00575nas a2200157 4500008004600000245010200046210006900148100001900217700001700236700002600253700002800279700002500307700002300332700001900355856004300374 Submitted eng d 00aDiversity and paleoecology of Miocene coral-associated mollusks from East Kalimantan (Indonesia)0 aDiversity and paleoecology of Miocene coralassociated mollusks f1 aKusworo, Aires1 aReich, Sonja1 aWesselingh, Frank, P.1 aSantodomingo, Nadiezhda1 aJohnson, Kenneth, G.1 aTodd, Jonathan, A.1 aRenema, Willem uhttps://ipaeg.myspecies.info/node/205600700nas a2200205 4500008004600000245009700046210006900143100002800212700001700240700002400257700002100281700001800302700002500320700002100345700001700366700002400383700001900407700002500426856004300451 Submitted eng d 00aA diverse patch reef from turbid habitats in the Middle Miocene (East Kalimantan, Indonesia)0 adiverse patch reef from turbid habitats in the Middle Miocene Ea1 aSantodomingo, Nadiezhda1 aNovak, Vibor1 aPretković, Vedrana1 aMarshall, Nathan1 aRösler, Anja1 aDi Martino, Emanuela1 aLoGiudice, Elena1 aReich, Sonja1 aBraga, Juan, Carlos1 aRenema, Willem1 aJohnson, Kenneth, G. uhttps://ipaeg.myspecies.info/node/203301679nas a2200157 4500008004100000245009000041210006900131260003500200520105800235100001901293700001701312700002601329700002801355700001901383856011901402 2013 eng d00aDiversity and palaeoecology of Miocene coral-associated molluscs from East Kalimantan0 aDiversity and palaeoecology of Miocene coralassociated molluscs aMuseum fuer Naturkunde, Berlin3 a
Currently, SE Asia is the global marine centre of diversity. High diversity is concentrated in and around reefs. A large variety of organisms, including corals and fish, but also molluscs, crustaceans and echinoderms contribute to this high diversity. In order to understand the timing and the context of the origin of the modern biodiversity hotspot, the fossil record needs to be documented. However, reef facies often suffer strong diagenesis, compromising the fossil record of reef and reef-associated organisms. Here we present an assessment of a well-preserved Late Miocene mollusc fauna from Bontang (East Kalimantan, Indonesia). The fauna is found in association with branching corals, dominated by Dictyaraea. The mollusc fauna is dominated by predatory and browsing carnivorous snails and includes reefal indicators such as the gastropod Coralliophyla and the bivalve Tridacna. The new Bontang fauna gives a glimpse of the diversity and ecological composition of a Late Miocene mollusc fauna from a so-called coral-carpet environment.
1 aKusworo, Aires1 aReich, Sonja1 aWesselingh, Frank, P.1 aSantodomingo, Nadiezhda1 aRenema, Willem uhttps://ipaeg.myspecies.info/content/diversity-and-palaeoecology-miocene-coral-associated-molluscs-east-kalimantan