PBDB Collection

Melolo, Sumba Island (Pleistocene of Indonesia)

Where: Indonesia (9.9° S, 120.7° E)

• Paleocoordinates: 10.6° S, 120.5° E (Wright 2013)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.0 Ma)

• lowermost of a whole series of Pleistocene reef terraces

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; limestone

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: G. J. Boekschoten, M. Borel Best, A. Oosterbaan and F. M. Molenkamp. 1989. Past corals and recent reefs in Indonesia. Netherlands Journal of Sea Research 23(2):117-122 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 104657: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 08.02.2011

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Taxonomic list

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Anthozoa
Scleractinia -	Gardineroseris planulata Gardineroseris planulata Dana 1846 stony coral [entered as Gardinoseris planulata]
Scleractinia - Diploastraeidae	Diploastrea heliopora Diploastrea heliopora Lamarck 1816 stony coral
Scleractinia - Euphylliidae	Euphyllia sp., Galaxea astreata Euphyllia sp. Dana 1846 stony coral Galaxea astreata Lamarck 1816 stony coral
Scleractinia - Agariciidae	Coeloseris mayeri, Pachyseris speciosa, Pachyseris rugosa Coeloseris mayeri Vaughan 1918 stony coral Pachyseris speciosa Dana 1846 stony coral Pachyseris rugosa Lamarck 1801 stony coral
Scleractinia - Siderastreidae	Psammocora cf. explanulata Psammocora cf. explanulata van der Horst 1922 stony coral
Scleractinia - Fungiidae	Herpolitha limax, Fungia sp. Herpolitha limax Esper 1797 stony coral Fungia sp. Lamarck 1801 stony coral
Scleractinia - Poritidae	Goniopora stokesi, Porites cf. lutea Goniopora stokesi Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851 stony coral Porites cf. lutea Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851 stony coral
Scleractinia - Plesiastreidae	Plesiastrea versipora Plesiastrea versipora Lamarck 1816 stony coral
Scleractinia - Pocilloporidae	Seriatopora sp. Seriatopora sp. Lamarck 1816 stony coral
Scleractinia - Lobophylliidae	Oxypora lacera, Symphyllia radians Oxypora lacera Verrill 1864 stony coral Symphyllia radians Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849 stony coral
Scleractinia - Merulinidae	Echinopora lamellosa, "Favia cf. favus" = Dipsastraea favus, "Favia cf. laxa" = Dipsastraea laxa, "Favia cf. pallida" = Dipsastraea pallida, Cyphastrea microphthalma, Mycedium elephantotus, Goniastrea pectinata, Goniastrea retiformis, Goniastrea edwardsi, Hydnophora microconos, Platygyra sinensis, Platygyra lamellina, Platygyra daedalea, Favites flexuosa, Favites cf. chinensis Echinopora lamellosa Esper 1795 stony coral "Favia cf. favus" = Dipsastraea favus Forskal 1775 stony coral "Favia cf. laxa" = Dipsastraea laxa Klunzinger 1879 stony coral "Favia cf. pallida" = Dipsastraea pallida Dana 1846 stony coral Cyphastrea microphthalma Lamarck 1816 stony coral Mycedium elephantotus Pallas 1766 stony coral Goniastrea pectinata Ehrenberg 1834 stony coral Goniastrea retiformis Lamarck 1816 stony coral Goniastrea edwardsi Chevalier 1971 stony coral Hydnophora microconos Lamarck 1816 stony coral Platygyra sinensis Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849 stony coral Platygyra lamellina Ehrenberg 1834 stony coral Platygyra daedalea Ellis and Solander 1786 stony coral Favites flexuosa Dana 1846 stony coral Favites cf. chinensis Verrill 1866 stony coral