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Table 2 List of newly and previously (Neyriz and Shahr-e-Babak: KĂĽhn, 1933; Semirom: Khazaei, et al,. 2009) reported Iranian corals species and their Iranian occurrences during the upper Maastrichtian (Tarbur Fm.) and Paleocene (see Appendix Table 10 for exact stratigraphic levels of new material). For taxonomic evaluation of previously reported taxa see Appendix Table 7

From: Coral fauna across the Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary at Zagros and Sistan Suture zones and Yazd Block of Iran

Corals species

Iranian localities

 
 

Paleocene

Upper Maastrichtian

Kuh-e-Patorgi

Bandan

Kuh-e-Chatorsh

Qorban

Shahr-e-Babak

Naghan

Mandegan

Semirom

Neyriz

Acropora bancellsae

X

X

   

X

   

Actinacis barretti

   

X

 

X

   

Actinacis reussi

X

        

Agathelia asperella

       

X

 

Aspidastraea orientalis

        

X

Asterosmilia alloiteaui

?

X

X

X

     

Astraraea rosi

       

X

 

Bathycyathus corneti

      

X

  

Bathycyathus lloydi

X

  

X

 

X

   

Cunnolites angiostoma

      

X

 

X

Cunnolites cancellata

        

X

Cunnolites giganteus

        

X

Cunnolites numismalis

        

X

Cunnolites scutellum

        

X

Faksephyllia faxoensis

X

X

X

X

     

Goniopora elegans

       

X

 

Goniopora imperatoris

       

X

 

Goniopora cf. microscopica

   

X

     

Heliopora incrustans

   

X

     

Lobopsammia cariosa

  

X

X

     

Monticulastraea insignis

  

X

X

   

X

 

Neocoenia lepida

       

X

 

Oculina conferta

X

X

 

X

     

Pachygyra princeps

   

X

     

Palaeopsammia zitteli

        

X

Paracycloseris nariensis

        

X

Placosmilia cf. fenestrata

     

X

   

Rennensismilia inflexa

        

X

Stephanaxophyllia bicoronata

       

X

 

Strotogyra copoyensis

 

X

 

X

 

X

   

Stylocoenia maxima

   

X

X

X

  

X

Stylocoeniella expansa

X

  

X

     

Stylocoeniella hoernesi

     

X

 

X

 

Synastrea sp.

     

X

   

Trochoseris aperta

   

X

     

Trochosmilia sp.

        

X

Turbinolia dickersoni

   

X

     
  1. For taxonomic evaluation of previously reported taxa, see Appendix Table 7