INVERTEBRATE FAUNAL LIST

MAO FORMATION

Rio Gurabo Section: from 660-710 m
Foraminiferal Zone: Globorotalia margaritae zone.
Nannofossil Zone: NN14-NN15
General Description: At the base: massive calcareous silts with coral debris beds and minor pebbly sand lenses. In the upper portion: interbedded hard and softer calcareous silts; often highly fossiliferous with corals, molluscs and foraminifera.

Zooxanthellate Corals

Stephanocoenia spongiformis (Duncan, 1964).
Stylophora affinis Duncan, 1963.
Stylophora granulata Duncan, 1964.
Stylophora minor Duncan, 1963.
Stylophora monticulosa Vaughan in Vaughan and Hoffmeister, 1925.
Madracis decactis (Lyman, 1859).
Agaricia lamarcki Milne Edwards and Haime, 1851.
Agaricia sp. A.
Agaricia undata (Ellis and Solander, 1786).
Undaria agaricites (Linnaeus, 1758).
Undaria sp. A.
Pavona sp. A.
Leptoseris glabra Dinesen, 1980.
Porites macdonaldi Vaughan, 1919.
Porites portoricensis (Vaughan, 1919).
Porites waylandi Foster, 1986.
Porites baracoaensis Vaughan, 1919.
Caulastrea portoricensis (Coryell in Coryell and Ohlsen, 1929).
Montastraea limbata (Duncan, 1863).
Solenastrea bournoni Milne Edwards and Haime, 1849a.
Trachyphyllia bilobata (Duncan, 1863).
Antillophyllia sawkinsi (Vaughan in Vaughan and Hofffmeister, 1926).
Meandrina (Placocyathus) aveolus Duncan, 1863.
Meandrina (Placocyathus) costatus Duncan, 1864.
Meandrina (Placocyathus) variabilis Duncan, 1864.
Dichocoenia tuberosa Duncan, 1863.
Galaxea excelsa Weisbord, 1973.
Scolymia cubensis (Milne Edwards and Haime,1849b).

Strombinid gastropods

None.

Ostracodes

Ambocythere exilis Bold.
Argilloecia vespa n. sp.
Argilloecia sp. cf. A. vespa n. sp.
Argilloecia sp. 1.
Argilloecia sp. 2.
Argilloecia sp. 3.
Argilloecia sp.
Bairdia sp. aff. B. formosa Brady.
Bairdia longisetosa Brady.
Bairdoppilata oblongata (Bold).
Brachycthere sp. aff. B. russelli Howe and Lea.
Bythoceratina monoceras n. sp.
Caribella geisteri n. sp.
Cativella navis Coryell and Fields.
Coquimba minura (Bold).
Costa bellipulex Levinson.
Costa dohmi Bold.
Cytherella dominicana Bold.
Cytherella sp. aff. C. vulgata Ruggieri
Cytherella sp. A.
Cytheretta dominicana (Bold).
Cytheropteron (Aversovalva) bijuduvali n. sp.
Cytheropteron (Cytheropteron) dominicanum n. sp.
Cytheropteron (Cytheropteron) guraboense n. sp.
Cytheropteron (Lobosocytheropteron) palton Bold.
Cytherura cresera Bold.
Cytherura sp. aff. C. swaini Bold.
Echinocythereis madremaestrae n. sp.
Eucytherura ex gr. complexa(Brady).
Gangamocytheridea? plicata Bold.
Heinia sp. aff. H. howei Bold.
Hemicytherura cranekeyensis Puri.
Krithe dolichodeira Bold.
Krithe lambi Bold.
Loxoconcha (Loxocorniculum) dorsotuberculata (Brady).
Loxoconcha (Loxocorniculum) fischeri (Brady).
Loxoconcha (Loxocorniculum) tricornata (Krutak).
Loxoconcha (Palmoconcha) banesensis Bold.
Loxoconcha (Touroconcha) lapidiscola Hartmann?
Macrocyprina sp.
Macrocypris sp. 2.
Microcythere howei (Puri).
Munseyella saundersin. sp.
Occultocythereis angusta Bold.
Orionina serrulata (Brady).
Paracytheridea altila Edwards.
Paracytheridea tschoppi Bold
Parakrithe alta n. sp.
Pedicythere variabilis n. sp.
Perissocytheridea sp.
Phlyctocythere strictan. sp.
Phlyctocythere sp. 2.
Pumilocytheridea sandbergi Bold.
Puriana gatunensis (Coryell and Fields).
Radimella confragosa (Edwards).
Radimella confragosa (Edwards) form A.
Semicythereura sp. aff.S. arayaensis Bold.
Semicythereura sp. A.
Triangulocypris pachyconcha (Bold).
Uroleberis torquata Bold.
Uroleberis sp.
Xestoleberis antillea n. sp.
Xestoleberis duo n. sp.
Xestoleberis punctata Tressler?
Xestoleberis sp. H.
Xestoleberis sp.