INSTRUCTIONS FOR CONTRIBUTORS


TEXT INFORMATION TO ACCOMPANY IMAGES SUBMITTED BY CONTRIBUTORS

A. A hierarchical list of taxa (including at least the following traditional taxonomic ranks: Class, Order, Family, Genus)

B. A bibliography including all systematics citations (in Journal of Paleontology format)

C. Information about specimens in the images, taxa, and the distribution of taxa. We are flexible and will accept these data in any format, but prefer that they be spreadsheet tables, preferably at least the first 3 of the 9 tables indicated below:

1. Table = Image Information (required); one record (row) per image

Columns:

1. ILLUSNO, an arbitrary number assigned by a researcher to the image, REQUIRED, NUMBERS ONLY (10 digits max)

2. ILLUSFILENAME, the filename of the image, REQUIRED, CHARACTERS (35 digits max)

3. GENUSNAME (as in column 2 of Table 2), the name of the illustrated genus/subgenus (or next highest taxonomic rank), REQUIRED, CHARACTERS (100 digits max)

4. SPECIESNAME (as in column 3 of Table 2), the name of the illustrated species/subspecies (or lowest taxonomic rank), REQUIRED, CHARACTERS (100 digits max)

5. ILLUSTYPE, natural light vs SEM vs thin-section etc, REQUIRED, CHARACTERS (35 digits max)

6. ILLUSVIEW, specimen orientation, REQUIRED, CHARACTERS (35 digits max)

7. SCALEVALUE, numbers on scale in image, REQUIRED, NUMBERS ONLY (10 digits max)

8. SCALEUNITS, mm vs cm etc, REQUIRED, CHARACTERS (10 digits max)

9. CITEDAUTHORNAME, the author(s) of another publication using this image, NOT REQUIRED, CHARACTERS (100 digits max)

10. CITEDYEARAUTH, the publication year of another publication using this image, NOT REQUIRED, CHARACTERS (5 digits max)

11. CITEDPLATENO, the plate and figure nos. of another publication using this image, NOT REQUIRED, CHARACTERS (35 digits max)

12. REPOSABBR, the abbreviation for the repository housing the illustrated specimen, REQUIRED, CHARACTERS (10 digits max)

13. MUSCATNO, the musueum catalog number assigned to the illustrated specimen, REQUIRED, CHARACTERS (25 digits max)

14. TYPSTATUS, holotype, paratype, hypotype, nontype etc, REQUIRED, CHARACTERS(50 digits max)

15. LOCALITYNO, the PPP/NMB or other locality number of the illustrated specimen, NOT REQUIRED, CHARACTERS (25 digits max)

16. STRATUNITNAME (as in column 2 of Table 9), the name or abbreviation used for the locality group where the illustrated specimen was collected (usually in statistical analyses or statpod), NOT REQUIRED, CHARACTERS (50 digits max)

Example:

     
    ID
    IllusNo
    IllusFile
    GenusName
    SpeciesName
    IllusType
    IllusView
    ScaleValue
    ScaleUnits
    1
    1
    		 cauport1.gif Caulastraea portoricensis light whole colony
    5
    		 mm
    2
    3
    		 cauport2.gif Caulastraea portoricensis light side of branch
    5
    		 mm
    3
    5
    		 cauport5.gif Caulastraea portoricensis field
    4
    7
    		 caupor_tn.gif Caulastraea portoricensis thumbnail
    5
    8
    		 causpa.gif Caulastraea sp.A light colony side
    5
    		 mm
    6
    10
    		 causpa_tn.gif Caulastraea sp.A thumbnail
    7
    11
    		 colamar2.gif Colpophyllia amaranthus light calical surface
    5
    		 mm
    8
    13
    		 colama_tn.gif Colpophyllia amaranthus thumbnail
    9
    14
    		 colbrev2.gif Colpophyllia breviserialis light calical surface
    5
    		 mm
    10
    16
    		 colbre_tn.gif Colpophyllia breviserialis thumbnail
     
    CitedAuthorNm
    CitedYearAu
    CitedPlateNo
    ReposAbbr
    MusCatNo
    TypStatus
    LocalityNo
    StratUnitName
    Budd and Johnson 1998 pl.2, f.2 AMNH 23001 paratype AMNH_pr1
    Budd and Johnson 1998 pl.2, f.4 NMB D6140 hypotype NMB15834 Gurabo_12
    Field nontype HopeGate_1
    SUI 99999 nontype AB95-56 salina_55
    Budd and Johnson 1998 pl.21, f.5 BM(NH) 1928.3.1.69 hypotype Recent_car
    Budd and Johnson 1998 pl.21, f.3 BM(NH) 1840.5.29.6 holotype Recent_car
2. Table = Species/subspecies or lowest taxonomic rank (required); one record (row) per species

Columns:

1. SPORDER, a number assigned to the species/subspecies corresponding with its relative position in the taxonomic hierarchy, REQUIRED, NUMBERS ONLY (10 digits max)

2. GENUSNAME, the name of the genus/subgenus (or next highest taxonomic rank), REQUIRED, CHARACTERS (100 digits max)

3. SPECIESNAME, the name of the species/subspecies (or lowest taxonomic rank), REQUIRED, CHARACTERS (100 digits max)

4. SPWEBPAGE, the filename of the species/subspecies web page, REQUIRED, CHARACTERS (35 digits max)

5. ORIGGENUS, Is this the original genus name of the species/subspecies? yes/no, REQUIRED, NUMBERS ONLY (5 digits max)

6. ORIGGENUSNM, the original genus name of the species/subspecies, REQUIRED, CHARACTERS (100 digits max)

7. SPECIESAUTHORNM, the author(s) of the species/subspecies name, REQUIRED, CHARACTERS (100 digits max)

8. SPECIESYEARAU, the publication year of the species/subspecies name, REQUIRED, CHARACTERS (5 digits max)

9. SPECIESRESNO, an arbitrary unique number assigned to the species/subspecies in statistical analyses, NOT REQUIRED, CHARACTERS (25 digits max)

10. HOLOREPOSABBR, the abbreviation for repository housing the holotype, REQUIRED, CHARACTERS (10 digits max)

11. HOLOMUSCATNO, the museum catalog number assigned to the holotype, NOT REQUIRED, CHARACTERS (25 digits max)

12. TYPLOCNO, the PPP/NMB or other locality number of the holotype, NOT REQUIRED, CHARACTERS (25 digits max)

13. STRATUNITNAME (as in column 2 of Table 9), the name or abbreviation used for the locality group where the holotype was collected (usually in statistical analyses or statpod), REQUIRED IF NO TYPLOCNO, CHARACTERS (50 digits max)

Example:

     
    ID
    SpOrder
    GenusName
    SpeciesName
    SpWebPage
    OrigGenus
    OrigGenusNm
    1
    1
    		 Caulastraea portoricensis cauport.htm
    0
    		 Calamophyllia
    2
    2
    		 Caulastraea sp.A causpa.htm
    -1
    		 Caulastraea
    3
    1
    		 Colpophyllia amaranthus camara.htm
    0
    		 Madrepora
    4
    2
    		 Colpophyllia breviserialis cbrevis.htm
    -1
    		 Colpophyllia
    5
    3
    		 Colpophyllia natans cnatans.htm
    0
    		 Madrepora
    6
    4
    		 Colpophyllia sp.A colspa.htm
    -1
    		 Colpophyllia

     
     
    SpeciesAuthorNm SpeciesYearAu SpeciesNo HoloReposAbbr HoloMusCatNo TypLocNo StratUnitName
    Coryell 1929 83 AMNH 23000 AMNH_pr2
    Budd and Johnson (cc97) 1997 83.5 none
    Houttuyn 1772 112 lost
    Milne Edwards and Haime 1849 113 BM(NH) 1840.5.29.6 Recent_car
    Houttuyn 1772 114 lost
    Budd and Johnson 1998 114.5 none
3. Table = Species/subspecies distribution (required); one row (record) per PPP/NMB/other locality number (or locality group name/abbreviation)

 Columns:

1. GENUSNAME (as in column 2 of Table 2), the name of the genus/subgenus (or next highest taxonomic rank), REQUIRED, CHARACTERS (100 digits max)

2. SPECIESNAME (as in column 3 of Table 2), the name of the species/subspecies (or lowest taxonomic rank), REQUIRED, CHARACTERS (100 digits max)

3. LOCALITY NO -or- STRATUNITNAME (as in column 2 of Table 9), the PPP/NMB or other locality number where the species/subspecies occurs -or- the name or abbreviation used for the locality group where the species/subspecies occurs (usually in statistical analyses or statpod), REQUIRED, CHARACTERS (50 digits max)

Example:

