Also known as Reef 3285
Where: Japan (24.8° N, 125.3° E: paleocoordinates 24.9° N, 125.0° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• local area-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
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 34878: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Wolfgang Kiessling on 09.10.2003
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Anthozoa | |
Tubipora musica Linnaeus 1758 | |
"Montastrea sp." = Montastraea
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? Mussa sp. Oken 1815 stony coral | |
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Favites sp., ? Favites sp., Dipsastraea sp., "Favia speciosa" = Dipsastraea speciosa, Hydnophora sp., Hydnophora microconos, Cyphastrea serailia, ? Leptoria sp., "Leptoria phrygia" = Leptoria phrygia, "Leptoria tenuis" = Leptoria phrygia
"Favia speciosa" = Dipsastraea speciosa Dana 1846 stony coral
Hydnophora microconos Lamarck 1816 stony coral
Cyphastrea serailia Forskal 1775 stony coral
? Leptoria sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
"Leptoria phrygia" = Leptoria phrygia Ellis and Solander 1786 stony coral
"Leptoria tenuis" = Leptoria phrygia Ellis and Solander 1786 stony coral | |
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Pachyseris cf. rugosa Lamarck 1801 stony coral | |
"Galaxea clavus" = Galaxea astreata, Galaxea fascicularis
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? Leptastrea sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral | |
Alveopora sp. Blainville 1830 stony coral | |
? Coscinaraea sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral |