Abu Shaar, Egypt (Miocene to of Egypt)

Also known as Reef 685

Where: Egypt (27.3° N, 33.6° E: paleocoordinates 26.5° N, 32.6° E)

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Rudeis Formation, Langhian to Langhian (16.0 - 11.6 Ma)

• Langhian to lower Serravallian

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

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

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: C. Perrin. 2000. Changes of palaeozonation patterns within Miocene coral reefs, Gebel Abu Shaar, Gulf of Suez, Egypt. Lethaia 33:253-268 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 34873: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Wolfgang Kiessling on 09.10.2003

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Chlorophyceae
 Dasycladales - Polyphysaceae
Acetabularia sp.
Acetabularia sp. Lamouroux 1812
Foraminifera
 Acervulinacea - Homotrematidae
Homotrematidae indet., Carpenteria sp.
Homotrematidae indet. Cushman 1927
Globothalamea
 Loftusiida - Acervulinidae
Acervulina sp.
Tubothalamea
 Miliolida - Nubeculariidae
Nubeculariidae indet.
Florideophyceae
 Sporolithales - Corallinophycidae
Sporolithon sp.
Sporolithon sp. Rothpletz 1891
 Hapalidiales - Corallinophycidae
Lithothamnion sp.
Lithothamnion sp. Heydrich 1897
 Corallinales - Corallinophycidae
Neogoniolithon sp., Spongites sp.
Neogoniolithon sp. Setchell and Mason 1943
Spongites sp. Kützing 1841
Anthozoa
 Hexacorallia -
Scleractinia indet.
Scleractinia indet. Bourne 1900 stony coral
11 additional species indicated but not described
 Scleractinia - Faviidae
Favia sp.
Favia sp. Oken 1815 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Caulastrea sp., Favites neglecta, Tarbellastraea sp., Tarbellastraea cf. ellisiana
Caulastrea sp. Dana 1846 stony coral
Favites neglecta Michelotti 1868 stony coral
Tarbellastraea sp. Alloiteau 1950 stony coral
Tarbellastraea cf. ellisiana Defrance 1826 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Mussidae
Mussismilia sp., Aquitanophyllia sp., Lithophyllia sp.
Mussismilia sp. Ortmann 1890 stony coral
Aquitanophyllia sp. stony coral
Lithophyllia sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1857 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Astrocoeniidae
Madracis sp.
Madracis sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Pocilloporidae
Stylophora sp.
Stylophora sp. Schweigger 1819 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Montastraeidae
"Montastrea mellahica" = Montastraea, "Montastrea sp." = Montastraea
"Montastrea mellahica" = Montastraea stony coral
"Montastrea sp." = Montastraea Blainville 1830 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Poritidae
Porites sp., Porites collegniana
Porites sp. Link 1807 stony coral
Porites collegniana Michelin 1842 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Lobophylliidae
Acanthastrea sp., Acanthastrea sp.
Acanthastrea sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
Acanthastrea sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Dendrophylliidae
Dendrophyllia sp., Balanophyllia sp.
Dendrophyllia sp. Blainville 1830 stony coral
Balanophyllia sp. Wood 1844 stony coral
Gastropoda
 Cerithioidea - Potamididae
Potamides sp.
Potamides sp. Brongniart 1810 horn snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Vermetidae
Vermetidae indet.
Vermetidae indet. Rafinesque 1815 worm shell
Bivalvia
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Periglypta sp.
Periglypta sp. Jukes-Browne 1914 venus clam
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Cerastoderma sp.
Cerastoderma sp. Mörch 1853 cockle
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
"Lithodomus sp." = Lithophaga
"Lithodomus sp." = Lithophaga Röding 1798 mussel
Gymnolaemata
 Cheilostomata - Celleporidae
Celleporidae indet.
Polychaeta
 Sabellida - Serpulidae
Serpulidae indet.
Serpulidae indet. Rafinesque 1835