PBDB Collection

Saint-Paul-Iès-Dax Locality (Oligocene of France)

Where: France (43.7° N, 1.1° W: paleocoordinates 43.5° N, 3.8° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Chattian (28.1 - 23.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; cherty/siliceous grainstone

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 163836: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Mihaela Krause on 17.11.2014

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Anthozoa
Scleractinia - Astrocoeniidae	Madracis decaphylla, Madracis pulchella, Madracis myriaster, Astrocoenia pyrenaica, Astrocoenia bistellata, Stephanocoenia intersepta Madracis decaphylla stony coral Madracis pulchella stony coral Madracis myriaster Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850 stony coral Astrocoenia pyrenaica stony coral Astrocoenia bistellata Catullo 1856 stony coral Stephanocoenia intersepta Esper 1795 stony coral
Scleractinia - Pocilloporidae	Stylophora mutata, Stylophora "sp. 2", Stylophora tenuissima, Stylophora rugosa, Stylophora affinis, Stylophora pistillata, "Stylophora regulata" = Seriatopora regulata Stylophora mutata stony coral Stylophora "sp. 2" Schweigger 1819 stony coral Stylophora tenuissima Gerth 1923 stony coral Stylophora rugosa d'Archiac 1848 stony coral Stylophora affinis Duncan 1863 stony coral Stylophora pistillata Esper 1797 stony coral "Stylophora regulata" = Seriatopora regulata Chevalier 1961 stony coral
Scleractinia - Acroporidae	Acropora lavandulina, Acropora ornata, "Acropora haidingeri" = Acropora haidingeri, "Acropora pseudolavandulina" = Acropora haidingeri, Acropora exarata, Acropora pachymorpha, Astreopora subcylindrica, Astreopora densata, Alveopora elegans, Alveopora discors, Alveopora intricata Acropora lavandulina Michelin 1840 stony coral Acropora ornata Defrance 1828 stony coral "Acropora haidingeri" = Acropora haidingeri Reuss 1864 stony coral "Acropora pseudolavandulina" = Acropora haidingeri Reuss 1864 stony coral Acropora exarata Michelotti 1838 stony coral Acropora pachymorpha Chevalier 1956 stony coral Astreopora subcylindrica Matheron 1961 stony coral Astreopora densata Chevalier 1961 stony coral Alveopora elegans stony coral Alveopora discors stony coral Alveopora intricata stony coral
Scleractinia - Lobophylliidae	Lobophyllia aff. pasottii, ? Echinophyllia sp. Lobophyllia aff. pasottii stony coral ? Echinophyllia sp. Klunzinger 1879 stony coral
Scleractinia - Rhizangiidae	Rhizangia brevissima, Culicia intercostata, "Culicia parasitica" = Culicia parasita, Astrangia manthelanensis, Cladangia semispherica Rhizangia brevissima Deshayes 1834 stony coral Culicia intercostata stony coral "Culicia parasitica" = Culicia parasita Michelin 1847 stony coral Astrangia manthelanensis Chevalier 1961 stony coral Cladangia semispherica Defrance 1826 stony coral
Scleractinia - Merulinidae	"Caulastraea sp." = Caulastrea, Caulastraea tournoueri, "Astroria peyrerensis" = Platygyra, "Favia favus" = Dipsastraea favus, "Favites virens" = Favites abdita, "Ellasmoastraea multilateralis" = Favites, "Ellasmoastraea intersedia" = Favites, "Ellasmoastraea parvistella" = Favites, Favites neglecta, Cladocora granulosa, Cladocora manipulata, Cladocora ganachotensis, Cladocora vermiculata, "Antiguastraea alveolaris" = Antiguastrea "Caulastraea sp." = Caulastrea Dana 1846 stony coral Caulastraea tournoueri Matheron 1961 stony coral "Astroria peyrerensis" = Platygyra stony coral "Favia favus" = Dipsastraea favus Forskal 1775 stony coral "Favites virens" = Favites abdita Ellis and Solander 1786 stony coral "Ellasmoastraea multilateralis" = Favites stony coral "Ellasmoastraea intersedia" = Favites stony coral "Ellasmoastraea parvistella" = Favites stony coral Favites neglecta Michelotti 1868 stony coral Cladocora granulosa stony coral Cladocora manipulata stony coral Cladocora ganachotensis stony coral Cladocora vermiculata stony coral "Antiguastraea alveolaris" = Antiguastrea stony coral
