Kuznetsk Alatau, Kiya River section - Unit VIII, Subunits 4-9 (Cambrian of Russian Federation)

Also known as Reef 2012

Where: Kemorovo, Russian Federation (56.0° N, 88.0° E: paleocoordinates 11.9° S, 6.6° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Nochoroicyathus marinskii other zone, Unit VIII Member (Usa Formation), Atdabanian (521.0 - 516.0 Ma)

• Nochoroicyathus marinskii zone

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; lithified limestone

• Subunits 4-9 represent bioherms, biohermal massifs.

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: I. T. Zhuravleva, I. A. Konyaeva, D. V. Osadchaya and A. S. Boyarinov. 1997. Biostratigraphy of the Kiya River section. - Early Cambrian Archaeocyaths and spicular sponges from the Kiya River section (Kuznetsk Alatau). Annales de Paléontologie 83(1):3-92 [W. Kiessling/S. Nurnberg]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 56751: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Sabine Nürnberg on 24.11.2005

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Rewardocyathidae indet.
Cribricyatha
 Cribricyathida - Pyxidocyathidae
"Szecyathus" sp.
"Szecyathus" sp. Vologdin 1957 cribricyath sponge
Archaeocyatha
 Capsulocyathida - Tomocyathidae
Coscinocyathella sp., Coscinocyathella operosa
Coscinocyathella sp. archaeocyath sponge
Coscinocyathella operosa archaeocyath sponge
 Capsulocyathida - Alataucyathidae
Alataucyathus jaroshevitchi, Alataucyathus exellenthis
Alataucyathus jaroshevitchi archaeocyath sponge
Alataucyathus exellenthis archaeocyath sponge
 Capsulocyathida - Cryptoporocyathidae
Capsulocyathus sp., Capsulocyathus subcallosus, Capsulocyathus irregularis
Capsulocyathus sp. archaeocyath sponge
Capsulocyathus subcallosus archaeocyath sponge
Capsulocyathus irregularis archaeocyath sponge
 Capsulocyathida - Fransuasaecyathidae
Fransuasaecyathus sp.
Fransuasaecyathus sp. archaeocyath sponge
 Archaeocyathida - Loculicyathidae
Loculicyathus membranivestites
Loculicyathus membranivestites archaeocyath sponge
 Archaeocyathida -
Archaeocyathina indet.
Archaeocyathina indet. Okulitch 1935 archaeocyath sponge
indet. 1
 Archaeocyathida - Dictyocyathidae
Dictyocyathus yavorskii, Dictyocyathus sp.
Dictyocyathus yavorskii archaeocyath sponge
Dictyocyathus sp. archaeocyath sponge
 Archaeocyathida - Archaeopharetridae
Archaeopharetra victori, Dictyosycon radiatus
Archaeopharetra victori archaeocyath sponge
Dictyosycon radiatus archaeocyath sponge
 Monocyathida - Monocyathidae
Archaeolynthus sp., Archaeolynthus sibiricus, Archaeolynthus nalivkini, Archaeolynthus absolutus
Archaeolynthus sp. Taylor 1910 archaeocyath sponge
Archaeolynthus sibiricus archaeocyath sponge
Archaeolynthus nalivkini archaeocyath sponge
Archaeolynthus absolutus archaeocyath sponge
 Monocyathida - Tumuliolynthidae
Tumuliolynthus sp., Tumuliolynthus musatovi, Tumuliolynthus tubexternus
Tumuliolynthus sp. Zhuravleva 1963 archaeocyath sponge
Tumuliolynthus musatovi archaeocyath sponge
Tumuliolynthus tubexternus archaeocyath sponge
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"Cornutocyathus" cornutus
"Cornutocyathus" cornutus archaeocyath sponge
 Ajacicyathida - Tumulifungiidae
"? Arturocyathus sp." = Subtumulocyathellus
"? Arturocyathus sp." = Subtumulocyathellus Osadchaya et al. 1979 archaeocyath sponge
 Ajacicyathida - Robertocyathidae
Robertocyathus sp.
Robertocyathus sp. Rozanov 1969 archaeocyath sponge
 Ajacicyathida - Ajacicyathidae
