Sierra de la Muela, K-4.2, Level 3 (Cretaceous of Spain)

Where: Murcia, Spain (37.6° N, 1.1° W: paleocoordinates 26.8° N, 6.6° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Late/Upper Aptian (122.5 - 113.0 Ma)

• Early/Late Aptian

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; shale

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Primary reference: H. Löser, L. Vilas, C. Arias, P. A. Ruiz-Ortiz, J. M. Castro and G. A. De Gea. 2013. An Early Aptian coral fauna from the Prebetic (Southern Spain). Spanish Journal of Palaeontology 28(2) [W. Kiessling/M. Krause/M. Krause]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 154981: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Mihaela Krause on 26.03.2014

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Taxonomic list

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Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Actinastreidae
Stelidioseris japonica
Stelidioseris japonica Eguchi 1951 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Comoseriidae
Polyphylloseris polymorpha, "Polyphylloseris simondsi" = Polyphylloseris icaunensis
Polyphylloseris polymorpha Felix 1891 stony coral
"Polyphylloseris simondsi" = Polyphylloseris icaunensis d'Orbigny 1850 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Haplaraeidae
Actinaraea bulgarica, Actinaraea robusta
Actinaraea robusta Roniewicz 1966 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Smilotrochiidae
Plesiosmilia stutzi
 Scleractinia - Microsolenidae
Dimorpharaea sp., Dimorpharaea deickei, Microsolena "sp. 1", Microsolena "sp. 2"
Dimorpharaea sp. de Fromentel 1861 stony coral
Dimorpharaea deickei Boelsche 1877 stony coral
Microsolena "sp. 1" Lamouroux 1821 stony coral
Microsolena "sp. 2" Lamouroux 1821 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Latomeandridae
Thalamocaeniopsis sp.
Thalamocaeniopsis sp. Alloiteau 1953 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae
? Complexastrea sp., Montlivaltia multiformis
? Complexastrea sp. d'Orbigny 1850 stony coral
Montlivaltia multiformis Toula 1889 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Diplogyra arasensis, Diplogyra casanovai, Diplogyra sp.
Diplogyra casanovai stony coral
Diplogyra sp. Eguchi 1936 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Eugyridae
Eugyra arcotica
Eugyra arcotica stony coral
 Scleractinia - Cyathophoridae
Holocystis dupini
Holocystis dupini d'Orbigny 1850 stony coral