Abstract of ref. 1266:
Ephemeral coral reefs developed in the Miocene on the submarine slopes of the Porto Santo and Madeira volcanic complexes. The paleontology of these reefs is discussed. Danaia calcinata described from Baixo, near Porto Santo by Mayer (1864) as a tabulate coral is identified here as synonymous with Pocillopora madreporacea (Lamarck, 1816).
Corals: Thamnasteria sp., Stylina aff. girodi Efallon and Stylina sp.