Orbicyathus sp., ? Rotundocyathus vassilievskii, Rotundocyathus reticulatus, Nochoroicyathus sp., Nochoroicyathus mariinskii, Nochoroicyathus khemtschikensis, Nochoroicyathus arteintervallum, Nochoroicyathus speranskii, Nochoroicyathus fragilis, Sibirecyathus ex gr. naletovi
Orbicyathus sp. Vologdin 1937 archaeocyath sponge
sp. 2
? Rotundocyathus vassilievskii archaeocyath sponge
Rotundocyathus reticulatus archaeocyath sponge
Nochoroicyathus sp. Zhuravleva 1951 archaeocyath sponge
Nochoroicyathus mariinskii archaeocyath sponge
Nochoroicyathus khemtschikensis archaeocyath sponge
Nochoroicyathus arteintervallum archaeocyath sponge
Nochoroicyathus speranskii archaeocyath sponge
Nochoroicyathus fragilis Osadchaya et al. 1979 archaeocyath sponge
Sibirecyathus ex gr. naletovi archaeocyath sponge
 Ajacicyathida - Bipallicyathidae
Bipallicyathus sp.
Bipallicyathus sp. archaeocyath sponge
 Ajacicyathida - Bronchocyathidae
Gordonicyathus subhowelli, Taylorcyathus lucidus, Cyclocyathella sp.
Gordonicyathus subhowelli archaeocyath sponge
Taylorcyathus lucidus archaeocyath sponge
Cyclocyathella sp. archaeocyath sponge
 Ajacicyathida - Ethmocyathidae
Baikalocyathus sp., Inessocyathus sp., Degeletticyathus sp.
Baikalocyathus sp. archaeocyath sponge
Inessocyathus sp. archaeocyath sponge
Degeletticyathus sp. archaeocyath sponge
 Ajacicyathida - Densocyathidae
Leptosocyathus curviseptatus, Leptosocyathus sp.
Leptosocyathus curviseptatus archaeocyath sponge
Leptosocyathus sp. archaeocyath sponge
 Ajacicyathida - Sajanocyathidae
Formosocyathus fidelius
Formosocyathus fidelius archaeocyath sponge
 Ajacicyathida - Erbocyathidae
Ladaecyathus sublimbatus
Ladaecyathus sublimbatus archaeocyath sponge
 Ajacicyathida - Tumulocyathidae
Plicocyathus admirabilis, Plicocyathus altaisajanicus, Plicocyathus boyarinovi, "Tumulocyathus sp." = Tumulocyathus, "Tumulocyathus pustulatus" = Tumulocyathus, "Tumulocyathoides monotumulatus" = Tumulocyathus
Plicocyathus admirabilis archaeocyath sponge
Plicocyathus altaisajanicus archaeocyath sponge
Plicocyathus boyarinovi archaeocyath sponge
"Tumulocyathus sp." = Tumulocyathus archaeocyath sponge
"Tumulocyathus pustulatus" = Tumulocyathus archaeocyath sponge
"Tumulocyathoides monotumulatus" = Tumulocyathus archaeocyath sponge
 Ajacicyathida - Kijacyathidae
Fansycyathus sp.
Fansycyathus sp. archaeocyath sponge
 Ajacicyathida - Kaltatocyathidae
Kaltatocyathus sp.
Kaltatocyathus sp. Zhuravleva et al. 1964 archaeocyath sponge
 Ajacicyathida - Soanicyathidae
Subtilocyathus sp.
Subtilocyathus sp. Vologdin 1960 archaeocyath sponge
 Ajacicyathida - Dokidocyathidae
Dokidocyathus sp., Dokidocyathus bogradiensis
Dokidocyathus sp. Taylor 1910 archaeocyath sponge
sp. 1
Dokidocyathus bogradiensis Osadchaya et al. 1979 archaeocyath sponge
 Ajacicyathida -
Archaeocyathellus sp.
Archaeocyathellus sp. Ford 1873 archaeocyath sponge
 Ajacicyathida - Agyrekocyathidae
"Mennericyathus sp." = Agyrekocyathus, "Mennericyathus shoriensis" = Agyrekocyathus
"Mennericyathus sp." = Agyrekocyathus Konyushkov 1967 archaeocyath sponge
"Mennericyathus shoriensis" = Agyrekocyathus archaeocyath sponge
 Ajacicyathida - Asterocyathidae
Asterocyathus sp., Retecoscinus zegebarti, Erismacoscinus sp.
Asterocyathus sp. Vologdin 1940 archaeocyath sponge
Retecoscinus zegebarti archaeocyath sponge
Erismacoscinus sp. Debrenne 1958 archaeocyath sponge
Radiocyatha
 Acanthinocyathida - Acanthinocyathidae
"Osadchiites" denaevadae