40 m water depth inferred. 
Dominated by ramose Cladocora, but diverse molluscan fauna 38 species in total. Reef builders Cladocora, Ostrea and serpulids
9 m thick, 50 m wide.
Base with Ostrea domination.

Reef resting on calcareous silts, sandstones and conglomerates.

Similar structure as Tortonian reefs.

Abstract of Ref. 1821:
Paleocological analysis of the reef community shows that, apart from corals, it was dominated by epifaunal molluscs. It represents one of the most diverse fossil communities found on Cyprus following the Messinian Salinity Crisis (MSC), with 38 identified species of macrofossils and 8 species of foraminifera. When compared to patch reefs on Cyprus formed just prior to the MSG, this Pliocene reef shows both the biological devastation of the event and the quick and complete recovery of the reefal biodiversity.