PBDB Collection

Kuh-e Kaftar, sponge reef (Triassic of Iran)

Also known as Reef 76

Where: Esfahan, Iran (32.9° N, 51.9° E: paleocoordinates 5.8° N, 40.5° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Nayband Formation, Rhaetian (208.5 - 201.3 Ma)

• ?Norian-Rhaetian, lower part of the section

•Age indicated as "most probably Rhaetian". This age assignement taken.

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

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

• sponge dominated reef limestones

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: peel or thin section,

Primary reference: K. Rashidi and B. Senowbari-Daryan. 2011. Sponges from a section of the Upper Triassic Nayband Formation, northeast of Esfahan, central Iran. Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums Wien A 113:309-371 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 117469: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 21.09.2011

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Taxonomic list

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Hydrozoa
Spongiomorphida - Spongiomorphidae	Spongiomorphidae indet. Spongiomorphidae indet. Frech 1890
Calcarea
Calcaronea - Stellispongiidae	? Peronidella sp. ? Peronidella sp. Hinde 1893 calcareous sponge
Hexactinellida
-	Hexactinellida indet. Hexactinellida indet. Schmidt 1870 glass sponge
Demospongiae
Agelasida - Preperonidellidae	Marawandia iranica, Permocorynella maxima, Permocorynella cf. maxima, "Peronidella pilleri n. sp." = Preperonidella pilleri, "Peronidella norica" = Preperonidella norica Marawandia iranica Senowbari-Daryan et al. 1997 demosponge Permocorynella maxima Senowbari-Daryan et al. 1997 demosponge Permocorynella cf. maxima Senowbari-Daryan et al. 1997 demosponge "Peronidella pilleri n. sp." = Preperonidella pilleri Rashidi and Senowbari-Daryan 2011 demosponge "Peronidella norica" = Preperonidella norica Senowbari-Daryan et al. 1997 demosponge
Agelasida - Sestrostomellidae	Sestrostomella robusta Sestrostomella robusta Zittel 1878 demosponge
Agelasida - Auriculospongiidae	Molengraaffia regularis, Anguispongia parva Molengraaffia regularis Vinassa de Regny 1915 demosponge Anguispongia parva Senowbari-Daryan 2005 demosponge
Agelasida - Sebargasiidae	Amblysiphonella "sp. 1", Amblysiphonella "sp. 2", Amblysiphonella "sp. 3", Amblysiphonella bisiphonata n. sp., Amblysiphonella torabii n. sp. Amblysiphonella "sp. 1" Steinmann 1882 demosponge Amblysiphonella "sp. 2" Steinmann 1882 demosponge Amblysiphonella "sp. 3" Steinmann 1882 demosponge Amblysiphonella bisiphonata n. sp. Rashidi and Senowbari-Daryan 2011 demosponge Amblysiphonella torabii n. sp. Rashidi and Senowbari-Daryan 2011 demosponge
Agelasida - Thaumastocoeliidae	Naybandella prosiphonata, Musandamia gosaukammensis Naybandella prosiphonata Senowbari-Daryan 2005 demosponge Musandamia gosaukammensis Senowbari-Daryan 1994 demosponge
Agelasida - Solenolmiidae	Deningeria cf. tenuireticulata, Deningeria tabasensis, Welteria hamedanii, Panormida bisiphonata, Senowbaridaryana raretrabeculata, Paradeningeria alpina Deningeria cf. tenuireticulata Senowbari-Daryan et al. 1993 demosponge Deningeria tabasensis Senowbari-Daryan 2005 demosponge Welteria hamedanii Senowbari-Daryan 2005 demosponge Panormida bisiphonata Senowbari-Daryan 2009 demosponge Senowbaridaryana raretrabeculata Boiko 1991 demosponge Paradeningeria alpina Senowbari-Daryan and Schaefer 1979 demosponge
Agelasida - Tabasiidae	Tabasia minima, Tabasia media, Tabasia maxima Tabasia minima Senowbari-Daryan 2005 demosponge Tabasia media Senowbari-Daryan 2005 demosponge Tabasia maxima Senowbari-Daryan 2005 demosponge
Verticillitida - Annaecoeliidae	Annaecoelia parva, Annaecoelia mirabilis Annaecoelia parva Senowbari-Daryan 2005 demosponge Annaecoelia mirabilis Senowbari-Daryan and Schaefer 1979 demosponge
Verticillitida - Colospongiidae	Kashanella irregularis, Parauvanella spinosa n. sp. Kashanella irregularis Senowbari-Daryan 2005 demosponge Parauvanella spinosa n. sp. Rashidi and Senowbari-Daryan 2011 demosponge
Verticillitida - Verticillitidae	Nevadathalamia sp., Nevadathalamia variabilis Nevadathalamia sp. Senowbari-Daryan 1990 demosponge Nevadathalamia variabilis Senowbari-Daryan 2005 demosponge
Hadromerida - Celyphiidae	Uvanella norica Uvanella norica Senowbari-Daryan 1990 demosponge
Chaetetida - Chaetetidae	Chaetetidae "indet. 1", Chaetetidae "indet. 2", Chaetetidae "indet. 3", Chaetetidae "indet. 4", Chaetetidae "indet. 5" Chaetetidae "indet. 1" Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850 chaetetid sponge Chaetetidae "indet. 2" Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850 chaetetid sponge Chaetetidae "indet. 3" Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850 chaetetid sponge Chaetetidae "indet. 4" Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850 chaetetid sponge Chaetetidae "indet. 5" Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850 chaetetid sponge