hydnophora solidior" = Monticulastraea solidior Duncan 1880 stony coral "Hydnophora cf. inaequalis" = Monticulastraea insignis Duncan 1880 stony coral
Scleractinia - Diploastraeidae	Diploastrea coronata n. sp., Diploastrea costata n. sp. Diploastrea coronata n. sp. Schuster 2002 stony coral Diploastrea costata n. sp. Schuster 2002 stony coral
Scleractinia - Plesiastreidae	Plesiastrea sp. Plesiastrea sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
Scleractinia - Agathiphylliidae	Agathiphyllia "sp. 2", Agathiphyllia "sp. 1" Agathiphyllia "sp. 2" Reuss 1864 stony coral Agathiphyllia "sp. 1" Reuss 1864 stony coral
Scleractinia - Astrocoeniidae	Astrocoenia cf. zitteli, Astrocoenia nana, Stylocoenia taurinensis Astrocoenia cf. zitteli Pratz 1883 stony coral Astrocoenia nana Reuss 1868 stony coral Stylocoenia taurinensis Michelin 1842 stony coral
Scleractinia - Pocilloporidae	Stylophora cf. sokkohensis Stylophora cf. sokkohensis Gerth 1921 stony coral
Scleractinia - Acroporidae	? Alveopora sp., Alveopora sp., Acropora sp., Astreopora meneghiniana, Astreopora stellaris ? Alveopora sp. Blainville 1830 stony coral Alveopora sp. Blainville 1830 stony coral Acropora sp. Oken 1815 stony coral Astreopora meneghiniana d'Achiardi 1866 stony coral Astreopora stellaris Kühn 1933 stony coral
Scleractinia - Montastraeidae	"Montastrea sp." = Montastraea "Montastrea sp." = Montastraea Blainville 1830 stony coral
Scleractinia - Lobophylliidae	Acanthastrea sp. Acanthastrea sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
Scleractinia - Poritidae	Porites sp., Goniopora "sp. 4", Goniopora "sp. 3", Goniopora "sp. 1" Porites sp. Link 1807 stony coral Goniopora "sp. 4" Blainville 1830 stony coral Goniopora "sp. 3" Blainville 1830 stony coral Goniopora "sp. 1" Blainville 1830 stony coral
Scleractinia - Actinacididae	Actinacis rollei Actinacis rollei Reuss 1864 stony coral