Scleractinia - Faviidae	"Plesiastraea (Palaeoplesiastraea) desmoulinsi" = Solenastrea desmoulinsi "Plesiastraea (Palaeoplesiastraea) desmoulinsi" = Solenastrea desmoulinsi Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851 stony coral
Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae	Nerthastraea sp. Nerthastraea sp. Chevalier 1961 stony coral
Scleractinia - Meandrinidae	Meandrina subcircularis, Eusmilia aff. fastigiata Meandrina subcircularis stony coral Eusmilia aff. fastigiata Pallas 1766 stony coral
Scleractinia - Oculinidae	Oculina sp., "Diplohelia moravica" = Diplhelia moravica, "Amphihelia sp. n. sp." = Madrepora (Amphihelia) Oculina sp. Gray 1847 stony coral "Diplohelia moravica" = Diplhelia moravica Quenstedt 1881 stony coral "Amphihelia sp. n. sp." = Madrepora (Amphihelia) Milne-Edwards and Haime 1857 stony coral
Scleractinia - Heliastraeidae	"Heliastraea (Heliastraea) brevis" = Heliastrea, "Heliastraea (Heliastraea) columnaris" = Heliastrea, "Heliastraea (Heliastraea) pelouaensis" = Heliastrea, "Heliastraea (Athecastraea) fragilis" = Heliastrea, "Heliastraea (Heliastraeopsis) dallagoi" = Heliastrea "Heliastraea (Heliastraea) brevis" = Heliastrea stony coral "Heliastraea (Heliastraea) columnaris" = Heliastrea stony coral "Heliastraea (Heliastraea) pelouaensis" = Heliastrea stony coral "Heliastraea (Athecastraea) fragilis" = Heliastrea stony coral "Heliastraea (Heliastraeopsis) dallagoi" = Heliastrea stony coral
Scleractinia - Mussidae	Syzygophyllia asymertrica, Syzygophyllia sp. n. sp., Syzygophyllia grandis, Syzygophyllia elongata, Mussismilia sp. n. sp., ? Desmocladia sp., Colpophyllia multisepta, ? Aquitanophyllia sp., Leptomussa brauni, Leptomussa lehmani, Leptomussa variabilis, Leptomussa falloti, Lithophyllia michelottii, Lithophyllia plana, Lithophyllia detrita, Lithophyllia patula Syzygophyllia asymertrica stony coral Syzygophyllia sp. n. sp. Reuss 1860 stony coral Syzygophyllia grandis Chevalier 1961 stony coral Syzygophyllia elongata Sismonda 1871 stony coral Mussismilia sp. n. sp. Ortmann 1890 stony coral ? Desmocladia sp. Reuss 1874 stony coral Colpophyllia multisepta Chevalier 1961 stony coral Astroria (=Defrancia) ? Aquitanophyllia sp. stony coral Leptomussa brauni stony coral Leptomussa lehmani stony coral Leptomussa variabilis d'Achiardi 1867 stony coral Leptomussa falloti Chevalier 1961 stony coral Lithophyllia michelottii stony coral Lithophyllia plana stony coral Lithophyllia detrita Michelin 1842 stony coral Lithophyllia patula Sismonda 1871 stony coral
Scleractinia -	Clonosmilia tournoueri Clonosmilia tournoueri Matheron 1963 stony coral
Scleractinia - Poritidae	Goniopora raulini, Goniopora granosa, "Goniopora tampaensis" = Goniopora hilli, Goniopora daxitertia, Goniopora globulosa, Porites collegniana Goniopora raulini stony coral Goniopora granosa Matheron 1961 stony coral "Goniopora tampaensis" = Goniopora hilli Vaughan 1919 stony coral Goniopora daxitertia Bernard 1903 stony coral Goniopora globulosa Chevalier 1961 stony coral Porites collegniana Michelin 1842 stony coral spp. collegniana, spp. martinii, sp.. girundiensis,
Scleractinia - Micrabaciidae	Stephanophyllia sp. Stephanophyllia sp. Michelin 1841 stony coral
Scleractinia - Siderastreidae	Siderastrea crenulata, Siderastrea siderea, Siderastrea miocenica, Siderastrea radians Siderastrea crenulata Goldfuss 1826 stony coral spp. crenulata Siderastrea siderea Ellis and Solander 1786 stony coral Siderastrea miocenica Osasco 1896 stony coral Siderastrea radians Pallas 1766 stony coral
