PBDB Collection

Makran (Miocene of Iran)

Where: Iran (26.5° N, 60.0° E: paleocoordinates 22.3° N, 59.8° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• basin-level geographic resolution

When: Ghasr Ghand Formation, Burdigalian (20.4 - 16.0 Ma)

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; lithified limestone

• Accretionary prism

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: mechanical, peel or thin section,

• Contains all Burdigalian corals from Makran mountains, but no abundance data

Primary reference: J. McCall, B. Rosen, and J. Darrell. 1994. Carbonate deposition in accretionary prism settings: Early Miocene coral limestones and corals of the Makran Mountain Range in southern Iran. Facies 31:141-178 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 25257: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Wolfgang Kiessling on 05.09.2002, edited by Uta Merkel

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Taxonomic list

• Only corals described in detail

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Gastropoda
Neogastropoda - Conidae	Conus sp. Conus sp. Linnaeus 1758 cone shell
Neogastropoda - Olividae	Oliva sp. Oliva sp. Bruguière 1789 olive snail
Bivalvia
Pectinida - Pectinoidae	Spondylus waylandi, Chlamys sp. Spondylus waylandi scallop Chlamys sp. Röding 1798 scallop
Ostreida - Ostreidae	Ostrea sp. Ostrea sp. Linnaeus 1758 oyster
Anthozoa
Hexacorallia -	Scleractinia indet. Scleractinia indet. Bourne 1900 stony coral
Scleractinia - Astrocoeniidae	Astrocoenia gerthi Astrocoenia gerthi Kühn 1933 stony coral
Scleractinia - Pocilloporidae	Stylophora pistillata, Stylophora cyclopleura, Stylophora africana, Stylophora cf. gemmans, Seriatopora sp. Stylophora pistillata Esper 1797 stony coral Stylophora cyclopleura Felix 1921 stony coral Stylophora africana Latham 1929 stony coral Stylophora cf. gemmans Gerth 1923 stony coral Seriatopora sp. Lamarck 1816 stony coral
Scleractinia - Acroporidae	Alveopora daedalea, Alveopora cf. deningeri, Astreopora (Polysolenia) cf. solida, Astreopora cf. hemisphaerica, Astreopora (Polysolenia) hochstetteri, Montipora cf. micropora, Montipora sp. Alveopora daedalea Forskal 1775 stony coral Alveopora cf. deningeri Gerth 1910 stony coral Astreopora (Polysolenia) cf. solida stony coral Astreopora cf. hemisphaerica Duncan 1880 stony coral Astreopora (Polysolenia) hochstetteri Reuss 1867 stony coral Montipora cf. micropora stony coral stated as cf. "Alveopora" micropora Montipora sp. Blainville 1830 stony coral
Scleractinia - Poritidae	Goniopora cf. gajensis, Goniopora incrassata, Porites sp., Porites multilamellata, Porites cf. lutea, Porites (Synaraea) polymorpha, Porites (Synaraea) cf. delicatissima, Porites (Synaraea) amplectans, Porites pusilla, Porites cf. pusilla Goniopora cf. gajensis stony coral Goniopora incrassata stony coral Porites sp. Link 1807 stony coral Porites multilamellata Gregory 1925 stony coral Porites cf. lutea Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851 stony coral Porites (Synaraea) polymorpha stony coral Porites (Synaraea) cf. delicatissima stony coral Porites (Synaraea) amplectans Felix 1921 stony coral Porites pusilla Felix 1884 stony coral Porites cf. pusilla Felix 1884 stony coral
Scleractinia - Agariciidae	Cyathoseris (Agaricia) cf. danae, Cyathoseris "parvistella", Cyathoseris cf. lophiophora, Cyathoseris crassilamellata, Leptoseris densicostata, Leptoseris cf. floriformis, Leptoseris delicatissima, Pachyseris affinis, Pavona folium, Pavona javana, Trochoseris persica Cyathoseris (Agaricia) cf. danae stony coral Cyathoseris "parvistella" Gerth 1925 stony coral Cyathoseris cf. lophiophora Felix 1921 stony coral Cyathoseris crassilamellata Gerth 1923 stony coral Leptoseris densicostata stony coral Leptoseris cf. floriformis Gerth 1923 stony coral Leptoseris delicatissima Kühn 1933 stony coral Pachyseris affinis Duncan 1880 stony coral Pavona folium stony coral Pavona javana Gerth 1933 stony coral Trochoseris persica Kühn 1933 stony coral
Scleractinia - Fungiidae	"Lithophyllon" spinosa "Lithophyllon" spinosa stony coral originally listed as "Lithophyllia"
Scleractinia - Plesiastreidae	Plesiastrea decipiens, Plesiastrea grayi, Plesiastrea cf. grayi, Plesiastrea fungiformis Plesiastrea decipiens stony coral Plesiastrea grayi Kühn 1933 stony coral Plesiastrea cf. grayi Kühn 1933 stony coral Plesiastrea fungiformis Kühn 1933 stony coral
Scleractinia - Agathiphylliidae	Pattalophyllia verbeeki Pattalophyllia verbeeki stony coral
Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae	Coenocyathus cf. anthophyllites Coenocyathus cf. anthophyllites Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
Scleractinia - Montastraeidae	"Montastrea irregularis" = Montastraea, "Montastrea transiens" = Montastraea "Montastrea irregularis" = Montastraea stony coral "Montastrea transiens" = Montastraea stony coral
Scleractinia - Euphylliidae	Galaxea fascicularis, Galaxea haligena Galaxea fascicularis Linnaeus 1767 stony coral Galaxea haligena Felix 1913 stony coral
Scleractinia - Lobophylliidae	Echinophyllia (Mycedium) costata, Echinophyllia aspera, Lobophyllia cf. corymbosa, Acanthastrea echinata, Acanthastrea cf. echinata, Acanthastrea cf. polygonalis, Acanthastrea hillae, Symphyllia sp., "Symphyllia nobilis" = Symphyllia recta Echinophyllia (Mycedium) costata stony coral Echinophyllia aspera Ellis and Solander 1786 stony coral Lobophyllia cf. corymbosa Forskal 1775 stony coral Acanthastrea echinata Dana 1846 stony coral Acanthastrea cf. echinata Dana 1846 stony coral Acanthastrea cf. polygonalis Martin 1880 stony coral Acanthastrea hillae Wells 1955 stony coral Symphyllia sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral "Symphyllia nobilis" = Symphyllia recta Dana 1846 stony coral
Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae	"Trochosmilia" progoensis "Trochosmilia" progoensis stony coral
Scleractinia - Pectiniidae	Fungophyllia aspera Fungophyllia aspera Gerth 1923 stony coral
Scleractinia - Meandrinidae	Scalariogyra escharoides, Dichocoenia sp. Scalariogyra escharoides Gerth 1923 stony coral Dichocoenia sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
Scleractinia - Faviidae	Favia preamplior, "Anisocoenia cf. junghuhni" = Favia junghuhni Favia preamplior stony coral "Anisocoenia cf. junghuhni" = Favia junghuhni Reuss 1867 stony coral stated as cf. Favia junghuhni
Scleractinia - Merulinidae	Oulophyllia malayica, Oulophyllia sp., "Hydnophora cf. rudis" = Hydnophora rudis, "Hydnophora regularis" = Hydnophora rudis, Caulastrea (Rhabdophyllia) retiformis, Favites crassisepta, Favites fungiformis, Favites rhomboidea, "Hydnophora insignis" = Monticulastraea insignis, "Hydnophora solidior" = Monticulastraea solidior, Anisocoenia sp., Anisocoenia variabilis, Platygyra daedalea, "Favia pallida" = Dipsastraea pallida, "Favia laxa" = Dipsastraea laxa, "Favia amicorum" = Dipsastraea amicorum, Cyphastrea sp., "Cyphastrea cf. serailia" = Cyphastrea serailia, "Cyphastrea niasensis" = Cyphastrea serailia Oulophyllia malayica stony coral Oulophyllia sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral "Hydnophora cf. rudis" = Hydnophora rudis Duncan 1864 stony coral "Hydnophora regularis" = Hydnophora rudis Duncan 1864 stony coral Caulastrea (Rhabdophyllia) retiformis stony coral Favites crassisepta stony coral Favites fungiformis stony coral Favites rhomboidea Kühn 1933 stony coral "Hydnophora insignis" = Monticulastraea insignis Duncan 1880 stony coral "Hydnophora solidior" = Monticulastraea solidior Duncan 1880 stony coral Anisocoenia sp. Reuss 1867 stony coral Anisocoenia variabilis Gerth 1923 stony coral Platygyra daedalea Ellis and Solander 1786 stony coral "Favia pallida" = Dipsastraea pallida Dana 1846 stony coral "Favia laxa" = Dipsastraea laxa Klunzinger 1879 stony coral "Favia amicorum" = Dipsastraea amicorum Edwards and Haime 1850 stony coral Cyphastrea sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral "Cyphastrea cf. serailia" = Cyphastrea serailia Forskal 1775 stony coral "Cyphastrea niasensis" = Cyphastrea serailia Forskal 1775 stony coral
Scleractinia - Columastreidae	"Cyphastrea (Solenastrea) turonensis" = Palaeoplesiastraea turonensis "Cyphastrea (Solenastrea) turonensis" = Palaeoplesiastraea turonensis Michelin 1847 stony coral
Scleractinia - Mussidae	Leptomussa variabilis, Indosmilia rembangensis, "Parascolymia farquharsoni" = Scolymia, "Parascolymia vitiensis" = Scolymia Leptomussa variabilis d'Achiardi 1867 stony coral Indosmilia rembangensis stony coral "Parascolymia farquharsoni" = Scolymia stony coral "Parascolymia vitiensis" = Scolymia stony coral
Helioporacea -	Heliopora coerulea Heliopora coerulea
Florideophyceae
Corallinales - Corallinophycidae	? Corallina sp., Lithophyllum sp. ? Corallina sp. Linnaeus 1758 Lithophyllum sp. Philippi 1837
Hapalidiales - Corallinophycidae	"Lithothamnium sp." = Lithothamnion "Lithothamnium sp." = Lithothamnion Heydrich 1897