PBDB Collection

Wadi Gfafa, lower reef unit, upper terrace (Pleistocene of Saudi Arabia)

Also known as Reef 3805

Where: Saudi Arabia (27.7° N, 35.5° E: paleocoordinates 27.7° N, 35.5° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Late/Upper Pleistocene (0.1 - 0.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; framestone and rudstone

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: A. Y. Kahal, A. S. El‐Sorogy, H. J. Alfaifi, S. Almadani, and O. M. Kassem. 2019. Biofacies and diagenetic alterations of the Pleistocene coral reefs, northwest Red Sea coast, Saudi Arabia. Geological Journal [W. Kiessling/M. Krause]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 201414: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Mihaela Krause on 07.05.2019

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Taxonomic list

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Hydrozoa
Milleporina -	Millepora platyphylla, Millepora dichotoma Millepora platyphylla Hemprich and Ehrenberg 1834 fire coral Millepora dichotoma Forskal 1775 fire coral
Anthozoa
Scleractinia - Coscinaraeidae	Coscinaraea monile Coscinaraea monile Forskal 1775 stony coral
Scleractinia - Lobophylliidae	Lobophyllia corymbosa Lobophyllia corymbosa Forskal 1775 stony coral
Scleractinia - Leptastreidae	Leptastrea purpurea Leptastrea purpurea Dana 1846 stony coral
Scleractinia - Pocilloporidae	Pocillopora damicornis Pocillopora damicornis Linnaeus 1758 stony coral
Scleractinia - Acroporidae	Acropora pharaonis Acropora pharaonis Milne-Edwards and Haime 1860 stony coral
Scleractinia - Fungiidae	Fungia fungites, Fungia granulosa, Ctenactis echinata Fungia fungites Linnaeus 1758 stony coral Fungia granulosa Klunzinger 1879 stony coral Ctenactis echinata Pallas 1766 stony coral
Scleractinia - Poritidae	Porites lutea, Porites solida, Porites columnaris Porites lutea Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851 stony coral Porites solida Forskal 1775 stony coral Porites columnaris Klunzinger 1879 stony coral
Scleractinia - Merulinidae	Goniastrea pectinata, Platygyra daedalea, Favites pentagona, Echinopora gemmacea, "Favia pallida" = Dipsastraea pallida, "Favia speciosa" = Dipsastraea speciosa, Leptoria phrygia Goniastrea pectinata Ehrenberg 1834 stony coral Platygyra daedalea Ellis and Solander 1786 stony coral Favites pentagona Esper 1794 stony coral Echinopora gemmacea Lamarck 1816 stony coral "Favia pallida" = Dipsastraea pallida Dana 1846 stony coral "Favia speciosa" = Dipsastraea speciosa Dana 1846 stony coral Leptoria phrygia Ellis and Solander 1786 stony coral
Scleractinia - Dendrophylliidae	Turbinaria mesenterina Turbinaria mesenterina Lamarck 1816 stony coral
Scleractinia - Euphylliidae	Galaxea fascicularis Galaxea fascicularis Linnaeus 1767 stony coral
Gastropoda
-	Gastropoda indet. Gastropoda indet. Cuvier 1795 snail
Sorbeoconcha - Vermetidae	Vermetus maximus Vermetus maximus Sowerby 1825 worm shell
Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae	Cypraea sp. Cypraea sp. Linnaeus 1758 cowry
Sorbeoconcha - Strombidae	"Strombus gibberulus" = Strombus (Gibberulus) gibberulus "Strombus gibberulus" = Strombus (Gibberulus) gibberulus Linnaeus 1758 conch
Neogastropoda - Conidae	Conus ardisiaceus Conus ardisiaceus Kiener 1850 cone shell
Neogastropoda - Muricidae	Hexaplex kuesterianus Hexaplex kuesterianus Canefri 1875 murex snail
Bivalvia
-	Bivalvia indet. Bivalvia indet. Linnaeus 1758 clam
Arcida - Arcidae	Barbatia sp. Barbatia sp. Gray 1842 clam
Ostreida - Ostreidae	Ostrea sp., Alectryonella plicatula Ostrea sp. Linnaeus 1758 oyster Alectryonella plicatula Lamarck 1801 oyster
Pectinida - Pectinoidae	Spondylus hystrix Spondylus hystrix Roeding 1798 scallop
Pectinida - Plicatulidae	Plicatula sp. Plicatula sp. Lamarck 1801 scallop
Cardiida - Cardiidae	"Tridacna squamosa" = Tridacna (Chametrachea) squamosa "Tridacna squamosa" = Tridacna (Chametrachea) squamosa cockle
Cardiida - Trapezidae	Trapezium sublaevigatum Trapezium sublaevigatum Lamarck 1819 clam
Cardiida - Veneridae	Callista florida, "Dosinia radiata" = Dosinia (Dosinia) radiata Callista florida Lamarck 1818 venus clam "Dosinia radiata" = Dosinia (Dosinia) radiata Reeve 1850 venus clam
Echinoidea
-	Echinoidea indet. Echinoidea indet. Leske 1778 sea urchin
Florideophyceae
Hapalidiales - Corallinophycidae	"Lithothamnium sp." = Lithothamnion "Lithothamnium sp." = Lithothamnion Heydrich 1897
Corallinales - Corallinophycidae	Lithophyllum sp. Lithophyllum sp. Philippi 1837
Foraminifera
-	Foraminifera indet. Foraminifera indet. Eichwald 1830