Research Article| January 01, 2015 DIVERSITY AND PALEOECOLOGY OF MIOCENE CORAL-ASSOCIATED MOLLUSKS FROM EAST KALIMANTAN (INDONESIA) ARIES KUSWORO; ARIES KUSWORO 1 Pusat Survei Geologi, Jl. Diponegoro 57, Bandung 40122, Indonesia Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar SONJA REICH; SONJA REICH 2 Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Department of Geology, P.O. Box 9517, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar FRANK P. WESSELINGH; FRANK P. WESSELINGH 2 Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Department of Geology, P.O. Box 9517, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands e-mail: frank.wesselingh@naturalis.nl Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar NADIEZHDA SANTODOMINGO; NADIEZHDA SANTODOMINGO 3 Department of Earth Sciences, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW& BD, UK Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar KENNETH G. JOHNSON; KENNETH G. JOHNSON 3 Department of Earth Sciences, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW& BD, UK Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar JONATHAN A. TODD; JONATHAN A. TODD 3 Department of Earth Sciences, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW& BD, UK Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar WILLEM RENEMA WILLEM RENEMA 2 Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Department of Geology, P.O. Box 9517, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information ARIES KUSWORO 1 Pusat Survei Geologi, Jl. Diponegoro 57, Bandung 40122, Indonesia SONJA REICH 2 Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Department of Geology, P.O. Box 9517, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands FRANK P. WESSELINGH 2 Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Department of Geology, P.O. Box 9517, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands NADIEZHDA SANTODOMINGO 3 Department of Earth Sciences, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW& BD, UK KENNETH G. JOHNSON 3 Department of Earth Sciences, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW& BD, UK JONATHAN A. TODD 3 Department of Earth Sciences, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW& BD, UK WILLEM RENEMA 2 Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Department of Geology, P.O. Box 9517, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands e-mail: frank.wesselingh@naturalis.nl Publisher: SEPM Society for Sedimentary Geology Received: 12 Nov 2013 Accepted: 26 Nov 2014 First Online: 09 Mar 2017 Online ISSN: 1938-5323 Print ISSN: 0883-1351 Copyright © 2015, SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology) PALAIOS (2015) 30 (1): 116–127. https://doi.org/10.2110/palo.2013.124 Article history Received: 12 Nov 2013 Accepted: 26 Nov 2014 First Online: 09 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation ARIES KUSWORO, SONJA REICH, FRANK P. WESSELINGH, NADIEZHDA SANTODOMINGO, KENNETH G. JOHNSON, JONATHAN A. TODD, WILLEM RENEMA; DIVERSITY AND PALEOECOLOGY OF MIOCENE CORAL-ASSOCIATED MOLLUSKS FROM EAST KALIMANTAN (INDONESIA). PALAIOS 2015;; 30 (1): 116–127. doi: https://doi.org/10.2110/palo.2013.124 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyPALAIOS Search Advanced Search Abstract This study is a preliminary assessment of an extremely diverse Tortonian (late Miocene) mollusk assemblage from a coral carpet environment preserved at Bontang (East Kalimantan, Indonesia). Even though coral-associated aragonitic faunas are rarely well preserved, the composition of the assemblage described here can be used to address the following questions: (1) How do the mollusk assemblages in coral habitats differ from other habitats, and (2) What is the effect of sampling on estimates of taxon richness? The mollusk assemblage is dominated by predatory snails and includes typical modern coral-associated taxa such as the gastropod Coralliophila and the bivalve Tridacna. Our investigation implies that adequate documentation of Cenozoic mollusk diversity in the Indo-Pacific is even more challenging than previously expected as very large samples are required to capture species richness. Further assessments of fossil faunas from coral-dominated habitats will be required to provide insight to development of Indo-Pacific biodiversity through time. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.