S-W French atlantic basins (Miocene of France)

Where: France (43.8° N, 0.6° W: paleocoordinates 43.8° N, 2.2° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• basin-level geographic resolution

When: Burdigalian (20.4 - 16.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: B. Cahuzac and C. Chaix. 1993. Les faunes de coraux (Anthozoaires Scléractiniaires) de la façade atlantique française au Chattien et au Miocène. Ciências da Terra (12)57-69 [W. Kiessling/M. Krause/M. Krause]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 163838: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Mihaela Krause on 17.11.2014

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Turbinoliidae
 Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
"Premocyathus sp." = Caryophyllia (Premocyathus) Yabe and Eguchi 1942 stony coral
Ceratotrochus (Edwardsotrochus) duodecimcostatus Goldfuss 1826 stony coral
spp. magnei
 Scleractinia - Diploastraeidae
"Thegioastraea roasendai" = Diploastrea roasendai, "Thegioastraea diversiformis" = Diploastrea diversiformis, "Thegioastraea aequalicostata" = Diploastrea aequalicostata, "Thegioastraea taurinensis" = Diploastrea taurinensis, "Thegioastraea variabilis" = Diploastrea variabilis, "Thegioastraea cf. rosacea" = Diploastrea rosacea, "Thegioastraea burdigalensis" = Diploastrea burdigalensis, "Thegioastraea miocenica" = Diploastrea miocenica, "Thegioastraea multisepta" = Diploastrea multisepta, "Thegioastraea alternaticosta" = Diploastrea
"Thegioastraea roasendai" = Diploastrea roasendai Michelotti 1871 stony coral
"Thegioastraea diversiformis" = Diploastrea diversiformis Michelin 1842 stony coral
"Thegioastraea aequalicostata" = Diploastrea aequalicostata Osasco 1897 stony coral
"Thegioastraea taurinensis" = Diploastrea taurinensis d'Achiardi 1868 stony coral
"Thegioastraea variabilis" = Diploastrea variabilis Sismonda 1871 stony coral
"Thegioastraea cf. rosacea" = Diploastrea rosacea Zuffardi-Comerci 1932 stony coral
"Thegioastraea burdigalensis" = Diploastrea burdigalensis Chevalier 1961 stony coral
"Thegioastraea miocenica" = Diploastrea miocenica Michelotti 1871 stony coral
"Thegioastraea multisepta" = Diploastrea multisepta Sismonda 1871 stony coral
spp. multisepta, spp. zuffardii
"Thegioastraea alternaticosta" = Diploastrea stony coral
 Scleractinia - Rhizangiidae
"Culicia parasitica" = Culicia parasita Michelin 1847 stony coral
"Hexastraea fromenteli" = Septastrea stony coral
Cladangia carryensis Matheron 1900 stony coral
spp. galasciformis
Cladangia aquitaniensis Chevalier 1961 stony coral
Astrangia vasconiensis Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Faviidae
"Plesiastraea (Palaeoplesiastraea) desmoulinsi" = Solenastrea desmoulinsi, Favia corollaris
"Plesiastraea (Palaeoplesiastraea) desmoulinsi" = Solenastrea desmoulinsi Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851 stony coral
Favia corollaris Reuss 1871 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae
Nerthastraea sp. Chevalier 1961 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Heliastraea (Aquitanastraea) piveteaui, Heliastraea (Aquitanastraea) pachyformis, Heliastraea (Aquitanastraea) pruvosti, "Antiguastraea alveolaris" = Antiguastrea, "Astroria irregularis" = Platygyra, "Caulastraea matheroni" = Caulastrea, Favites neugeboreni, Favites mimbastensis, "Aphrastrea deformis" = Favites, "Ellasmoastraea multilateralis" = Favites, Favites neglecta, Tarbellastraea aquitaniensis, Tarbellastraea ellisiana, Tarbellastraea reussiana, "Goniastraea aff. pectinata" = Goniastrea, "Goniastraea aff. speciosa" = Goniastrea
Heliastraea (Aquitanastraea) piveteaui Chevalier 1954 stony coral
Heliastraea (Aquitanastraea) pachyformis Chevalier 1954 stony coral
Heliastraea (Aquitanastraea) pruvosti Chevalier 1954 stony coral
"Antiguastraea alveolaris" = Antiguastrea stony coral
"Astroria irregularis" = Platygyra stony coral
spp.irregularis, spp. granulata
