Mohammabad (Miocene of Iran)

Where: Kerman, Iran (29.3° N, 56.2° E)

• Paleocoordinates: 24.4° N, 55.7° E (Wright 2013)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Saidabad Coral Limestone Formation, Burdigalian (20.4 - 16.0 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: perireef or subreef; lithified limestone

• coral limestones, marly in the lower part

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: O. Kühn. 1933. Das Becken von Isfahan-Saidabad und seine altmiocäne Korallenfauna [The Isfahan-Saidabad Basin and its Miocene coral fauna]. Palaeontographica Abteilung A 79:143-221 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 87114: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 05.03.2009

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Taxonomic list

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Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Agariciidae
Leptoseris floriformis persica
 Scleractinia - Mussidae
Laterophyllia sp., Lithophyllia robusta n. sp.
Laterophyllia sp. Kühn 1933 stony coral
Lithophyllia robusta n. sp. Kühn 1933 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Hydnophora rudis, Monticulastraea solidior, "Prionastraea rhomboidea n. sp." = Favites rhomboidea, Antillia poculiformis n. sp., Antillia persica n. sp., Echinopora miocenica, Anisocoenia variabilis
Hydnophora rudis Duncan 1864 stony coral
Monticulastraea solidior Duncan 1880 stony coral
"Prionastraea rhomboidea n. sp." = Favites rhomboidea Kühn 1933 stony coral
Antillia poculiformis n. sp. Kühn 1933 stony coral
Antillia persica n. sp. Kühn 1933 stony coral
Echinopora miocenica Duncan 1880 stony coral
Anisocoenia variabilis Gerth 1923 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Meandrinidae
"Dichocoenia torulosa" = Progyrosmilia torulosa
"Dichocoenia torulosa" = Progyrosmilia torulosa Gerth 1923 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Pectiniidae
Fungophyllia explanata
Fungophyllia explanata Gerth 1921 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae
Trochosmilia persica n. sp., Trochosmilia delicatissima n. sp., Rhabdophyllia retiformans n. sp.
Trochosmilia persica n. sp. Kühn 1933 stony coral
Trochosmilia delicatissima n. sp. Kühn 1933 stony coral
Rhabdophyllia retiformans n. sp. Kühn 1933 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Faviidae
Favia sp.
Favia sp. Oken 1815 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
"Tethocyathus persicus n. sp." = Trochocyathus persicus, Ceratocyathus crassiseptus n. sp.
"Tethocyathus persicus n. sp." = Trochocyathus persicus Kühn 1933 stony coral
Ceratocyathus crassiseptus n. sp. Kühn 1933 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Poritidae
Porites gajensis, Porites cf. arenosa
Porites gajensis Duncan 1880 stony coral
Porites cf. arenosa Esper 1797 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Agariciidae
Leptoseris delicatissima n. sp., "Palaeoseris persica n. sp." = Trochoseris persica
Leptoseris delicatissima n. sp. Kühn 1933 stony coral
"Palaeoseris persica n. sp." = Trochoseris persica Kühn 1933 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Acroporidae
Astreopora sp.
Astreopora sp. Blainville 1830 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Astrocoeniidae
Astrocoenia gerthi n. sp.
Astrocoenia gerthi n. sp. Kühn 1933 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Plesiastreidae
Plesiastrea costata
Plesiastrea costata Duncan 1880 stony coral