Kikai-shima, Ryukyu Islands, Japan (Pliocene of Japan)

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

• Part of a barrier reef tract extending for 8 degrees of latitude

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

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Taxonomic list

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Anthozoa
 Alcyonacea -
Tubipora musica
Tubipora musica Linnaeus 1758
 Scleractinia - Acroporidae
Acropora sp., Alveopora cf. verrilliana, Astreopora cf. gracilis
Acropora sp. Oken 1815 stony coral
Alveopora cf. verrilliana Dana 1872 stony coral
Astreopora cf. gracilis Bernard 1896 stony coral
Astraeopora cfr. gracilis
 Scleractinia - Fungiidae
"Fungia cyclolites" = Cycloseris cyclolites
"Fungia cyclolites" = Cycloseris cyclolites Lamarck 1801 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Euphylliidae
Euphyllia fimbriata
Euphyllia fimbriata Spengler 1799 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Merulinidae
"Favia valenciennesii" = Favites valenciennesii, Hydnophora exesa, "Maeandra cf. stricta" = Platygyra stricta, "Meandrina cf. lamellina" = Platygyra lamellina, Cyphastrea microphthalma, Cyphastrea chalcidicum, "Favia cf. amplior" = Dipsastraea pallida, "Favia speciosa" = Dipsastraea speciosa, "Montastrea cf. curta" = Astrea curta, Leptoria phrygia, Oulophyllia cf. crispa, Goniastrea cf. pectinata
"Favia valenciennesii" = Favites valenciennesii Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
Hydnophora exesa Pallas 1766 stony coral
"Maeandra cf. stricta" = Platygyra stricta Milne-Edwards and Haime 1857 stony coral
"Meandrina cf. lamellina" = Platygyra lamellina Ehrenberg 1834 stony coral
Maeandra cfr. lamellina
Cyphastrea microphthalma Lamarck 1816 stony coral
Cyphastrea chalcidicum Forskal 1775 stony coral
"Favia cf. amplior" = Dipsastraea pallida Dana 1846 stony coral
"Favia speciosa" = Dipsastraea speciosa Dana 1846 stony coral
"Montastrea cf. curta" = Astrea curta Dana 1846 stony coral
Orbicella cfr. curta
Leptoria phrygia Ellis and Solander 1786 stony coral
Oulophyllia cf. crispa Lamarck 1816 stony coral
Goniastrea cf. pectinata Ehrenberg 1834 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Montastraeidae
"Montastrea sp." = Montastraea
"Montastrea sp." = Montastraea Blainville 1830 stony coral
Orbicella sp.
 Scleractinia - Lobophylliidae
Acanthastrea cf. hemprichii
Acanthastrea cf. hemprichii Ehrenberg 1834 stony coral
Cynaria lacrymalis
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"Antillia japonica" = Cynaria lacrymalis
"Antillia japonica" = Cynaria lacrymalis Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848