PBDB Collection

Discovery Bay, Jamaica (Pliocene to of Jamaica)

Also known as Reef 3242

Where: Jamaica (18.5° N, 77.4° W: paleocoordinates 18.5° N, 77.1° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Hope Gate Formation, Pliocene to Pliocene (5.3 - 0.0 Ma)

• Latest Pliocene to earliest Pleistocene

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

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

• No details available

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: mechanical,

• Corals only

Primary reference: A. F. Budd and D. F. McNeill. 1998. Zooxanthellate scleractinian corals of the Bowden shell bed, Southeast Jamaica. Contributions to Tertiary and Quaternary Geology 35(1-4):47-62 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 34543: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Wolfgang Kiessling on 08.09.2003, edited by Mihaela Krause

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Taxonomic list

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Anthozoa
Scleractinia - Acroporidae	Acropora palmata, Acropora cervicornis Acropora palmata Lamarck 1816 stony coral Acropora cervicornis Lamarck 1816 stony coral
Scleractinia - Astrocoeniidae	Stephanocoenia intersepta Stephanocoenia intersepta Esper 1795 stony coral
Scleractinia - Pocilloporidae	Stylophora granulata, Stylophora minor Stylophora granulata Duncan 1864 stony coral Stylophora minor Duncan 1863 stony coral
Scleractinia - Agariciidae	Agaricia lamarcki, Agaricia undata, "Undaria agaricites" = Agaricia agaricites Agaricia lamarcki Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851 stony coral Agaricia undata Ellis and Solander 1786 stony coral "Undaria agaricites" = Agaricia agaricites Linnaeus 1758 stony coral
Scleractinia - Poritidae	Porites astreoides, Porites furcata Porites astreoides Lamarck 1816 stony coral Porites furcata Lamarck 1816 stony coral
Scleractinia - Siderastreidae	Siderastrea siderea Siderastrea siderea Ellis and Solander 1786 stony coral
Scleractinia - Mussidae	Scolymia lacera, Mycetophyllia lamarckiana, Mycetophyllia reesi, Diploria labyrinthiformis, "Diploria strigosa" = Pseudodiploria strigosa, Manicina sp., "Manicina mayori" = Manicina areolata, Colpophyllia natans Scolymia lacera Pallas 1766 stony coral Mycetophyllia lamarckiana Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral Mycetophyllia reesi Wells 1973 stony coral Diploria labyrinthiformis Linnaeus 1758 stony coral "Diploria strigosa" = Pseudodiploria strigosa Dana 1846 stony coral Manicina sp. Ehrenberg 1834 stony coral Manicina sp. C "Manicina mayori" = Manicina areolata Linnaeus 1758 stony coral Colpophyllia natans Houttuyn 1772 stony coral
Scleractinia - Meandrinidae	Dichocoenia stokesi, Meandrina meandrites Dichocoenia stokesi Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral Meandrina meandrites Linnaeus 1758 stony coral
Scleractinia - Merulinidae	Caulastrea portoricensis, "Montastrea franksi" = Orbicella franksi, "Montastrea faveolata" = Orbicella faveolata, Trachyphyllia bilobata Caulastrea portoricensis Coryell 1929 stony coral "Montastrea franksi" = Orbicella franksi Gregory 1895 stony coral "Montastrea faveolata" = Orbicella faveolata Ellis and Solander 1786 stony coral Trachyphyllia bilobata Duncan 1863 stony coral
Scleractinia - Montastraeidae	Montastrea cavernosa, Montastrea cylindrica Montastrea cavernosa Linne 1767 stony coral Montastrea cavernosa-2 Montastrea cylindrica Duncan 1863 stony coral
Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae	Placocyathus variabilis Placocyathus variabilis Duncan 1864 stony coral
Gastropoda
Thecosomata - Cavoliniidae	Diacria trispinosa Diacria trispinosa de Blainville 1821 snail