PBDB Collection

Kikai-jima (Holocene of Japan)

Where: Japan (28.3° N, 130.0° E: paleocoordinates 28.3° N, 130.0° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Holocene (0.0 - 0.0 Ma)

• 4 Holocene reef terraces: terrace I (9030-6050 yBP), terrace II (6050-3390 yBP), terrace III (3790-2630 yBP), terrace IV (2870-1550 yBP)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; reef rocks and grainstone

• massive coral assemblage, branching/tabulate coral assemblage, sand/rubble facies (coral fragments and associated cemented and uncemented coralgal-derived grainstones and packstones), mud facies (consolidated laminated mud with associated coral rubble fragments)

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: J. M. Webster, P. J. Davies, and K. Konishi. 1998. Model of fringing reef development in response to progressive sea level fall over the last 7000 years (Kikai-jima, Ryukyu Islands, Japan). Coral Reefs 17:289-308 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 96956: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 15.07.2010, edited by Mihaela Krause

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Taxonomic list

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Anthozoa
Scleractinia - Pocilloporidae	Pocillopora woodjonesi, Pocillopora eydouxi, Pocillopora verrucosa, Stylophora pistillata, Seriatopora hystrix Pocillopora woodjonesi Vaughan 1918 stony coral Pocillopora eydouxi Edwards and Haime 1860 stony coral Pocillopora verrucosa Ellis and Solander 1786 stony coral Stylophora pistillata Esper 1797 stony coral Seriatopora hystrix Dana 1846 stony coral
Scleractinia - Acroporidae	Acropora tenuis, Acropora palmerae, Acropora monticulosa, Acropora hyacinthus, Acropora digitifera, "Acropora danai" = Acropora abrotanoides, Acropora spicifera, Acropora robusta, "Acropora palifera" = Isopora palifera, Montipora sp., Montipora informis, Montipora venosa Acropora tenuis Dana 1846 stony coral Acropora palmerae Wells 1954 stony coral Acropora monticulosa Brüggemann 1879 stony coral Acropora hyacinthus Dana 1846 stony coral Acropora digitifera Dana 1846 stony coral "Acropora danai" = Acropora abrotanoides Lamarck 1816 stony coral Acropora spicifera Dana 1846 stony coral Acropora robusta Dana 1846 stony coral "Acropora palifera" = Isopora palifera Lamarck 1816 stony coral Montipora sp. Blainville 1830 stony coral Montipora informis Bernard 1897 stony coral Montipora venosa Ehrenberg 1834 stony coral
Scleractinia - Merulinidae	Platygyra sp., Platygyra pini, Platygyra daedalea, Platygyra ryukyuensis, Platygyra sinensis, Platygyra contorta, Cyphastrea microphthalma, Cyphastrea serailia, Echinopora gemmacea, Echinopora lamellosa, Echinopora pacificus, Echinopora hirsutissima, Favites sp., "Montastrea valenciennesii" = Favites valenciennesii, Favites flexuosa, Favites chinensis, Favites pentagona, "Montastrea curta" = Astrea curta, "Favia pallida" = Dipsastraea pallida, "Favia favus" = Dipsastraea favus, Leptoria phrygia, Goniastrea retiformis, Goniastrea pectinata, Goniastrea edwardsi, Hydnophora exesa Platygyra sp. Ehrenberg 1834 stony coral Platygyra pini Chevalier 1975 stony coral Platygyra daedalea Ellis and Solander 1786 stony coral Platygyra ryukyuensis Yabe and Sugiyama 1935 stony coral Platygyra sinensis Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849 stony coral Platygyra contorta Veron 1990 stony coral Cyphastrea microphthalma Lamarck 1816 stony coral Cyphastrea serailia Forskal 1775 stony coral Echinopora gemmacea Lamarck 1816 stony coral Echinopora lamellosa Esper 1795 stony coral Echinopora pacificus Veron 1990 stony coral Echinopora hirsutissima Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849 stony coral Favites sp. Link 1807 stony coral "Montastrea valenciennesii" = Favites valenciennesii Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral [entered as Montastrea valenciennesi] Favites flexuosa Dana 1846 stony coral Favites chinensis Verrill 1866 stony coral Favites pentagona Esper 1794 stony coral "Montastrea curta" = Astrea curta Dana 1846 stony coral "Favia pallida" = Dipsastraea pallida Dana 1846 stony coral "Favia favus" = Dipsastraea favus Forskal 1775 stony coral Leptoria phrygia Ellis and Solander 1786 stony coral Goniastrea retiformis Lamarck 1816 stony coral Goniastrea pectinata Ehrenberg 1834 stony coral Goniastrea edwardsi Chevalier 1971 stony coral Hydnophora exesa Pallas 1766 stony coral
Scleractinia - Diploastraeidae	Diploastrea heliopora Diploastrea heliopora Lamarck 1816 stony coral
Scleractinia - Plesiastreidae	Plesiastrea versipora Plesiastrea versipora Lamarck 1816 stony coral
Scleractinia - Poritidae	Porites australiaensis, Porites cf. cylindrica, Porites lobata, Porites murrayensis, Porites lichen, Porites lutea, Goniopora minor, Goniopora stutchburyi Porites australiaensis stony coral Porites cf. cylindrica Dana 1846 stony coral Porites lobata Dana 1846 stony coral Porites murrayensis Vaughan 1918 stony coral Porites lichen Dana 1846 stony coral Porites lutea Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851 stony coral Goniopora minor Crossland 1952 stony coral Goniopora stutchburyi Wells 1955 stony coral
Scleractinia - Siderastreidae	"Psammocora superficialis" = Psammocora profundacella "Psammocora superficialis" = Psammocora profundacella Gardiner 1898 stony coral
Scleractinia - Fungiidae	Fungia sp. Fungia sp. Lamarck 1801 stony coral
Scleractinia - Agariciidae	Pavona minuta, Pavona venosa, Pavona varians, Pachyseris speciosa, Pachyseris rugosa Pavona minuta Wells 1954 stony coral Pavona venosa Ehrenberg 1834 stony coral Pavona varians Verrill 1864 stony coral Pachyseris speciosa Dana 1846 stony coral Pachyseris rugosa Lamarck 1801 stony coral
Scleractinia -	Gardineroseris planulata Gardineroseris planulata Dana 1846 stony coral
Scleractinia - Lobophylliidae	Echinophyllia aspera, Lobophyllia corymbosa, Symphyllia recta, Symphyllia radians Echinophyllia aspera Ellis and Solander 1786 stony coral Lobophyllia corymbosa Forskal 1775 stony coral Symphyllia recta Dana 1846 stony coral Symphyllia radians Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849 stony coral
Scleractinia - Leptastreidae	Leptastrea purpurea, Leptastrea transversa Leptastrea purpurea Dana 1846 stony coral Leptastrea transversa Klunzinger 1879 stony coral
Scleractinia - Euphylliidae	Galaxea fascicularis Galaxea fascicularis Linnaeus 1767 stony coral
Scleractinia - Dendrophylliidae	Turbinaria reniformis, Turbinaria stellulata Turbinaria reniformis Bernard 1896 stony coral Turbinaria stellulata Lamarck 1816 stony coral
Helioporacea -	Heliopora coerulea Heliopora coerulea
Hydrozoa
Milleporina -	Millepora exaesa Millepora exaesa fire coral