"Caulastraea matheroni" = Caulastrea stony coral
Favites neugeboreni Reuss 1871 stony coral
spp. burdigalensis
Favites mimbastensis Chevalier 1961 stony coral
"Aphrastrea deformis" = Favites stony coral
"Ellasmoastraea multilateralis" = Favites stony coral
Favites neglecta Michelotti 1868 stony coral
spp. neglecta, spp. taurinensis
Tarbellastraea aquitaniensis Chevalier 1961 stony coral
Tarbellastraea ellisiana Defrance 1826 stony coral
Tarbellastraea reussiana Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850 stony coral
spp. reussiana, spp. echinulata
"Goniastraea aff. pectinata" = Goniastrea stony coral
"Goniastraea aff. speciosa" = Goniastrea stony coral
 Scleractinia - Mussidae
Syzygophyllia grandis Chevalier 1961 stony coral
Syzygophyllia elongata Sismonda 1871 stony coral
Aquitanophyllia grandistellae Chevalier 1961 stony coral
Lithophyllia patula Sismonda 1871 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Heliastraeidae
"Heliastraea (Heliastraea) delicata" = Heliastrea, "Heliastraea (Heliastraea) pelouaensis" = Heliastrea, "Heliastraea (Heliastraea) saucatsensis" = Heliastrea, "Heliastraea (Heliastraea) solenastroides" = Heliastrea, "Heliastraea (Heliastraea) laticosta" = Heliastrea, "Heliastraea (Heliastraea) nerthensis" = Heliastrea, "Heliastraea (Heliastraeopsis) dallagoi" = Heliastrea, "Heliastraea (Heliastraeopsis) alloiteaui" = Heliastrea, Heliastraea (Athecastraea) vesiculosa
"Heliastraea (Heliastraea) delicata" = Heliastrea stony coral
"Heliastraea (Heliastraea) pelouaensis" = Heliastrea stony coral
"Heliastraea (Heliastraea) saucatsensis" = Heliastrea stony coral
"Heliastraea (Heliastraea) solenastroides" = Heliastrea stony coral
"Heliastraea (Heliastraea) laticosta" = Heliastrea stony coral
"Heliastraea (Heliastraea) nerthensis" = Heliastrea stony coral
"Heliastraea (Heliastraeopsis) dallagoi" = Heliastrea stony coral
"Heliastraea (Heliastraeopsis) alloiteaui" = Heliastrea stony coral
spp. alloiteaui, spp. parva
Heliastraea (Athecastraea) vesiculosa Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Oculinidae
"Diplohelia reflexa" = Diplhelia
"Diplohelia reflexa" = Diplhelia stony coral
 Scleractinia - Acroporidae
Astreopora densata Chevalier 1961 stony coral
Alveopora discors stony coral
Alveopora daxensis Chevalier 1961 stony coral
Acropora ornata Defrance 1828 stony coral
Acropora exarata Michelotti 1838 stony coral
Acropora lavandulina Michelin 1840 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Astrocoeniidae
Platycoenia tarbellensis Chevalier 1961 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Pocilloporidae
Pocillopora madreporacea Lamarck 1816 stony coral
Stylophora mutata stony coral
"Stylophora goethalsi" = Stylophora minor Duncan 1863 stony coral
Stylophora affinis Duncan 1863 stony coral
Stylophora raristella Defrance 1826 stony coral
Stylophora rugosa d'Archiac 1848 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Montastraeidae
"Montastrea oligophylla" = Montastraea, "Montastrea alloiteaui" = Montastraea
"Montastrea oligophylla" = Montastraea stony coral
"Montastrea alloiteaui" = Montastraea stony coral
spp.daxensis
 Scleractinia - Agariciidae
Pavona burdigalensis Chevalier 1961 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Poritidae
Goniopora globulosa Chevalier 1961 stony coral
Goniopora daxitertia Bernard 1903 stony coral
Porites collegniana Michelin 1842 stony coral
spp. collegniana, spp. girundiensis prima
Porites maigensis Kühn 1925 stony coral
Porites leptoclada Reuss 1871 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Siderastreidae
Siderastrea crenulata Goldfuss 1826 stony coral
Siderastrea bertrandiana Michelin 1847 stony coral
Siderastrea miocenica Osasco 1896 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Dendrophylliidae
Turbinaria grandis Chevalier 1961 stony coral
Turbinaria cyathiformis de Blainville 1830 stony coral
spp. cyathiformis
Paleoastroides subirregularis Osasco 1897 stony coral