     
    ID
    GenusName
    SpeciesName
    StratUnitName
    32
    		 Caulastraea sp.A ridges_32
    33
    		 Caulastraea sp.A salina_35
    34
    		 Caulastraea sp.A salina_55
    35
    		 Caulastraea sp.A ridges_60
    36
    		 Caulastraea sp.A ridges_74
    37
    		 Favia dominicensis Yaque_2
    38
    		 Favia aff. F.dominicensis Yaque_3
    39
    		 Favia fragum Pinecrest
    40
    		 Favia fragum Santo_Domingo
    41
    		 Favia fragum San_Andres

4. Table = Genus/subgenus or next highest taxonomic rank (not required); one record (row) per genus

 Columns:

1. GENWEBPAGE, the filename of the genus/subgenus web page, REQUIRED, CHARACTERS (35 digits max)

2. FAMILY, the name of the family to which the genus/subgenus belongs, REQUIRED, CHARACTERS (100 digits max)

3. GENORDER, a number assigned to the genus/subgenus corresponding with its relative position in the taxonomic hierarchy, REQUIRED, NUMBERS ONLY (10 digits max)

4. GENUSNAME (as in column 2 of Table 2), the name of the genus/subgenus (or next highest taxonomic rank), REQUIRED, CHARACTERS (100 digits max)

5. GENAUTHORNM, the name of the author(s) of the genus/subgenus, REQUIRED, CHARACTERS (100 digits max)

6. GENYEARAUTH, the publication year of the genus/subgenus name, REQUIRED, CHARACTERS (5 digits max)

7. TYSPGENUS, the genus name originally assigned to the type species, REQUIRED, CHARACTERS (100 digits max)

8. TYSPSPECIES, the species name originally assigned to the type species, REQUIRED, CHARACTERS (100 digits max)

9. TYSPAUTHORNM, the author(s) of the name of the type species, REQUIRED, CHARACTERS (100 digits max)

10. TYSPYEAR, the publication year of the name of the type species, REQUIRED, CHARACTERS (5 digits max)

Example:
 
ID
GenWebPage
Family
GenOrder
GenusName
GenAuthorNm
GenYearAuth
1
 caulastr.htm Faviidae
1
 Caulastraea Dana 1846
2
 favia.htm Faviidae
2
 Favia Oken 1815
3
 diploria.htm Faviidae
3
 Diploria Milne Edwards and Haime 1848
4
 thysanus.htm Faviidae
4
 Thysanus Duncan 1863
5
 hadrop.htm Faviidae
5
 Hadrophyllia Budd and Johnson 1998
6
 manicina.htm Faviidae
6
 Manicina Ehrenberg 1834
7
 colphlia.htm Faviidae
7
 Colpophyllia Milne Edwards and Haime 1848

 
 
TySpGenus
TySpSpecies
TySpAuthorNm
TySpYear
Caulastraea furcata Dana 1846
Madrepora fragum Esper 1795
Meandrina cerebriformis Lamarck 1816
Thysanus excentricus Dana 1863
Hadrophyllia saundersi Budd and Johnson 1998
Madrepora areolata Linnaeus 1758
Meandrina gyrosa Lamarck 1816

 

5. Table = Genus Synonymy (not required); one record (row) per synonym

 Columns:

1. GENUSNAME (as in column 2 of Table 2), the name of the genus/subgenus (or next highest taxonomic rank), REQUIRED, CHARACTERS (100 digits max)

2. SYGENUSNAME, the name of the synonym, REQUIRED, CHARACTERS (100 digits max)

3. SYGENUSAUTHORNM, the author of the synonym, REQUIRED, CHARACTERS (100 digits max)

4. SYGENUSYEARAU, the publication year of the synonym, REQUIRED, CHARACTERS (5 digits max)

 Example:
 
ID
GenusName
SyGenusName
SyGenusAuthorNm
SyGenusYearAu
1
 Manicina Teleiophyllia Duncan 1864
2
 Manicina Podiastrea Ehrenberg 1834

 

6. Table = Genus Morphology (not required); one record (row) per morphologic character within each genus/subgenus

 Columns:

1. GENUSNAME (as in column 2 of Table 2), the name of the genus/subgenus (or next highest taxonomic rank), REQUIRED, CHARACTERS (100 digits max)

2. GENCHARACTERSGRP, the character group to which the morphologic character belongs, REQUIRED, CHARACTERS (35 digits max)

3. GENMORCHARACTERSABBR, the abbreviation for the morphologic character, REQUIRED, CHARACTERS (10 digits max)

4. GENMORCHARACTERSNAME, the name of the morphologic character, REQUIRED, CHARACTERS (35 digits max)

5. GENMORWEBPAGE, the filename of the web page for the morphologic character, REQUIRED, CHARACTERS (15 digits max)

6. GENCHARACTERSSTATE, the character state which the genus/subgenus possesses, REQUIRED, CHARACTERS (35 digits max)

Example:
 
