Arnegg Reef: Early/Lower Tithonian, Germany
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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unclassified
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Myochoncha pernoides
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Chlorophyceae
- Dasycladales
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Acicularia elongata
Carozzi 1955
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Demospongiae
- Spirosclerophorida
- Cnemidiastridae
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Cnemidiastrum corallinum
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Demospongiae
- Tabulospongida
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Pseudochaetetes polyporus
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| Listed as Eurysolenopora polypora | ||||||||||
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Calcarea
- Calcaronea
- Stellispongiidae
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Stellispongia glomerata
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Eusiphonella bronnii
(Goldfuss 1829)
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| recombined as Pareudea bronnii | ||||||||||
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Calcarea
- Calcaronea
- Endostomatidae
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Eusiphonella intermedia
(Münster 1829)
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| recombined as Endostoma intermedia | ||||||||||
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Thamnasteriidae
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Thamnasteria concinna
(Goldfuss 1826)
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| = T. gracilis | ||||||||||
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Solenocoeniidae
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Convexastrea sexradiata
(Goldfuss 1826)
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| recombined as Solenocoenia sexradiata | ||||||||||
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Microsolenidae
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Dermoseris diceratina
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Latomeandridae
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Latomeandra plicata
(Goldfuss 1826)
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Microphyllia astroides
(Goldfuss 1826)
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Microphyllia seriata
(Becker 1875)
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Microphyllia soemmeringii
(Muenster 1829)
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Microphyllia brevivallis
(Becker 1875)
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| = M. greppini | ||||||||||
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Ovalastrea caryophylloides
(Goldfuss 1826)
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Calamophylliidae
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Calamophyllia disputabilis
Becker 1875
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| recombined as Calamoseris disputabilis | ||||||||||
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Rhipidogyridae
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Tiaradendron germinans
(Quenstedt 1852)
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Rhipidogyra alata
(Quenstedt 1858)
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Placophylliidae
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Placophyllia dianthus
(Goldfuss 1826)
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| Last reef builder | ||||||||||
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Stylinidae
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Stylina delabechii
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Stylina tubulifera
(Phillips 1829)
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Stylina lobata
(Goldfuss 1826)
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Stylina tubulosa
(Goldfuss 1829)
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Stylina micrommata
(Quenstedt 1857)
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Stylina excelsa
Etallon 1858
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| recombined as Adelocoenia excelsa | ||||||||||
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Stylina limbata
(Goldfuss 1829)
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| recombined as Adelocoenia limbata | ||||||||||
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Enallhelia compressa
(Münster 1829)
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| original and current combination Lithodendrum compressum | ||||||||||
| Enallohelia compressa | ||||||||||
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Cyathophoridae
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Cyathophora bourgueti
(Defrance 1826)
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Montlivaltiidae
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Isastrea crassa
(Goldfuss 1826)
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| = I. explanata | ||||||||||
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Isastrea helianthoides
(Goldfuss 1826)
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Isastrea helianthoides
(Goldfuss 1826)
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| = I. oblonga | ||||||||||
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Thecosmilia trichotoma
(Goldfuss 1826)
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| synonym of Thecosmilia densa | ||||||||||
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Thecosmilia dichotoma
Koby 1884
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Diplocteniopsidae
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Latiphyllia suevica
(Quenstedt 1858)
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Heterocoeniidae
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Latusastrea alveolaris
(Goldfuss 1829)
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Actinopteri
- Lepisosteiformes
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Lepidotus maximus
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| original and current combination Lepidotes | ||||||||||
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Crinoidea
- Millericrinida
- Millericrinidae
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Millericrinus rosaceus
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| [entered as Mellericrinus rosaceus] | ||||||||||
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Millericrinus horridus
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| [entered as Mellericrinus horridus] | ||||||||||
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Millericrinus mespiliformis
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| [entered as Mellericrinus mespiliformis] | ||||||||||
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Millericrinus milleri
(von Schlotheim 1823)
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| [entered as Mellericrinus milleri] | ||||||||||
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Crinoidea
- Isocrinida
- Pentacrinitidae
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Pentacrinus astralis
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| nomen vanum belonging to Pentacrinites | ||||||||||
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Asteroidea
- Valvatida
- Oreasteridae
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Pentaceros stelliferus
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| synonym of Oreaster | ||||||||||
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Asteroidea
- Valvatida
- Sphaerasteridae
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Sphaeraster pustulatus
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Echinoidea
- Hemicidaridae
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Hemicidaris crenularis
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Hemicidaris serialis
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Echinoidea
- Pseudodiadematidae
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Acrocidaris nobilis
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Echinoidea
- Arbacioida
- Arbaciidae
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Glypticus sulcatus
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Echinoidea
- Stomopneustoida
- Stomechinidae
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Stomechinus perlatus
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Echinoidea
- Cidaroida
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Cidaris coronata
(Schlotheim 1820)
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| recombined as Plegiocidaris coronatus | ||||||||||
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Echinoidea
- Cidaroida
- Cidaridae
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Cidaris marginata
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Cidaris elegans
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Cidaris blumenbachi
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Echinoidea
- Cidaroida
- Rhabdocidaridae
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Rhabdocidaris nobilis
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Bivalvia
- Nuculanida
- Isoarcidae
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Isoarca eminens
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Astartidae