Scleractinia - Agariciidae	Agaricia okeni, Pachyseris (Pavonaraea) sp., Pavona profunde, Pavona paronai, Pavona ruvida, Pavona panamensis, Pavona (Polyastra) matheroni, Monticuliphyllia sp. n. sp., Cyathoseris infundibuliformis Agaricia okeni stony coral Pachyseris (Pavonaraea) sp. Umbgrove 1946 stony coral Pavona profunde stony coral Pavona paronai stony coral Pavona ruvida Prever 1921 stony coral Pavona panamensis Vaughan 1919 stony coral Pavona (Polyastra) matheroni Chevalier 1961 stony coral Monticuliphyllia sp. n. sp. stony coral Cyathoseris infundibuliformis stony coral
Scleractinia - Haplaraeidae	"? Agaricia granulata" = Actinaraea granulata "? Agaricia granulata" = Actinaraea granulata Münster 1829 stony coral
Scleractinia - Trachyphylliidae	Antillophyllia alloiteaui Antillophyllia alloiteaui stony coral
Scleractinia - Diploastraeidae	"Thegioastraea multisepta" = Diploastrea multisepta, Diploastrea heliopora, "Thegioastraea roasendai" = Diploastrea roasendai, "Thegioastraea planuleta" = Diploastrea "Thegioastraea multisepta" = Diploastrea multisepta Sismonda 1871 stony coral Diploastrea heliopora Lamarck 1816 stony coral "Thegioastraea roasendai" = Diploastrea roasendai Michelotti 1871 stony coral "Thegioastraea planuleta" = Diploastrea stony coral
Scleractinia - Dendrophylliidae	Endopsammia minima, Dendrophyllia ramea, Dendrophyllia amica, Dendrophyllia cornigera, ? Duncanopsammia sp., cf. Bathypsammia sp., Turbinaria cyathiformis, Paleoastroides theotvoldensis, Paleoastroides provincialis, "Balanophyllia sp. n. sp." = Balanophyllia, Balanophyllia caulifera, "Eupsammia aff. striata" = Balanophyllia, Balanophyllia varians, Balanophyllia concinna Endopsammia minima stony coral Dendrophyllia ramea stony coral Dendrophyllia amica Michelotti 1838 stony coral Dendrophyllia cornigera Lamarck 1816 stony coral ? Duncanopsammia sp. Wells 1936 stony coral cf. Bathypsammia sp. Marenzeller 1907 stony coral Turbinaria cyathiformis de Blainville 1830 stony coral Paleoastroides theotvoldensis stony coral Paleoastroides provincialis Chevalier 1961 stony coral "Balanophyllia sp. n. sp." = Balanophyllia Wood 1844 stony coral Balanophyllia caulifera Conrad 1848 stony coral "Eupsammia aff. striata" = Balanophyllia stony coral Balanophyllia varians Reuss 1854 stony coral Balanophyllia concinna Reuss 1871 stony coral
Scleractinia - Latomeandridae	"Montastrea conferta" = Ellipsocoenia conferta "Montastrea conferta" = Ellipsocoenia conferta Umbgrove 1925 stony coral
Scleractinia -	Miophora peyrerensis Miophora peyrerensis Chevalier 1963 stony coral
Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae	Deltocyathus sp. n. sp., Dendrosmilia bainbridgensis, Ceratotrochus (Edwardsotrochus) subcristatus, Cyathoceras doderleini, Cyathoceras minimaxis, Trochocyathus (Trochocyathus) plicatus, Trochocyathus (Platycyathus) sp., "Premocyathus sp." = Caryophyllia (Premocyathus), Caryophyllia (Acanthocyathus) versicostatus, Caryophyllia laterocristatus, Smilotrochus subcostatus Deltocyathus sp. n. sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral Dendrosmilia bainbridgensis stony coral Ceratotrochus (Edwardsotrochus) subcristatus Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral Cyathoceras doderleini stony coral Cyathoceras minimaxis stony coral Trochocyathus (Trochocyathus) plicatus Michelotti 1838 stony coral Trochocyathus (Platycyathus) sp. Fromentel 1863 stony coral "Premocyathus sp." = Caryophyllia (Premocyathus) Yabe and Eguchi 1942 stony coral Caryophyllia (Acanthocyathus) versicostatus Michelin 1841 stony coral Caryophyllia laterocristatus Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral Smilotrochus subcostatus stony coral
Scleractinia - Turbinoliidae	Conocyathus sp., Sphenotrochus intermedius Conocyathus sp. d'Orbigny 1849 stony coral Sphenotrochus intermedius stony coral
Scleractinia - Flabellidae	Flabellum trapezoidale, Flabellum sp., Flabellum avicula, Placotrochus sp. Flabellum trapezoidale stony coral spp. semiovoidale Flabellum sp. Lesson 1831 stony coral Flabellum avicula Michelotti 1838 stony coral Placotrochus sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral