Doutsiko, Mesohellenic Basin (Oligocene of Greece)

Also known as Reef 3798

Where: Greece (40.1° N, 21.1° E)

• Paleocoordinates: 31.3° N, 23.1° E (Wright 2013)

• coordinate stated in text

• basin-level geographic resolution

When: Eptachorion Formation, Rupelian (33.9 - 28.1 Ma)

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

• The lateral extension of the carbonate buildup is 300-400 m, its thickness reaches from 25 to 65 m.

Size class: macrofossils

Reposited in the NHMW

Primary reference: F. Schuster. 2002. Oligocene scleractinian corals from Doutsiko (Mesohellenic Basin, northwestern Greece). Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg 239:83-127 [W. Kiessling/A. Girndt]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 79603: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Antje Girndt on 14.03.2008

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Taxonomic list

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Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
"Tethocyathus persicus" = Trochocyathus persicus
"Tethocyathus persicus" = Trochocyathus persicus Kühn 1933 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Euphylliidae
Euphyllia caliculata
Euphyllia caliculata Catullo 1852 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Montastraeidae
"Montastrea sp." = Montastraea
"Montastrea sp." = Montastraea Blainville 1830 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Agariciidae
Cyathoseris radiata, Cyathoseris cf. appennina, Cyathoseris hypocrateriformis, Pavona bronni, Leptoseris cf. dinarica
Cyathoseris radiata Michelotti 1861 stony coral
frequent
Cyathoseris cf. appennina Michelin 1842 stony coral
frequent
Cyathoseris hypocrateriformis Michelotti 1861 stony coral
Pavona bronni Haime 1850 stony coral
Leptoseris cf. dinarica Oppenheim 1901 stony coral
frequent
 Scleractinia - Poritidae
Goniopora sp., Goniopora cf. nodulosa
Goniopora sp. Blainville 1830 stony coral
Goniopora cf. nodulosa Duncan 1880 stony coral
frequent
 Scleractinia - Plesiastreidae
Plesiastrea sp.
Plesiastrea sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Agathiphylliidae
Agathiphyllia gregaria
Agathiphyllia gregaria Catullo 1852 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Dendrophylliidae
Turbinaria sp.
Turbinaria sp. Oken 1815 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Acroporidae
Astreopora decaphylla, Astreopora meneghiniana
Astreopora decaphylla Reuss 1868 stony coral
Astreopora meneghiniana d'Achiardi 1866 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Astrocoeniidae
Platycoenia iranica, Astrocoenia nana
Platycoenia iranica Schuster 2002 stony coral
frequent
Astrocoenia nana Reuss 1868 stony coral
frequent
 Scleractinia - Pocilloporidae
Stylophora sp.
Stylophora sp. Schweigger 1819 stony coral
frequent
 Scleractinia - Stylophyllidae
Pindosmilia brunni
Pindosmilia brunni Chevalier 1955 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Faviidae
Favia sp.
Favia sp. Oken 1815 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Rhizangiidae
Rhizangia sp.
Rhizangia sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Caulastrea sp., Caulastrea pseudoflabellum, Tarbellastraea hamedanii, Hydnophora pulchra, Leptoria bithecata n. sp., Favites macrocalyx n. sp., Favites ambigua
Caulastrea sp. Dana 1846 stony coral
Caulastrea pseudoflabellum Catullo 1852 stony coral
Tarbellastraea hamedanii Schuster 2002 stony coral
Hydnophora pulchra Michelotti 1871 stony coral
Leptoria bithecata n. sp. Schuster 2002 stony coral
Favites macrocalyx n. sp. Schuster 2002 stony coral
Favites ambigua Zuffardi-Comerci 1934 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Mussidae
Colpophyllia meandrinoides, Leptomussa variabilis
Colpophyllia meandrinoides Michelin 1842 stony coral
Leptomussa variabilis d'Achiardi 1867 stony coral