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Astarte elegans
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Carditidae
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Cardita extensa
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Bivalvia
- Mytilida
- Mytilidae
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"Mytilus" pectinatus
Sowerby 1821
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| quotation marks put here by me | ||||||||||
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Lithodomus siliceus
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| synonym of Lithophaga | ||||||||||
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"Mytilus" furcatus
Münster 1837
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| recombined as Arcomytilus furcatus | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Arcidae
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Arca texata
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Arca trisulcata
Muenster 1837
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| recombined as Arca (Eonavicula) trisulcata | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Limidae
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Ctenostreon tegulatum
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Ostreidae
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Alectryonia hastellata
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| spelled with current rank as Ostrea (Alectryonia) | ||||||||||
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Alectryonia gregaria
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| spelled with current rank as Ostrea (Alectryonia) | ||||||||||
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Exogyra plana
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Exogyra bruntrutana
Thurmann 1830
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| synonym of Nanogyra (Nanogyra) nana | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Opisthobranchia
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Cryptoplocus succedens
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Ptygmatis bruntrutana
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Gastropoda
- Pseudomelaniidae
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Pseudomelania heddingtonensis
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Gastropoda
- Turritellidae
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Serpula lumbricalis
Linnaeus 1758
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| recombined as Vermicularia lumbricalis | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Fasciolariidae
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Natica gigas
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Gastropoda
- Trochotomidae
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Ditremaria scalaris
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Gastropoda
- Pleurotomariidae
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Pleurotomaria reticulata
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Gastropoda
- Liotiidae
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Liotia tegulata
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Gastropoda
- Turbinidae
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Delphinula funata
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| synonym of Angaria | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Cycloneritida
- Neritopsidae
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Neritopsis decussata
(Münster 1841)
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| recombined as Cassianopsis decussata | ||||||||||
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Neritopsis cancellata
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Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Nerineidae
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Nerinea suevica
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Nerinea uniplicata
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Nerinea turbatrix
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Nerinea desvoidyi
D'Orbigny 1921
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Cephalopoda
- Ammonitida
- Ataxioceratidae
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Lithacoceras ulmense
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Cephalopoda
- Ammonitida
- Aspidoceratidae
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Aspidoceras bispinosum
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Polychaeta
- Sabellida
- Sabellidae
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Serpula gordialis
Schlotheim 1820
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| recombined as Glomerula serpentina | ||||||||||
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Polychaeta
- Sabellida
- Serpulidae
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Serpula spiralis
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Rhynchonellata
- Terebratulida
- Kraussinidae
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Megerlea pectunculus
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| synonym of Megerlia | ||||||||||
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Megerlea loricata
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| synonym of Megerlia | ||||||||||
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Rhynchonellata
- Terebratulida
- Terebratellidae
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Terebratella pectunculoides
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Rhynchonellata
- Terebratulida
- Cancellothyrididae
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Terebratulina substriata
(Schlotheim 1820)
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Rhynchonellata
- Terebratulida
- Terebratulidae
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Waldheimia trigonella
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| spelled with current rank as Terebratula (Waldheimia) | ||||||||||
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Waldheimia pentagonalis
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| spelled with current rank as Terebratula (Waldheimia) | ||||||||||
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Rhynchonellata
- Terebratulida
- Loboidothyrididae
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Terebratula insignis
Schübler 1820
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| recombined as Loboidothyris insignis | ||||||||||
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Rhynchonellata
- Rhynchonellida
- Rhynchonellidae
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Rhynchonella trilobata
Ooster 1870
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Stenolaemata
- Cyclostomata
- Cerioporidae
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Ceriopora angulosa
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Malacostraca
- Decapoda
- Nodoprosopidae
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Prosopon spinosum
Von Meyer 1842
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| recombined as Nodoprosopon spinosum | ||||||||||
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Geography
| Country: | Germany | State/province: | Baden-Wurttemberg |
| Coordinates: | 48.4° North, 9.9° East (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 39.5° North, 18.2° East | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
| Period: | Jurassic | Epoch: | Late/Upper Jurassic |
| Stage: | Tithonian | 10 m.y. bin: | Jurassic 6 |
| *Period: | Late/Upper Jurassic | ||
| *International age/stage: | Early/Lower Tithonian | ||
| Key time interval: | Early/Lower Tithonian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 149.20000 - 146.30000 m.y. ago | ||
| * legacy (obsolete) database fields | |||
Stratigraphy
| Stratigraphic resolution: | member |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | lithified framestone |
| Lithology description: Sponge facies overlain by mixed facies overlain by coral reef facies. 80% massive corals, 15% phaceloid and solitary forms, 5% dendroid and foliose forms | |
| Environment: | reef, buildup or bioherm |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
| Spatial orientation: | random |
| Bioerosion: | frequent |
| Encrustation: | frequent |
| Spatial resolution: | autochthonous |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | selective quarrying,mechanical,field collection,survey of museum collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
| Collection method comments: Moderately diverse coral fauna but rich invertebrate fauna | |
| Taxonomic list comments:Modified from Geyer (1954), partially revised by Bertling (1993) | |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Reef 1726 | ||
| Database number: | 23887 | ||
| Authorizer: | W. Kiessling | Enterer: | W. Kiessling |
| Modifier: | M. Carrano | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2002-07-23 09:24:44 | Last modified: | 2016-03-14 17:02:25 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2002-07-23 09:24:44 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 6779. | S. Paulsen. 1964. Aufbau und Petrographie des Riffkomplexes von Arnegg im höheren Weißen Jura der Schwäbischen Alb (Württemberg). Arbeiten aus dem Geologisch-Paläontologischen Institut der Technischen Hochschule Stuttgart, Neue Folge 42:1-98 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling] |