Scanelle quarry, floatstones, Calbria, Italy (Miocene of Italy)

Also known as Reef 3204

Where: Italy (39.2° N, 16.3° E: paleocoordinates 38.9° N, 15.9° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Clacare di Mendicino Formation, Tortonian (11.6 - 7.2 Ma)

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

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

• massive and bioturbated coral bank 5-8 m thick

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: peel or thin section,

Primary reference: A. Mastandrea, F. Muto, C. Neri, C.A. Papazzoni, E. Perri and F. Russo. 2002. Deep-water coral banks: an example from the "Calcare di Mendicino" (Upper Miocene, Northern Calabria, Italy). Facies 47:27-42 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 27549: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Wolfgang Kiessling on 11.12.2002

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

unclassified
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Nodosariata
 Vaginulinida - Vaginulinidae
Lenticulina sp. Lamarck 1804
Foraminifera
 Rotalioidea - Elphidiidae
Elphidium sp. Monfort 1808
 Globigerinoidea - Globorotaliidae
 Globigerinoidea - Globigerinidae
Orbulina sp. d'Orbigny 1839
Globigerinoides sp. Cushman 1927
 Asterigerinacea - Asterigerinidae
Asterigerina sp. d'Orbigny 1839
 Acervulinacea - Homotrematidae
Carpenteria sp.
encrusting
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Oculinidae
Oculina sp. Gray 1847 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Dendrophylliidae
Dendrophyllia sp. Blainville 1830 stony coral
Gastropoda
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Gastropoda indet. Cuvier 1795 snail
Bivalvia
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Bivalvia indet. Linnaeus 1758 clam
Gymnolaemata
 Cheilostomata - Scorioporidae
 Cheilostomata - Porinidae
Echinoidea
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Echinoidea indet. Leske 1778 sea urchin