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Canada Honda Reef, Dominican Republic

Lat/Long (Decimal)18.5167,-71.6167
Co-ordinates Derivationbased on nearby landmark
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)Dominican Republic

Collections

CollectionReferenceStratigraphic NameCommentsLithologyAge
Canada Honda Reef, branching Acropora zoneCuevas D. N., Sherman C. E., et al (2009)"reef rocks"0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Canada Honda Reef, massive coral subzoneCuevas D. N., Sherman C. E., et al (2009)massive coral subzone of the Siderastrea siderea zone in the deeper parts of the reef"reef rocks"0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Canada Honda Reef, mixed-coral subzoneCuevas D. N., Sherman C. E., et al (2009)mixed-coral subzone of the Siderastrea siderea zone in the deeper parts of the reef"reef rocks"0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Canada Honda Reef, platy coral subzoneCuevas D. N., Sherman C. E., et al (2009)platy coral subzone of the Siderastrea siderea zone in the deeper parts of the reef"reef rocks"0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Serpulidae
family
Animalia : Annelida : Polychaeta : Sabellida : Serpulidae0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Loxoconcha fischeri
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Loxoconchidae : Loxoconcha : Loxoconcha fischeri0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Candonopsis sp.
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Candonidae : Candonopsis0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Eucypris sp.
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Cyprididae : Eucypris0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Cyprideis sp.
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Cyprideis0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Cytheridella sp.
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Limnocytheridae : Cytheridella0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Propontocypris sp.
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Pontocyprididae : Propontocypris0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Acropora cervicornis
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Acroporidae : Acropora : Acropora cervicornis0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Agaricia sp.
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Agariciidae : Agaricia0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Agaricia agaricites
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Agariciidae : Agaricia : Agaricia agaricites0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Agaricia lamarcki
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Agariciidae : Agaricia : Agaricia lamarcki0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Leptoseris cucullata
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Agariciidae : Leptoseris : Leptoseris cucullata0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Madracis sp.
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Pocilloporidae : Madracis0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Stephanocoenia intersepta
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Astrocoeniidae : Stephanocoenia : Stephanocoenia intersepta0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Colpophyllia natans
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Faviidae : Colpophyllia : Colpophyllia natans0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Manicina areolata
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Faviidae : Manicina : Manicina areolata0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Eusmilia fastigiata
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Meandrinidae : Eusmilia : Eusmilia fastigiata0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Orbicella faveolata
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Merulinidae : Orbicella : Orbicella faveolata0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Orbicella franksi
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Merulinidae : Orbicella : Orbicella franksi0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Montastrea cavernosa
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Montastraeidae : Montastraea : Montastrea cavernosa0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Montastrea imperatoris
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Montastraeidae : Montastraea : Montastrea imperatoris0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Mussa angulosa
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Faviidae : Mussa : Mussa angulosa0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Scolymia sp.
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Faviidae : Scolymia0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Oculina diffusa
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Oculinidae : Oculina : Oculina diffusa0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Dichocoenia stokesi
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Pachyphyllidae : Dichocoenia : Dichocoenia stokesi0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Porites astreoides
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Poritidae : Porites : Porites astreoides0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Porites porites
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Poritidae : Porites : Porites porites0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Siderastrea radians
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Siderastreidae : Siderastrea : Siderastrea radians0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Siderastrea siderea
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Siderastreidae : Siderastrea : Siderastrea siderea0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Tagelus sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Solecurtidae : Tagelus0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Brachidontes modiolus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Brachidontes : Brachidontes modiolus0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Pinctada imbricata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Pteriidae : Pinctada : Pinctada imbricata0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Chama sinuosa
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Chamidae : Chama : Chama sinuosa0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Littoridinops sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Cochliopidae : Littoridinops0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Neritina sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neritidae : Neritina0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary

References

Greer L., Curran A., et al (2006) The rise and demise of a Holocene coral reef complex, Dominican Republic: The coral-climate connection, Nineteenth Annual Keck Research Symposium in Geology Proceedings, 27-32
Cuevas D. N., Sherman C. E., et al (2009) Coral growth rates from the Holocene Canada Honda fossil reef, southwestern Dominican Republic: comparisons with modern counterparts in high sedimentation settings, Caribbean Journal of Science 45 1, 94-109
Winsor K., Curran H. A., et al (2012) Unusual Holocene serpulid-tufa bioherms, Enriquillo Valley, Dominican. Republic: Morphologies and paleoenvironmental implications, Palaios 27, 693-706
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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