Hubegong, Huon Peninsula, terrace 7 (Pleistocene of Papua New Guinea)

Also known as Reef 3236

Where: Papua New Guinea (6.3° S, 147.8° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Late/Upper Pleistocene (0.1 - 0.0 Ma)

• terrace 7 (=VA)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; reef rocks

• reef crest

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: J. M. Pandolfi. 1996. Limited membership in Pleistocene reef coral assemblages from the Huon Peninsula, Papua New Guinea: constancy during global change. Paleobiology 22(2):152-176 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 103268: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 25.01.2011

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Taxonomic list

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Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Fungiidae
Fungiidae indet.
Fungiidae indet. Dana 1846 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Poritidae
Porites sp.
Porites sp. Link 1807 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Acroporidae
Acropora gemmifera, "Acropora cuneata" = Isopora cuneata, "Acropora palifera" = Isopora palifera, Astreopora listeri
Acropora gemmifera Brook 1892 stony coral
"Acropora cuneata" = Isopora cuneata Dana 1846 stony coral
"Acropora palifera" = Isopora palifera Lamarck 1816 stony coral
Astreopora listeri Bernard 1896 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Lobophylliidae
Symphyllia agaricia
Symphyllia agaricia Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Merulinidae
"Favia laxa" = Dipsastraea laxa, "Favia pallida" = Dipsastraea pallida, Cyphastrea serailia, "Goniastrea aspera" = Coelastrea aspera, Goniastrea pectinata, Goniastrea retiformis, "Favia stelligera" = Goniastrea stelligera, "Montastrea annuligera" = Astrea annuligera, Platygyra sinensis, Platygyra ryukyuensis, Platygyra daedalea, "Montastrea valenciennesii" = Favites valenciennesii
"Favia laxa" = Dipsastraea laxa Klunzinger 1879 stony coral
"Favia pallida" = Dipsastraea pallida Dana 1846 stony coral
Cyphastrea serailia Forskal 1775 stony coral
"Goniastrea aspera" = Coelastrea aspera Verrill 1866 stony coral
Goniastrea pectinata Ehrenberg 1834 stony coral
Goniastrea retiformis Lamarck 1816 stony coral
"Favia stelligera" = Goniastrea stelligera Dana 1846 stony coral
"Montastrea annuligera" = Astrea annuligera Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849 stony coral
Platygyra sinensis Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849 stony coral
Platygyra ryukyuensis Yabe and Sugiyama 1935 stony coral
Platygyra daedalea Ellis and Solander 1786 stony coral
"Montastrea valenciennesii" = Favites valenciennesii Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
[entered as Montastrea valenciennesi]