Upware (Jurassic of the United Kingdom)

Also known as Reef 544

Where: England, United Kingdom (52.2° N, 0.1° E: paleocoordinates 42.9° N, 9.8° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Cardioceras maltonense - Cardioceras tenuiserratum ammonoid zone, Upware Limestone Member (West Walton Formation), Middle Oxfordian (161.2 - 155.7 Ma)

• PJW: Was in Perisphinctes bifurcatus zone (which is Late Oxfordian, not Middle!), but subsequent work puts West Walton in older Cardioceras maltonense - Cardioceras tenuiserratum zones. Also, this must be Upware Limestone.

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

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

• Microsolenid biostrome with platy growth forms.

•30-50 % skeletal biovolume.

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: E. Insalaco. 1996. Upper Jurassic microsolenid biostromes of northern and central Europe: facies and depositional environment. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 121:169-194 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 22737: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Wolfgang Kiessling on 24.06.2002

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• Extremely rich associated fauna including epifaunal bivalves, crinoids, echinoids, serpulids, brachiopods, bryozoans, sponges and stromatolites
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Calcarea
 Calcaronea - Stellispongiidae
Enaulofungia sp.1
Enaulofungia sp.1 Fromentel 1860 calcareous sponge
Demospongiae
 Ancorinida - Geodiidae
Rhaxella sp.1
Rhaxella sp.1 demosponge
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Thecosmiliidae
Thecosmilia sp., Montlivaltia sp.
Thecosmilia sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
Montlivaltia sp. Lamouroux 1821 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae
Rhabdophyllia sp., Isastrea sp.
Rhabdophyllia sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851 stony coral
Isastrea sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Thamnasteriidae
Thamnasteria sp.
Thamnasteria sp. LeSauvage 1823 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Latomeandridae
Fungiastraea sp.
Fungiastraea sp. Alloiteau 1952 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Comoseridae
Dimorpharaea sp., Microsolena sp.
Dimorpharaea sp. de Fromentel 1861 stony coral
Microsolena sp. Lamouroux 1821 stony coral
Hydrozoa
 Hydroida -
Protulophila sp.1
Crinoidea
 Isocrinida - Isocrinidae
Isocrinus sp.1
Isocrinus sp.1 von Meyer 1836 Sea lily
 Isocrinida - Pentacrinitidae
Pentacrinus sp.1
Pentacrinus sp.1 Miller 1821 Sea lily
Echinoidea
 Cidaroida - Polycidaridae
Paracidaris sp.1
Paracidaris sp.1 pencil urchin
 Irregularia - Nucleolitidae
Nucleolites sp.1
Nucleolites sp.1 Lamarck 1801 sea urchin
Sedentaria
 Sabellida - Serpulidae
Serpula sp.1
Serpula sp.1 Linnaeus 1758
Stenolaemata
 Cyclostomata - Stomatoporidae
Stomatopora sp.1
Stomatopora sp.1 Bronn 1825
Rhynchonellata
 Terebratulida -
Terebratulida indet.2
Terebratulida indet.2 Waagen 1883
 Thecideida - Thecidellinidae
Moorellina sp.1
Gastropoda
 Trochoidea - Nododelphinulidae
Metriomphalus sp.1
Metriomphalus sp.1 Cossmann 1916 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Procerithiidae
Procerithium sp.1
Procerithium sp.1 Cossmann 1902 snail
 Pseudomelanoidea - Pseudomelaniidae
Bourguetia sp.1, Pseudomelania sp.1
Bourguetia sp.1 Deshayes 1871 snail
Pseudomelania sp.1 Pictet and Campiche 1862 snail
 Heterostropha - Nerinellidae
Nerinella sp.1
Nerinella sp.1 Sharpe 1849 snail
Bivalvia
 Nuculanida - Isoarcidae
Isoarca sp.1
Isoarca sp.1 Muenster 1842 clam
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Mytilus sp.1, Modiolus sp.1, Lithophaga sp.1
Mytilus sp.1 Linnaeus 1758 mussel
Modiolus sp.1 Lamarck 1801 mussel
Lithophaga sp.1 Röding 1798 mussel
 Ostreida - Bakevelliidae
Gervillella sp.1
Gervillella sp.1 Waagen 1907 oyster
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Liostrea sp.1, Nanogyra sp.1
Liostrea sp.1 Douvillé 1904 oyster
Nanogyra sp.1 Beurlen 1958 oyster
 Ostreida - Palaeolophidae
Actinostreon sp.2
Actinostreon sp.2 Bayle 1878 oyster
 Pectinida - Limidae
Ctenostreon sp.1, Plagiostoma sp.1
Ctenostreon sp.1 Eichwald 1862 file clam
Plagiostoma sp.1 Sowerby 1814 file clam
 Pectinida - Plicatulidae
Plicatula sp.1
Plicatula sp.1 Lamarck 1801 scallop
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Chlamys sp.1
Chlamys sp.1 Röding 1798 scallop
 Arcida - Parallelodontidae
Parallelodon sp.1
Parallelodon sp.1 Meek and Worthen 1866 clam
 Arcida - Arcidae
Arca sp.1, Eonavicula sp.1, Barbatia sp.1
Arca sp.1 Linnaeus 1758 ark
Eonavicula sp.1 Arkell 1929 clam
Barbatia sp.1 Gray 1842 clam
 Carditida - Astartidae
Prorokia sp.1, Praeconia sp.1, Neocrassina sp.1, Opis sp.1
Prorokia sp.1 Böhm 1883 clam
Praeconia sp.1 Stoliczka 1871 clam
Neocrassina sp.1 Fischer 1887 clam
Opis sp.1 Defrance 1824 clam
 Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
Hiatella sp.1
Hiatella sp.1 Daudin 1801 clam
 Cardiida - Gastrochaenidae
Gastrochaena sp.1, Gastrochaenopsis sp.1
Gastrochaena sp.1 Spengler 1783 clam
Crustacea
  -
"Crustacea" indet.1
"Crustacea" indet.1 Brünnich 1772
Hormogoneae
 Oscillatoriales - Girvanellaceae
Girvanella sp.1
Girvanella sp.1 Nicholson and Etheridge 1878
Nodosariata
 Vaginulinida - Vaginulinidae
Lenticulina sp.1
Lenticulina sp.1 Lamarck 1804
 Nodosariida - Nodosariidae
Citharina sp.1
Citharina sp.1 d'Orbigny 1839
listed as Ceitharina sp.
Tubothalamea
 Miliolida - Nubeculariidae
Nubeculinella sp.1
Nubeculinella sp.1 Cushman 1930
1Insalaco 1999; 2Kiessling 2009