Also known as Reef 2051
Where: Japan (28.3° N, 130.0° E: paleocoordinates 28.6° N, 129.6° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Riukiu Limestone Formation, Late/Upper Pliocene (3.6 - 2.6 Ma)
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; lithified framestone
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: H. Yabe and T. Sugiyama. 1935. Geological and geographical distribution of reef-corals in Japan. Journal of Paleontology 9:183-217 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 34877: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Wolfgang Kiessling on 09.10.2003
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Anthozoa | |
"Favia cf. amplior" = Dipsastraea pallida, "Favia speciosa" = Dipsastraea speciosa, Leptoria phrygia, Oulophyllia cf. crispa, Cyphastrea microphthalma, Cyphastrea chalcidicum, "Montastrea cf. curta" = Astrea curta, Goniastrea cf. pectinata, Hydnophora exesa, "Favia valenciennesii" = Favites valenciennesii, "Meandrina cf. lamellina" = Platygyra lamellina, "Maeandra cf. stricta" = Platygyra stricta
"Favia cf. amplior" = Dipsastraea pallida Dana 1846 stony coral
"Favia speciosa" = Dipsastraea speciosa Dana 1846 stony coral
Leptoria phrygia Ellis and Solander 1786 stony coral
Oulophyllia cf. crispa Lamarck 1816 stony coral
Cyphastrea microphthalma Lamarck 1816 stony coral
Cyphastrea chalcidicum Forskal 1775 stony coral
Goniastrea cf. pectinata Ehrenberg 1834 stony coral
Hydnophora exesa Pallas 1766 stony coral
"Favia valenciennesii" = Favites valenciennesii Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
"Maeandra cf. stricta" = Platygyra stricta Milne-Edwards and Haime 1857 stony coral | |
"Fungia cyclolites" = Cycloseris cyclolites
"Fungia cyclolites" = Cycloseris cyclolites Lamarck 1801 stony coral | |
Acanthastrea cf. hemprichii Ehrenberg 1834 stony coral | |
Alveopora cf. verrilliana Dana 1872 stony coral
Acropora sp. Oken 1815 stony coral | |
"Montastrea sp." = Montastraea
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Euphyllia fimbriata Spengler 1799 stony coral | |
Tubipora musica Linnaeus 1758 | |
Cynaria lacrymalis | |
"Antillia japonica" = Cynaria lacrymalis
"Antillia japonica" = Cynaria lacrymalis Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 |