Wadi Gfafa, lower reef unit, upper terrace (Pleistocene of Saudi Arabia)
Also known as Reef 3805
Where: Saudi Arabia (27.7° N, 35.5° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
• local area-level geographic resolution
When: Late/Upper Pleistocene (0.1 - 0.0 Ma)
Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; framestone and rudstone
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: A. Y. Kahal, A. S. El‐Sorogy, H. J. Alfaifi, S. Almadani, and O. M. Kassem. 2019. Biofacies and diagenetic alterations of the Pleistocene coral reefs, northwest Red Sea coast, Saudi Arabia. Geological Journal [W. Kiessling/M. Krause]more details
Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis
PaleoDB collection 201414: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Mihaela Krause on 07.05.2019
Creative Commons license: CC0 (CC0)
Taxonomic list
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| Florideophyceae | |
"Lithothamnium sp." = Lithothamnion, Lithophyllum sp.
"Lithothamnium sp." = Lithothamnion Heydrich 1897
Lithophyllum sp. Philippi 1837 | |
| Foraminifera | |
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Foraminifera indet. Eichwald 1830 | |
| Hydrozoa | |
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Millepora dichotoma Forskal 1775 fire coral
Millepora platyphylla Hemprich and Ehrenberg 1834 fire coral | |
| Anthozoa | |
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Leptastrea purpurea Dana 1846 stony coral | |
Leptoria phrygia, Goniastrea pectinata, Platygyra daedalea, "Favia pallida" = Dipsastraea pallida, "Favia speciosa" = Dipsastraea speciosa, Echinopora gemmacea, Favites pentagona
Leptoria phrygia Ellis and Solander 1786 stony coral
Goniastrea pectinata Ehrenberg 1834 stony coral
Platygyra daedalea Ellis and Solander 1786 stony coral
"Favia pallida" = Dipsastraea pallida Dana 1846 stony coral
"Favia speciosa" = Dipsastraea speciosa Dana 1846 stony coral
Echinopora gemmacea Lamarck 1816 stony coral
Favites pentagona Esper 1794 stony coral | |
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Pocillopora damicornis Linnaeus 1758 stony coral | |
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Acropora pharaonis Milne-Edwards and Haime 1860 stony coral | |
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Lobophyllia corymbosa Forskal 1775 stony coral | |
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Galaxea fascicularis Linnaeus 1767 stony coral | |
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Porites columnaris Klunzinger 1879 stony coral
Porites solida Forskal 1775 stony coral
Porites lutea Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851 stony coral | |
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Fungia fungites Linnaeus 1758 stony coral
Fungia granulosa Klunzinger 1879 stony coral
Ctenactis echinata Pallas 1766 stony coral | |
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Coscinaraea monile Forskal 1775 stony coral | |
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Turbinaria mesenterina Lamarck 1816 stony coral | |
| Gastropoda | |
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Gastropoda indet. Cuvier 1795 snail | |
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Conus ardisiaceus Kiener 1850 cone shell | |
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Hexaplex kuesterianus Canefri 1875 murex snail | |
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Cypraea sp. Linnaeus 1758 cowry | |
"Strombus gibberulus" = Strombus (Gibberulus) gibberulus
"Strombus gibberulus" = Strombus (Gibberulus) gibberulus Linnaeus 1758 conch | |
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Vermetus maximus Sowerby 1825 worm shell | |
| Bivalvia | |
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Bivalvia indet. Linnaeus 1758 clam | |
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Barbatia sp. Gray 1842 clam | |
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Ostrea sp. Linnaeus 1758 oyster
Alectryonella plicatula Lamarck 1801 oyster | |
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Spondylus hystrix Roeding 1798 scallop | |
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Plicatula sp. Lamarck 1801 scallop | |
"Tridacna squamosa" = Tridacna (Chametrachea) squamosa
"Tridacna squamosa" = Tridacna (Chametrachea) squamosa cockle | |
"Dosinia radiata" = Dosinia (Dosinia) radiata, Callista florida
"Dosinia radiata" = Dosinia (Dosinia) radiata Reeve 1850 venus clam
Callista florida Lamarck 1818 venus clam | |
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Trapezium sublaevigatum Lamarck 1819 clam | |
| Echinoidea | |
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Echinoidea indet. Leske 1778 sea urchin | |