Moinho Velho (Jurassic of Portugal)

Where: Portugal (39.0° N, 9.1° W: paleocoordinates 33.2° N, 1.1° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Abadia Formation, Early/Lower Kimmeridgian (155.7 - 150.8 Ma)

• uppermost Abadia beds

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: deep subtidal ramp; lithified marl

• middle-ramp setting influenced by fine siliciclastic sediment input

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: D. U. Schmid and W. Werner. 2005. Sobralispongia densespiculata, a new coralline sponge from the Upper Jurassic of Portugal. Geobios 38:653-666 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 114667: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 18.08.2011

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Taxonomic list

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Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Aplosmiliidae
Rhipidogyra sp.
Rhipidogyra sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Comoseridae
"Microsolenidae indet." = Comoseridae
"Microsolenidae indet." = Comoseridae de Fromentel 1861 stony coral
Pharetronida
 Pharetronida -
Pharetronida indet.
Pharetronida indet. Zittel 1878
Demospongiae
 Agelasida - Milleporellidae
Dehornella sp.
Dehornella sp. Lecompte 1952 demosponge
 Agelasida -
Sobralispongia densespiculata n. gen. n. sp.
Sobralispongia densespiculata n. gen. n. sp. Schmid and Werner 2005 demosponge
Sedentaria
 Sabellida - Serpulidae
Serpulidae indet.
Serpulidae indet. Rafinesque 1835
Bryozoa
  -
Bryozoa indet.
Tubiphytes morronensis
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"Tubiphytes morronensis" = Crescentiella morronensis
"Tubiphytes morronensis" = Crescentiella morronensis Crescenti 1969