Cobreces, Cantabria, Spain (Cretaceous of Spain)

Also known as Reef 2260

Where: Spain (43.4° N, 4.2° W: paleocoordinates 31.8° N, 0.5° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Altamira Formation, Early/Lower Cenomanian (99.6 - 93.5 Ma)

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

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

• Up to 30 m thick reefal interval.

•Fused patch reefs at shelf edge.

•Primary relief 2-5 m.

•12 species of chaetetids and corals.

•Rudists, chaetetid sponges, Archaeolithothamnium and massive to foliose corals as reef builders.

•Reef growth terminated by siliclastics.

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: mechanical, peel or thin section,

Primary reference: M. Wilmsen. 1996. Flecken-Riffe in den Kalken der "Formación de Altamira" (Cenoman, Cobreces/Toñanes-Gebiet, Prov. Kantabrien, Nord-Spanien): Stratigraphische Position, fazielle Rahmenbedingungen und Sequenzstratigraphie. Berliner geowissenschaftliche Abhandlungen E18:353-373 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 23537: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Wolfgang Kiessling on 16.07.2002

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Serpulida indet.
Bivalvia
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Rastellum (Arctostrea) sp.
Rastellum (Arctostrea) sp. Pervinquiere 1910 oyster
 Hippuritida - Caprinidae
Caprina sp.
Caprina sp. d'Orbigny 1822 rudist
 Hippuritida - Requieniidae
Toucasia sp.
Toucasia sp. Munier-Chalmas 1873 rudist
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Aulastraeoporidae
Aulastraeoporidae indet.
Aulastraeoporidae indet. Alloiteau 1957 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae
"Latiastrea kaufmanni" = Paraclausastrea kaufmanni
"Latiastrea kaufmanni" = Paraclausastrea kaufmanni Koby 1897 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Eugyridae
Pseudomyriophyllia carpathica
Pseudomyriophyllia carpathica Morycowa 1971 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Microsolenidae
Microsolenidae indet.
Microsolenidae indet. Koby 1890 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Latomeandridae
Dimorphastrea sp.
Dimorphastrea sp. d'Orbigny 1850 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Synastraeidae
cf. Synastrea sp.
cf. Synastrea sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Haplaraeidae
Actinaraea tenuis
Actinaraea tenuis Morycowa 1971 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Actinacididae
"cf. Thamnaraea sp." = Thamnarea
"cf. Thamnaraea sp." = Thamnarea Etallon 1864 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Acroporidae
Paretallonia cf. bendukidzeae
Paretallonia cf. bendukidzeae Sikharulidze 1972 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Montastraeidae
"Phyllocoenia sp." = Montastraea
"Phyllocoenia sp." = Montastraea Blainville 1830 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Heterocoeniidae
Heterocoenia provincialis, Heterocoenia sp.
Heterocoenia sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
Demospongiae
 Hadromerida - Acanthochaetetidae
Spirastrella (Acanthochaetetes) cf. seunesi
 Hadromerida - Suberitidae
Chaetetopsis cf. favrei
Florideophyceae
 Corallinales - Corallinophycidae
Archaeolithothamnium sp.
Archaeolithothamnium sp. Rothpletz 1891