S-W French atlantic basins (Miocene of France)

Where: France (43.8° N, 0.6° W: paleocoordinates 43.7° N, 2.8° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• basin-level geographic resolution

When: Aquitanian (23.0 - 20.4 Ma)

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: B. Cahuzac and C. Chaix. 1993. Les faunes de coraux (Anthozoaires Scléractiniaires) de la façade atlantique française au Chattien et au Miocène. Ciências da Terra (12)57-69 [W. Kiessling/M. Krause/M. Krause]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 163837: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Mihaela Krause on 17.11.2014

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Montastraeidae
"Montastrea alloiteaui" = Montastraea
"Montastrea alloiteaui" = Montastraea stony coral
spp. daxensis
 Scleractinia - Astrocoeniidae
Platycoenia tarbellensis Chevalier 1961 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Pocilloporidae
Stylophora parvistella Chevalier 1961 stony coral
Stylophora thirsiformis Michelotti 1847 stony coral
Stylophora rugosa d'Archiac 1848 stony coral
Stylophora affinis Duncan 1863 stony coral
Stylophora raristella Defrance 1826 stony coral
Stylophora pistillata Esper 1797 stony coral
Pocillopora madreporacea Lamarck 1816 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Acroporidae
Acropora lavandulina Michelin 1840 stony coral
Acropora exarata Michelotti 1838 stony coral
Astreopora densata Chevalier 1961 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Rhizangiidae
Phyllangia conferta stony coral
spp. saubottensis
Phyllangia thilensis Chevalier 1961 stony coral
Rhizangia brevissima Deshayes 1834 stony coral
"Culicia parasitica" = Culicia parasita Michelin 1847 stony coral
"Glyphastraea bejaensis" = Septastrea stony coral
Astrangia vasconiensis Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850 stony coral
Astrangia manthelanensis Chevalier 1961 stony coral
Cladangia semisphaerica stony coral
spp. tubiformis
Cladangia carryensis Matheron 1900 stony coral
spp. galasciformis
Cladangia aquitaniensis Chevalier 1961 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Merulinidae
"Caulastraea matheroni" = Caulastrea, "Astroria irregularis" = Platygyra, Tarbellastraea reussiana, Tarbellastraea ellisiana, "Favites sp. n. sp." = Favites, "Favites virens" = Favites abdita, "Ellasmoastraea multilateralis" = Favites, "Ellasmoastraea intermedia" = Favites, Favites neugeboreni, Favites neuvillei, Favites neglecta, Cladocora gamachotensis, "Antiguastraea alveolaris" = Antiguastrea, Heliastraea (Aquitanastraea) pruvosti, Heliastraea (Aquitanastraea) piveteaui, "Montastrea aff. curta" = Astrea curta
"Caulastraea matheroni" = Caulastrea stony coral
"Astroria irregularis" = Platygyra stony coral
Tarbellastraea reussiana Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850 stony coral
Tarbellastraea ellisiana Defrance 1826 stony coral
"Favites sp. n. sp." = Favites Link 1807 stony coral
"Favites virens" = Favites abdita Ellis and Solander 1786 stony coral
"Ellasmoastraea multilateralis" = Favites stony coral
"Ellasmoastraea intermedia" = Favites stony coral
Favites neugeboreni Reuss 1871 stony coral
spp. burdigalensis
Favites neuvillei Chevalier 1961 stony coral
Favites neglecta Michelotti 1868 stony coral
Cladocora gamachotensis Chevalier 1961 stony coral
"Antiguastraea alveolaris" = Antiguastrea stony coral
Heliastraea (Aquitanastraea) pruvosti Chevalier 1954 stony coral
Heliastraea (Aquitanastraea) piveteaui Chevalier 1954 stony coral
"Montastrea aff. curta" = Astrea curta Dana 1846 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Faviidae
"Plesiastraea (Palaeoplesiastraea) desmoulinsi" = Solenastrea desmoulinsi, Favia corollaris, Favia aquitaniensis
"Plesiastraea (Palaeoplesiastraea) desmoulinsi" = Solenastrea desmoulinsi Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851 stony coral
Favia corollaris Reuss 1871 stony coral
Favia aquitaniensis Chevalier 1961 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Heliastraeidae
"Heliastraea (Heliastraea) inaequalis" = Heliastrea, "Heliastraea (Heliastraea) saucatsensis" = Heliastrea, "Heliastraea (Heliastraea) pelouaensis" = Heliastrea, "Heliastraea (Heliastraeopsis) dallagoi" = Heliastrea
"Heliastraea (Heliastraea) inaequalis" = Heliastrea stony coral
"Heliastraea (Heliastraea) saucatsensis" = Heliastrea stony coral
"Heliastraea (Heliastraea) pelouaensis" = Heliastrea stony coral
"Heliastraea (Heliastraeopsis) dallagoi" = Heliastrea stony coral
 Scleractinia - Mussidae
Syzygophyllia elongata Sismonda 1871 stony coral
Aquitanophyllia grandistellae Chevalier 1961 stony coral
Lithophyllia patula Sismonda 1871 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Poritidae
Porites pachysepta Chevalier 1961 stony coral
Porites collegniana Michelin 1842 stony coral
spp. collegniana, spp. girundiensis
Porites solida Forskal 1775 stony coral
Porites maigensis Kühn 1925 stony coral
spp. maigensis, spp. gamachotensis
Porites porites Pallas 1766 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Siderastreidae
Siderastrea crenulata Goldfuss 1826 stony coral
Siderastrea miocenica Osasco 1896 stony coral
Siderastrea bertrandiana Michelin 1847 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Diploastraeidae
"Thegioastraea superficialis" = Diploastrea superficialis, "Thegioastraea multisepta" = Diploastrea multisepta, "Thegioastraea diversiformis" = Diploastrea diversiformis, "Thegioastraea miocenica" = Diploastrea miocenica
"Thegioastraea superficialis" = Diploastrea superficialis Sismonda 1871 stony coral
"Thegioastraea multisepta" = Diploastrea multisepta Sismonda 1871 stony coral
"Thegioastraea diversiformis" = Diploastrea diversiformis Michelin 1842 stony coral
"Thegioastraea miocenica" = Diploastrea miocenica Michelotti 1871 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Dendrophylliidae
Turbinaria cyathiformis de Blainville 1830 stony coral
Paleoastroides subirregularis Osasco 1897 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Flabellidae
Flabellum sp. Lesson 1831 stony coral