Al-Aqaba, Terrace 1 (Holocene of Jordan)

Where: Jordan (29.4° N, 35.0° E: paleocoordinates 29.4° N, 35.0° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Holocene (0.0 - 0.0 Ma)

• terrace 1: < 1 m above sea level; about 6500 years old (Friedman 1968)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; limestone

• reef rocks and conglomerates

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: I. A. Al-Rifaiy and O. H. Cherif. 1988. The Fossil Coral Reefs of Al-Aqaba, Jordan. Facies 18(1):219-230 [W. Kiessling/A. Girndt]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 97661: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 19.08.2010

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Taxonomic list

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Gastropoda
 Trochoidea - Turbinidae
Turbo (Callopoma) fluctuosus
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Turritella sp.
Turritella sp. Lamarck 1799 turret shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Strombidae
Strombus sp.
Strombus sp. Linnaeus 1758 conch
Bivalvia
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
"Lithodomus sp." = Lithophaga
"Lithodomus sp." = Lithophaga Röding 1798 mussel
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Spondylus sp.
Spondylus sp. Linnaeus 1758 scallop
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
"Tridacna squamosa" = Tridacna (Chametrachea) squamosa
"Tridacna squamosa" = Tridacna (Chametrachea) squamosa cockle
 Cardiida - Psammobiidae
Asaphis deflorata
Asaphis deflorata Linnaeus 1758 clam
 Cardiida - Montacutidae
Tellimya cf. ferruginosa
Tellimya cf. ferruginosa Montague 1808 clam
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Leptastreidae
Leptastrea bottae
Leptastrea bottae Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Leptoria phrygia, Favites abdita, Echinopora lamellosa, Platygyra daedalea, "Favia speciosa" = Dipsastraea speciosa
Leptoria phrygia Ellis and Solander 1786 stony coral
Favites abdita Ellis and Solander 1786 stony coral
Echinopora lamellosa Esper 1795 stony coral
Platygyra daedalea Ellis and Solander 1786 stony coral
"Favia speciosa" = Dipsastraea speciosa Dana 1846 stony coral