Where: Portugal (38.9° N, 9.1° W)
• Paleocoordinates: 23.7° N, 7.6° E (Wright 2013)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• local area-level geographic resolution
When: upper Member (Pteroceriano Formation), Tithonian (149.2 - 143.1 Ma)
• "Alrota Limestones"
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; lithified marl
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: R. R. Leinfelder. 1986. Facies, stratigraphy and paleogeographic analysis of Upper? Kimmeridgian to Upper Portlandian sediments in the environs of Arruda dos Vinhos, Estremadura, Portugal. Muenchner Geowissenschaftliche Abhandlungen, A 7:1-215 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details
Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis
PaleoDB collection 68239: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 10.01.2007
Creative Commons license: CC0 (CC0)
Taxonomic list
Bivalvia | |
Pteroperna sp. Lycett 1850 pearl oyster | |
Isognomon (Rostroperna) sp. Lightfoot 1786 oyster | |
"Nanogyra nana" = Nanogyra (Nanogyra) nana, Praeexogyra pustulosa
"Nanogyra nana" = Nanogyra (Nanogyra) nana Sowerby 1822 oyster
Praeexogyra pustulosa oyster | |
Anomia sp. Linnaeus 1758 jingle | |
Plagiostoma sp. Sowerby 1814 file clam | |
Lithophaga sp. Röding 1798 mussel | |
"Myophorella lusitanica" = Myophorella (Myophorella) lusitanica
"Myophorella lusitanica" = Myophorella (Myophorella) lusitanica Sharpe 1900 clam | |
Bryozoa | |
Bryozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1831 | |
Sedentaria | |
Serpulidae indet. Rafinesque 1835 | |
Echinoidea | |
Pseudocidaris lusitanicus sea urchin | |
Cidaroida indet. Claus 1880 pencil urchin | |
unclassified | |
Porifera indet. Grant 1836 | |
Anthozoa | |
Amphiastrea gregoryi stony coral
Amphiastrea piriformis Gregory 1900 stony coral | |
Axosmilia cf. cuneata, ? Axosmilia (Blastosmilia) sp., Axosmilia carrapateirensis, Axosmilia caudata, Axosmilia cf. corallina, Axosmilia crassa
Axosmilia cf. cuneata stony coral
? Axosmilia (Blastosmilia) sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
Axosmilia carrapateirensis Koby 1904 stony coral
Axosmilia caudata Quenstedt 1881 stony coral
Axosmilia cf. corallina Étallon 1859 stony coral
Axosmilia crassa Milaschewitsch 1876 stony coral | |
Polyphylloseris (Crateroseris) bellis stony coral | |
"Stylina (Convexastrea) sexradiata" = Solenocoenia sexradiata
"Stylina (Convexastrea) sexradiata" = Solenocoenia sexradiata Goldfuss 1826 stony coral | |
Thamnasteria lobata Goldfuss 1826 stony coral
Thamnasteria gracilis Muenster 1829 stony coral | |
Cyathophora cesaredensis Koby 1904 stony coral
Cyathophora bourgueti Defrance 1826 stony coral | |
Stylina (Heliocoenia) choffati, Stylina girodi, Stylina aff. deluci, ? Stylina delabechii, Stylina tubulosa, Stylina (Convexastrea) stellata, Stylina (Convexastrea) lobata
Stylina (Heliocoenia) choffati stony coral
Stylina girodi Étallon 1859 stony coral
Stylina aff. deluci Milne-Edwards and Haime 1860 stony coral
? Stylina delabechii Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851 stony coral
Stylina tubulosa Muenster 1829 stony coral
Stylina (Convexastrea) stellata Etallon and Thurmann 1864 stony coral
Stylina (Convexastrea) lobata Muenster 1829 stony coral | |
"Actinastrea ramulifera" = Stephanastrea ramulifera, Actinastrea ex gr. crassa, Actinastrea trochiformis
"Actinastrea ramulifera" = Stephanastrea ramulifera Etallon and Thurmann 1864 stony coral
Actinastrea ex gr. crassa stony coral
Actinastrea trochiformis Michelin 1844 stony coral | |
Ovalastrea gemmata, Ovalastrea sp., Ovalastrea cf. lobata, Ovalastrea cf. plicata, "Thamnasteria pseudarachnoides" = Fungiastraea pseudarachnoides, Microphyllia davidsoni
Ovalastrea gemmata stony coral
Ovalastrea sp. D'Orbigny 1849 stony coral
Ovalastrea cf. lobata Koby 1884 stony coral
Ovalastrea cf. plicata Koby 1904 stony coral
"Thamnasteria pseudarachnoides" = Fungiastraea pseudarachnoides Becker 1875 stony coral
Microphyllia davidsoni Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851 stony coral | |
Comoseris meandrinoides, "Meandrophyllia (Latimaeandraraea) helvelloides" = Comoseris helvelloides, Microsolena agariciformis
Comoseris meandrinoides Michelin 1843 stony coral
"Meandrophyllia (Latimaeandraraea) helvelloides" = Comoseris helvelloides Koby 1904 stony coral
Microsolena agariciformis Étallon 1859 stony coral | |
Montlivaltia obconica Muenster 1829 stony coral | |
"Calamophyllia" (Calamoseris) variabilis stony coral | |
? Dermosmilia sp., ? Dermosmilia capitata, ""Calamophyllia" crassa" = Calamophylliopsis crassa, ""Calamophyllia" (Calamoseris) flabellum" = Calamophylliopsis flabellum
? Dermosmilia sp. Koby 1884 stony coral
? Dermosmilia capitata Koby 1904 stony coral
""Calamophyllia" crassa" = Calamophylliopsis crassa Koby 1884 stony coral
""Calamophyllia" (Calamoseris) flabellum" = Calamophylliopsis flabellum de Blainville 1830 stony coral | |
Meandrophyllia (Meandrarea) bonanomii stony coral |