Punung (Miocene of Indonesia)

Also known as Reef 3213

Where: Java, Indonesia (8.1° S, 111.2° E: paleocoordinates 8.5° S, 121.1° E)

• coordinate based on political unit

When: Early/Lower Miocene (23.0 - 16.0 Ma)

• Overlying the Andesite formation.

Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm

Primary reference: R. Osberger. 1954. Research on fossil corals from Java. Indonesian Journal for Natural Science 110:201-205 [M. Kosnik/M. Kosnik]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 62859: authorized by Matt Kosnik, entered by Matt Kosnik on 30.07.2006, edited by Wolfgang Kiessling

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Lobophylliidae
Echinophyllia robusta Gerth 1923 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Pocilloporidae
Stylophora pistillata Esper 1797 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Poritidae
Porites sp. Link 1807 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Calamophylliidae
 Scleractinia - Mussidae
Indosmilia cf. bantamensis Yabe and Eguchi 1941 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Merulinidae
"Cyphastraea tuberifera" = Cyphastrea, "Cyphastraea progoensis" = Cyphastrea, "Cyphastraea gemmulifera" = Cyphastrea, "Cyphastraea sp." = Cyphastrea, "Antillia sp." = Trachyphyllia, Orbicella cf. cyclommantos
"Cyphastraea tuberifera" = Cyphastrea stony coral
"Cyphastraea progoensis" = Cyphastrea stony coral
"Cyphastraea gemmulifera" = Cyphastrea stony coral
"Cyphastraea sp." = Cyphastrea Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
"Antillia sp." = Trachyphyllia Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Faviidae
"Solenastraea koberi" = Solenastrea stony coral
 Scleractinia - Meandrinidae
"Maeandrina ? sp." = Meandrina, Scalariogyra escharoides, "Coelocoenia vacua" = Progyrosmilia vacua, "Coelocoenia torulosa" = Progyrosmilia torulosa
"Maeandrina ? sp." = Meandrina Lamarck 1801 stony coral
Scalariogyra escharoides Gerth 1923 stony coral
"Coelocoenia vacua" = Progyrosmilia vacua Gerth 1923 stony coral
"Coelocoenia torulosa" = Progyrosmilia torulosa Gerth 1923 stony coral