Mira, Coimbra: Campanian, Portugal

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Actinastreidae
Actinastrea pygmaea (Felix 1903)
recombined as Columactinastraea pygmaea
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Meandrinidae
Diploctenium affine Felix 1903
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Latomeandridae
Fungiastraea miraensis n. sp.
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Cunnolitidae
Cunnolites felixi n. sp.
Cunnolites regularis (Leymerie 1880)
synonym of Cunnolites polymorphus
Cunnolites cf. regularis (Leymerie 1880)
synonym of Cunnolites polymorphus
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Pachyphylliidae
Columnocoenia transiens
Echinoidea - Cassiduloida
Ovulechinus sp.
unclassified
Bryozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1831
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Rhynchonellidae
Rhynchonella sp. Fischer 1809
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Mytilus sp. Linnaeus 1758
Bivalvia - Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris sp. Da Costa 1778
Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae
Arca sp. Linnaeus 1758
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Exogyra sp. Say 1820
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
Pecten sp. Müller 1776
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Neitheidae
Neithea quadricostata (Sowerby 1814)
synonym of Neithea regularis
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limidae
Lima sp. Bruguière 1797
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Cardium sp. Linnaeus 1758
Bivalvia - Solenida - Solenidae
Solen sp. Linnaeus 1758
Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Placenticeratidae
Hoplitoplacenticeras marotti
Hoplitoplacenticeras besairiei
Gastropoda - Turritellidae
Turritella sp. Lamarck 1799
Gastropoda - Naticidae
Natica sp. Scopoli 1777
Gastropoda - Aporrhaidae
Aporrhais sp. da Costa 1778
Lituolida - Lituolidae
Textulariidae indet. Ehrenberg 1838
Orbitoididae
Orbitoides sp.
Lepidorbitoididae
Siderolites vidali Douville 1907
recombined as Pseudosiderolites vidali
Tubothalamea - Miliolida - Miliolidae
Miliolidae indet. Ehrenberg 1839
Tubothalamea - Miliolida - Cornuspiridae
Vidalina sp.
Tubothalamea - Miliolida - Meandropsinidae
Larrazetia (Meandropsina) larrazeti
Nummofallotia cretacea
Nummofallotia sp.
see common names

Geography
Country:Portugal
Coordinates: 40.4° North, 8.7° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:31.5° North, 5.6° West
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Cretaceous Epoch:Late/Upper Cretaceous
Stage:Campanian 10 m.y. bin:Cretaceous 7
Key time interval:Campanian
Age range of interval:83.60000 - 72.10000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified sandstone
Secondary lithology: lithified "limestone"
Lithology description: coral debris in beach sandstones
Environment:reef, buildup or bioherm
Taphonomy
Size of fossils:macrofossils,microfossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Metadata
Also known as:Reef 2623
Database number:74563
Authorizer:W. Kiessling Enterer:U. Merkel
Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2007-08-14 06:12:16 Last modified:2007-08-14 09:12:16
Access level:the public Released:2007-08-14 06:12:16
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
25064. M. Beauvais, P. Y. Berthou, and J. Lauverjat. 1975. Le gisement campanien de Mira (Beira litorale, Portugal): sedimentologie, micropaleontologie, revision de Madreporaires [The Campanian of Mira (Beira, Portugal)): sedimentology, micropaleontology, revision of Scleractinia)]. Comunicacoes dos Servicos Geologicos de Portugal 59:37-58 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]