Koronia reefs, northern Cyprus: Tortonian, Cyprus
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Poritidae
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Porites sp.
Link 1807
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very abundant category | |||||||||
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Merulinidae
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Tarbellastraea reussiana
(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
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Follows et al. 1996 | |||||||||
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Tarbellastraea carryensis
(d'Orbigny 1852)
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Follows et al. 1996 | |||||||||
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Montastraeidae
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Montastraea sp.
Blainville 1830
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Follows et al. 1996 | |||||||||
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Echinoidea
- Cidaroida
- Cidaridae
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Cidaris melitensis
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Gymnolaemata
- Cheilostomata
- Microporidae
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Calpensia nobilis
(Esper 1796)
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Follows et al. 1996 | |||||||||
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Polychaeta
- Sabellida
- Serpulidae
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Serpulidae indet.
Rafinesque 1835
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Scaphopoda
- Dentaliida
- Dentaliidae
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Dentalium sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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Bivalvia
- Mytilida
- Mytilidae
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Lithophaga lithophaga
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Septifer oblitus
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Arcidae
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Barbatia barbata
(Linnaeus 1758)
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| recombined as Barbatia (Barbatia) barbata | ||||||||||
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Anadara diluvii
(Lamarck 1805)
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| recombined as Scapharca (Scapharca) diluvii | ||||||||||
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Striarca lactea
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Arca noae
Linnaeus 1758
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Limopsidae
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Limopsis anomala
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Ostreidae
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Ostrea sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Gryphaeidae
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Exogyra sp.
Say 1820
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Pectinidae
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Pecten northamptoni
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Chlamys convexior
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Chlamys sp.
Röding 1798
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Chlamys submalvinae
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Chlamys tauroperstriatus
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Spondylidae
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Spondylus concentrus
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Limidae
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Lima lima
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Astartidae
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Astarte sp.
Sowerby 1816
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Carditidae
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Cardita aculeata
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Cardita koroniensis
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Bivalvia
- Lucinida
- Lucinidae
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Miltha sp.
(Adams and Adams 1857)
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Lucina reticulata
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Lucina sp.
Bruguière 1797
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Cardiidae
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Cardium multicostatum
Brocchi 1814
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| recombined as Europicardium multicostatum | ||||||||||
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Cardium andreae
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Cardium arcella
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Cardium sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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Cardium edule
Linnaeus 1758
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| recombined as Cerastoderma edule | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Veneridae
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Venus ovata
Pennant 1777
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| recombined as Timoclea ovata | ||||||||||
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Tapes decussatus
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Tapes geographica
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Venus basteroti
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Venus sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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Tapes basteroti
Mayer 1857
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| recombined as Venerupis basteroti | ||||||||||
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Circe minima
(Montagu 1803)
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| recombined as Gouldia (Gouldia) minima | ||||||||||
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Meretrix sp.
Lamarck 1799
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Chamidae
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Chama gryphina
Lamarck 1819
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| recombined as Pseudochama (Pseudochama) gryphina | ||||||||||
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Chama sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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Chama gryphoides
Linnaeus 1758
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Mactridae
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Mactra sp.
Linnaeus 1767
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Cardiliidae
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Cardilia michelotti
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Gastropoda
- Lepetellida
- Fissurellidae
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Fissurella sp.
Bruguière 1789
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Diodora italica
(Defrance 1820)
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Gastropoda
- Lepetellida
- Haliotidae
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Haliotis tuberculata
Linnaeus 1758
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Gastropoda
- Trochidae
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Trochus sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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Trochus rotellaris
Michelotti 1847
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| recombined as Oxystele rotellaris | ||||||||||
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Trochus patulus
Brocchi 1814
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| recombined as Paroxystele patulus | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Cerithiidae
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Cerithium cyprinum
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Cerithium kavasiense
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Cerithium koroniense
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Cerithium laevisubuloides
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Gastropoda
- Turritellidae
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Turritella subangulata
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Turritella turris
Basterot 1825
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Gastropoda
- Siliquariidae
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Tenagodus anguinus
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| Tenagodes anguinus | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Buccinidae
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Nassa sp.
Röding 1798
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Florideophyceae
- Hapalidiales
- Lithothamniacae
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Lithothamnium sp.
Philippi
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Follows et al. 1996 | |||||||||
| replaced by Lithothamnion | ||||||||||
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Geography
| Country: | Cyprus |
| Coordinates: | 35.1° North, 33.2° East (view map) |
| Paleocoordinates: | 35.0° North, 32.8° East |
| Basis of coordinate: | estimated from map |
| Geographic resolution: | local area |
Time
| Period: | Neogene | Epoch: | Miocene |
| Stage: | Tortonian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 |
| Key time interval: | Tortonian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 11.63000 - 7.24600 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Koronia |
| Stratigraphic resolution: | group of beds |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | lithified bindstone |
| Lithology description: Porites reef | |
| Environment: | reef, buildup or bioherm |
| Geology comments: Porites bindstones
Dolomitisation common in off-reef. | |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body,original calcite |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | observed (not collected) |
| Reason for describing collection: | paleoecologic analysis |
| Collection method comments: Data cited from Cowper Reed (1935) | |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Reef 866 | ||
| Database number: | 34690 | ||
| Authorizer: | W. Kiessling | Enterer: | W. Kiessling, U. Merkel |
| Modifier: | W. Kiessling | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2003-09-16 02:16:48 | Last modified: | 2003-09-16 05:16:48 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2003-09-16 02:16:48 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 9187. | S. Q. Dornbos and M. A. Wilson. 1999. Paleoecology of a Pliocene coral reef in Cyprus: recovery of a marine community from the Messinian Salinity Crisis. Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie, Abhandlungen 213(1):103-118 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling] |
Secondary references:
| 23405 | E. J. Follows, A. H. F. Robertson, and T. P. Scoffin. 1996. Tectonic controlls on Miocene reefs and related carbonate facies in Cyprus. SEPM Concepts in Sedimentology and Paleontology 5:295-315 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel] |