Deister Mountains biostrome, Springe (Jurassic of Germany)

Also known as Reef 3219

Where: Germany (52.3° N, 9.6° E: paleocoordinates 43.4° N, 17.6° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: florigemma bank Member (Korallenoolith Formation), Middle Oxfordian (161.2 - 155.7 Ma)

• data from ca. 1.5 m thick horizon

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

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

• "mixed" coral biostrome with microbial encrustations

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: C. Helm, M. Reuter, and I. Schülke. 2003. Die Korallenfauna des Korallenooliths (Oxfordium, Oberjura, NW-Deutschland): Zusammensetzung, Stratigraphie und regionale Verbreitung. Paläontologische Zeitschrift 77(1):77-94 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 31433: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Wolfgang Kiessling on 13.05.2003

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Taxonomic list

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Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Actinastreidae
Actinastrea pentagonalis, "Actinastrea cf. ramulifera" = Stephanastrea ramulifera
Actinastrea pentagonalis Goldfuss 1829 stony coral
"Actinastrea cf. ramulifera" = Stephanastrea ramulifera Etallon 1864 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Dermosmiliidae
Calamophylliopsis moreauana
Calamophylliopsis moreauana Michelin 1843 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Haplaraeidae
"Actinarea granulata" = Actinaraea, Meandraraea parallela
"Actinarea granulata" = Actinaraea stony coral
 Scleractinia - Rhipidogyridae
Rhipidogyra costata
Rhipidogyra costata Becker 1875 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae
Montlivaltia obconica, cf. Complexastrea sp., Isastrea sp., Thecosmilia sp.
Montlivaltia obconica Münster 1829 stony coral
cf. Complexastrea sp. d'Orbigny 1850 stony coral
Isastrea sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851 stony coral
Thecosmilia sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
Caryophyllia cf. suevica
Caryophyllia cf. suevica Quenstedt 1881 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Microsolenidae
ex gr. Dimorpharaea sp.
ex gr. Dimorpharaea sp. de Fromentel 1861 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Latomeandridae
cf. Latiastrea sp., Microphyllia sp., Fungiastraea arachnoides
cf. Latiastrea sp. Beauvais 1964 stony coral
Microphyllia sp. d'Orbigny 1849 stony coral
Fungiastraea arachnoides Parkinson 1808 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Cyathophoridae
"Pseudocoenia cf. suboctonis" = Cryptocoenia castellum
"Pseudocoenia cf. suboctonis" = Cryptocoenia castellum Michelin 1843 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Stylinidae
"Pseudocoenia limbata" = Adelocoenia limbata, Stylosmilia corallina, "cf. Placophyllia cf. tenuis" = Stylosmilia tenuis, Heliocoenia variabilis, Goniocora socialis, Goniocora pumila, cf. Stylina cf. delabechii, Stylina tubulifera
"Pseudocoenia limbata" = Adelocoenia limbata Goldfuss 1829 stony coral
Stylosmilia corallina Koby 1881 stony coral
"cf. Placophyllia cf. tenuis" = Stylosmilia tenuis Roniewicz 1976 stony coral
Heliocoenia variabilis Etallon 1859 stony coral
Goniocora socialis Roemer 1836 stony coral
Goniocora pumila Quenstedt 1852 stony coral
Stylina tubulifera Phillips 1829 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Thamnasteriidae
Thamnasteria dendroidea, Thamnasteria concinna
Thamnasteria dendroidea Lamouroux 1821 stony coral
Thamnasteria concinna Goldfuss 1826 stony coral