USGS 6484, Iliamna Lake (Triassic of the United States)

Where: Alaska (59.8° N, 154.2° W: paleocoordinates 6.7° N, 80.7° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

When: suessi ammonoid zone, Rhaetian (208.5 - 201.3 Ma)

Environment/lithology: lithified limestone

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: J. P. Smith. 1927. Upper Triassic marine invertebrate faunas of North America. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 141:1-262 [D. Bottjer/C. Powers/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 33407: authorized by David Bottjer, entered by Catherine Powers on 29.07.2003, edited by Matthew Clapham

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Taxonomic list

Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Pamiroseriidae
"Confusastrea cowichanensis" = Ampakabastraea cowichanensis, "Stephanocoenia juvavica" = Crassistella juvavica
"Confusastrea cowichanensis" = Ampakabastraea cowichanensis Clapp and Shimer 1911 stony coral
"Stephanocoenia juvavica" = Crassistella juvavica Frech 1890 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Reimaniphylliidae
"Confusastrea decussata" = Kuhnastraea decussata, "Confusastrea incrassata" = Kuhnastraea incrassata, ""Thecosmilia" ? caespitosa" = Retiophyllia caespitosa, Retiophyllia clathrata
"Confusastrea decussata" = Kuhnastraea decussata Reuss 1854 stony coral
"Confusastrea incrassata" = Kuhnastraea incrassata Frech 1890 stony coral
""Thecosmilia" ? caespitosa" = Retiophyllia caespitosa Reuss 1864 stony coral
Retiophyllia clathrata Emmrich 1853 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Stylophyllidae
"Isastrea vancouverensis" = Meandrostylis vancouverensis
"Isastrea vancouverensis" = Meandrostylis vancouverensis Clapp and Shimer 1911 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Microsolenidae
"Spongiomorpha cf. ramosa" = Eocomoseris ramosa
"Spongiomorpha cf. ramosa" = Eocomoseris ramosa Frech 1890 stony coral
Hydrozoa
 Spongiomorphida - Spongiomorphidae
Astraeidae
  - Astraeidae
Montlivaultia martini n. sp. Smith 1927