Bullenbaai (Holocene of Netherlands Antilles)

Where: Netherlands Antilles (12.2° N, 69.0° W: paleocoordinates 12.2° N, 69.0° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Holocene (0.0 - 0.0 Ma)

• 22-12 m b.s.l.

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; reef rocks and grainstone

• lower part (22-16 m b.s.l.): dense framework of head-corals, predominantly Montastrea annularis, upper part (16-12 m b.s.l.): coral rubble

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: J. W. Focke. 1978. Holocene development of coral fringing reefs, leeward off Curacao and Bonaire (Netherlands Antilles). Marine Geology 28:31-41 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 97604: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 12.08.2010

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Ulvophyceae
 Bryopsidales - Halimedaceae
Halimeda sp.
Halimeda sp. Lamouroux 1812
Hydrozoa
 Milleporina -
Millepora sp.
Millepora sp. fire coral
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Acroporidae
Acropora cervicornis
Acropora cervicornis Lamarck 1816 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Astrocoeniidae
"Stephanocoenia michelinii" = Stephanocoenia intersepta
"Stephanocoenia michelinii" = Stephanocoenia intersepta Esper 1795 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Siderastreidae
Siderastrea siderea
Siderastrea siderea Ellis and Solander 1786 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Poritidae
Porites porites
Porites porites Pallas 1766 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Montastraeidae
Montastrea cavernosa
Montastrea cavernosa Linne 1767 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Merulinidae
"Montastrea annularis" = Orbicella annularis
"Montastrea annularis" = Orbicella annularis Ellis and Solander 1876 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Meandrinidae
Meandrina meandrites, Eusmilia fastigiata
Meandrina meandrites Linnaeus 1758 stony coral
Eusmilia fastigiata Pallas 1766 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Mussidae
Diploria labyrinthiformis, Colpophyllia natans, "Diploria strigosa" = Pseudodiploria strigosa
Diploria labyrinthiformis Linnaeus 1758 stony coral
Colpophyllia natans Houttuyn 1772 stony coral
"Diploria strigosa" = Pseudodiploria strigosa Dana 1846 stony coral