ID
GenusName
GenCharGrp
GenMorCharAbbr
GenMorCharName
GenMorWebPage
GenCharState
1
 Caulastraea corallum A1 Colony form clform.htm phaceloid
2
 Caulastraea corallum A2 Colony shape clshape.htm branching
3
 Caulastraea budding B1 Budding type budding.htm intramural
4
 Caulastraea corallum A10 Centers per series series.htm 1-3
13
 Colpophyllia corallum A1 Colony form clform.htm meandroid
14
 Colpophyllia corallum A2 Colony shape clshape.htm massive
15
 Colpophyllia budding B1 Budding type budding.htm intramural
16
 Colpophyllia corallum A10 Centers per series series.htm >2

 

7. Table = Species/subspecies synonymy (not required)

 Columns:

1. GENUSNAME (as in column 2 of Table 2), the name of the genus/subgenus (or next highest taxonomic rank), REQUIRED, CHARACTERS (100 digits max)

2. SPECIESNAME (as in column 3 of Table 2), the name of the species/subspecies, REQUIRED, CHARACTERS (100 digits max)

3. SYGENNAME, the genus/subgenus name of the synonym, REQUIRED, CHARACTERS (100 digits max)

4. SYSPECIESNAME, the species/subspecies name of the synonym, REQUIRED, CHARACTERS (100 digits max)

5. SYSPECIESAUTHORNM, the author of the synonym, REQUIRED, CHARACTERS (100 digits max)

6. SYSPECIESYEARAU, the publication year of the synonym, REQUIRED, CHARACTERS (5 digits max)

 Example:
 
ID
GenusName
SpeciesName
SyGenusName
SySpeciesName
SySpeciesAuthorNm
SySpeciesYearAu
1
 Thysanus corbicula Thysanus vaughani Weisbord 1971
2
 Thysanus corbicula Thysanus floridanus Weisbord 1974
3
 Thysanus excentricus Thysanus elegans Duncan 1865
4
 Thysanus excentricus Thysanus hayesi Vaughan 1919
5
 Hadrophyllia saundersi Thysanus crassicostatus Vaughan 1925

8. Table = Species Morphology (not required); one record (row) per morphologic character within each species/subspecies

 Columns:

1. GENUSNAME (as in column 2 of Table 2), the name of the genus/subgenus (or next highest taxonomic rank), REQUIRED, CHARACTERS (100 digits max)

2. SPECIESNAME (as in column 3 of Table 2), the name of the species/subspecies, REQUIRED, CHARACTERS (100 digits max)

3. INIORDER, a number assigned to the morphologic character corresponding with its relative position in the character list, REQUIRED, NUMBERS ONLY (10 digits max)

4. CHARACTERSGRP, the character group to which the morphologic character belongs, REQUIRED, CHARACTERS (35 digits max)

5. MORPHCHARACTERSABBR, the abbreviation for the morphologic character, REQUIRED, CHARACTERS (10 digits max)

6. DIAGNOSTIC, Is the character one of the top-ten diagnostic characters of the species? yes/no, REQUIRED, NUMBERS ONLY (5 digits max)

7. MORPHCHARACTERSNAME, the name of the morphologic character, REQUIRED, CHARACTERS (35 digits max)

8. MORWEBPAGE, the filename of the web page for the morphologic character, REQUIRED, CHARACTERS (35 digits max)

9. CHARACTERSSTATENAME, the character state which the species/subspecies possesses, REQUIRED, CHARACTERS (35 digits max)

10. CHARACTERSSTATECODE, the code assigned to the character state in cladistic analysis, NOT REQUIRED, CHARACTERS (10 digits max)

 Example:
 
ID
GenusName
SpeciesName
IniOrder
CharGrp
MorphCharAbbr
Diagnostic
1
 Caulastraea portoricensis
1
 corallum A4
0
2
 Caulastraea portoricensis
3
 budding B2
0
3
 Caulastraea portoricensis
4
 budding B3
0
4
 Caulastraea portoricensis
5
 calice C4
0
23
 Caulastraea sp.A
1
 corallum A4
0
24
 Caulastraea sp.A
3
 budding B2
0
25
 Caulastraea sp.A
4
 budding B3
0
26
 Caulastraea sp.A
5
 calice C4
0
45
 Colpophyllia amaranthus
1
 corallum A4
0
46
 Colpophyllia amaranthus
2
 corallum A11
0
47
 Colpophyllia amaranthus
3
 budding B2
0
48
 Colpophyllia amaranthus
4
 budding B3
0

