Kikai Island, 23HQA (Pleistocene of Japan)

Also known as Reef 3934

Where: Japan (28.3° N, 130.0° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Ryukyu Group, Middle Pleistocene (0.8 - 0.1 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; limestone

• reef edge to shallow upper reef slope or low-turbidity shallow lagoon
• coral limestone, size of sample quadrat: 4.7 m²

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: bulk,

Primary reference: M. Humblet, Y. Iryu, and T. Nakamori. 2009. Variations in Pleistocene coral assemblages in space and time in southern and northern central Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Marine Geology 259:1-20 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 88047: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 31.03.2009

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Taxonomic list

• corals only
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Anthozoa
 Hexacorallia -
Scleractinia indet.
Scleractinia indet. Bourne 1900 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Agariciidae
Agariciidae indet., Leptoseris ex gr. yabei
Agariciidae indet. Gray 1847 stony coral
Leptoseris ex gr. yabei Pillai and Scheer 1976 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Siderastreidae
Psammocora profundacella
Psammocora profundacella Gardiner 1898 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Poritidae
Porites "sp. 1", Porites "sp. 2", Porites "sp. 3"
Porites "sp. 1" Link 1807 stony coral
massive Porites
Porites "sp. 2" Link 1807 stony coral
encrusting/platy Porites
Porites "sp. 3" Link 1807 stony coral
Porites/Montipora
 Scleractinia - Acroporidae
Acropora ex gr. humilis, Acropora ex gr. hyacinthus, Montipora sp.
Acropora ex gr. humilis Dana 1846 stony coral
Acropora ex gr. hyacinthus Dana 1846 stony coral
Montipora sp. Blainville 1830 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Pocilloporidae
Pocillopora sp.
Pocillopora sp. Lamarck 1816 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Leptastreidae
Leptastrea sp.
Leptastrea sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Lobophylliidae
Symphyllia radians
Symphyllia radians Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Faviidae
Faviidae indet., Favia sp.
Faviidae indet. Gregory 1900 stony coral
Favia sp. Oken 1815 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Echinopora sp., Echinopora ? lamellosa, "Favia ex gr. pallida" = Dipsastraea pallida, Cyphastrea sp., Cyphastrea serailia, Favites sp., Favites flexuosa
Echinopora sp. Lamarck 1816 stony coral
Echinopora ? lamellosa Esper 1795 stony coral
"Favia ex gr. pallida" = Dipsastraea pallida Dana 1846 stony coral
Cyphastrea sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
Cyphastrea serailia Forskal 1775 stony coral
Favites sp. Link 1807 stony coral
Favites flexuosa Dana 1846 stony coral