Aga Point, landward facies (Holocene of Guam)

Where: Guam (13.2° N, 144.7° E: paleocoordinates 13.2° N, 144.7° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Merizo Formation, Holocene (0.0 - 0.0 Ma)

• age after Kayanne 1993

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

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

• high-diversity, Porites-Heliopora-Stylophora-Montipora-Platygyra-rich, low-energy, landward facies

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: H. G. Siegrist and R. H. Randall. 1985. Community structure and petrography of an emergent Holocene reef limestone on Guam. Proceedings of the 5th International Coral Reef Congress 6:563-568 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 97445: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 28.07.2010

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Anthozoa
 Helioporacea -
Heliopora coerulea
 Scleractinia - Poritidae
Porites sp.
Porites sp. Link 1807 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Siderastreidae
Psammocora sp.
Psammocora sp. Dana 1846 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Leptastreidae
Leptastrea transversa, Leptastrea purpurea
Leptastrea transversa Klunzinger 1879 stony coral
Leptastrea purpurea Dana 1846 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Lobophylliidae
Lobophyllia sp., Acanthastrea echinata
Lobophyllia sp. Blainville 1830 stony coral
Acanthastrea echinata Dana 1846 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Pocilloporidae
Stylophora mordax, Pocillopora setchelli, Pocillopora sp., Pocillopora damicornis, Pocillopora eydouxi
Stylophora mordax Dana 1846 stony coral
Pocillopora sp. Lamarck 1816 stony coral
Pocillopora damicornis Linnaeus 1758 stony coral
Pocillopora eydouxi Edwards and Haime 1860 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Acroporidae
Montipora sp., Acropora sp., "Acropora irregularis" = Acropora abrotanoides, "Acropora formosa" = Acropora muricata, "Acropora surculosa" = Acropora hyacinthus, Acropora humilis, Acropora monticulosa, "Acropora palifera" = Isopora palifera, Astreopora sp.
Montipora sp. Blainville 1830 stony coral
Acropora sp. Oken 1815 stony coral
"Acropora irregularis" = Acropora abrotanoides Lamarck 1816 stony coral
"Acropora formosa" = Acropora muricata Linnaeus 1758 stony coral
"Acropora surculosa" = Acropora hyacinthus Dana 1846 stony coral
Acropora humilis Dana 1846 stony coral
Acropora monticulosa Brüggemann 1879 stony coral
"Acropora palifera" = Isopora palifera Lamarck 1816 stony coral
Astreopora sp. Blainville 1830 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Favites abdita, Oulophyllia sp., "Favia favus" = Dipsastraea favus, "Montastrea curta" = Astrea curta, Platygyra daedalea, Platygyra pini, Leptoria phrygia, Cyphastrea microphthalma, Goniastrea edwardsi, Goniastrea retiformis
Favites abdita Ellis and Solander 1786 stony coral
Oulophyllia sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
"Favia favus" = Dipsastraea favus Forskal 1775 stony coral
"Montastrea curta" = Astrea curta Dana 1846 stony coral
Platygyra daedalea Ellis and Solander 1786 stony coral
Platygyra pini Chevalier 1975 stony coral
Leptoria phrygia Ellis and Solander 1786 stony coral
Cyphastrea microphthalma Lamarck 1816 stony coral
Goniastrea edwardsi Chevalier 1971 stony coral
Goniastrea retiformis Lamarck 1816 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Faviidae
Favia sp.
Favia sp. Oken 1815 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Diploastraeidae
Diploastrea heliopora
Diploastrea heliopora Lamarck 1816 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Montastraeidae
"Montastrea verrucosa" = Montastraea
"Montastrea verrucosa" = Montastraea stony coral