 
 
MorphCharName
MorWebPage
CharStateName
CharStateCode
Attachment of skeleton atthfree.htm attached 1
Wall development between buds glosb2.htm always 0
Symmetry of bud geometry glosb3.htm multi-directional 2
Calicular platform shape glosc4.htm u-shaped 1
Attachment of skeleton atthfree.htm attached 1
Wall development between buds glosb2.htm always 0
Symmetry of bud geometry glosb3.htm multi-directional 2
Calicular platform shape glosc4.htm u-shaped 1
Attachment of skeleton atthfree.htm attached 1
Meander series sinuosity glosa11.htm sinuous 2
Wall development between buds glosb2.htm most 1
Symmetry of bud geometry glosb3.htm multi-directional 2

9. Table = Temporal, spatial, and stratigraphic location (FYI, provided by NMITA and applied to all taxa); one record 9row) per locality or locality group

Columns:

1. STRATUNITNO, an arbitrary unique number assigned to a locality or locality group in statistical analyses, REQUIRED, NUMBERS ONLY (10 digits max)

2. LOCALITY NO -or- STRATUNITNAME, the PPP/NMB or other locality number used for a locality -or- the name or abbreviation used for the locality group (usually in statistical analyses or statpod), REQUIRED, CHARACTERS (50 digits max)

3. STRATUNITABBR, the abbreviation used for the locality or locality group in statistical analyses, REQUIRED, CHARACTERS (10 digits max)

4. FORMATIONNAME, the formal name of the Formation to which the locality or locality group belongs, REQUIRED, CHARACTERS (50 digits max)

5. SUBEPOCHNAMEBOTTOM, the name of oldest subepoch to which the locality or locality group could be assigned, REQUIRED, CHARACTERS (35 digits max)

6. EPOCHNAMEBOTTOM, the name of the oldest epoch to which the locality or locality group could be assigned, REQUIRED, CHARACTERS (35 digits max)

7. ICABOTTOM, the oldest numerical age to which the locality or locality group could be assigned, REQUIRED, NUMBERS ONLY (10 digits max)

8. SUBEPOCHNAMETOP, the name of youngest subepoch to which the locality or locality group could be assigned, REQUIRED, CHARACTERS (35 digits max)

9. EPOCHNAMETOP, the name of the youngest epoch to which the locality or locality group could be assigned, REQUIRED, CHARACTERS (35 digits max)

10. ICATOP, the youngest numerical age to which the locality or locality group could be assigned, REQUIRED, NUMBERS ONLY (10 digits max)

11. ICAUNITS, the units for numerical ages (Ma or Ka etc), REQUIRED, CHARACTERS (10 digits max)

12. LOCALITYNAME, the name of the river or town nearest the locality or locality group, REQUIRED, CHARACTERS (50 digits max)

13. COUNTRYNAME, the name of the country where the locality or locality group is located, REQUIRED, CHARACTERS (50 digits max)

14. REGION, the general region within the Caribbean where the locality or locality group is located, REQUIRED, CHARACTERS (35 digits max)

Example:
 
ID
StratUnitID
StratUnitName
StratUnitAbbr
FormationName
SubEpochNameBottom
EpochNameBottom
ICABottom
1
46
 Yaque_6 Y6 Gurabo Fm. Early Pliocene
5.6
2
45
 Yaque_5 Y5 Gurabo Fm. Late Miocene
7.5
3
44
 Yaque_4 Y4 Cercado Fm. Late Miocene
8.3
4
43
 Yaque_3 Y3 Baitoa Fm. Early Miocene
17.3
5
42
 Yaque_2 Y2 Baitoa Fm. Early Miocene
17.3
6
41
 Yaque_1 Y1 Tabera Grp. Late Oligocene
28.1

 
 
SubEpochNameTop
EpochNameTop
ICATop
ICAUnits
LocalityName
CountryName
Region
Early Pliocene
4.5
 Ma Rio Yaque del Norte Dominican Republic central
Early Pliocene
5.6
 Ma Rio Yaque del Norte Dominican Republic central
Late Miocene
7.5
 Ma Rio Yaque del Norte Dominican Republic central
Middle Miocene
13.1
 Ma Rio Yaque del Norte Dominican Republic central
Middle Miocene
13.1
 Ma Rio Yaque del Norte Dominican Republic central
Early Miocene
23.7
 Ma Rio Yaque del Norte Dominican Republic central


Last updated on June 15, 1998 - afb.