PBDB Collection

Seelandalpe, reef framework (Triassic of Italy)

Also known as Reef 162

Where: Italy (46.6° N, 12.2° E: paleocoordinates 12.4° N, 20.3° E)

• coordinate based on unpublished field data

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Cassian Formation, Julian (235.0 - 232.0 Ma)

• Age range indicated as Langobardian to ?Julian, now confirmed to be early Carnian (Cordevolian)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

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

• Patch reefs on extensive carbonate platform

• Small patch reefs, laterally grading in to oolitic limestones

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: original aragonite, original calcite

Collection methods: bulk, mechanical, peel or thin section,

Primary reference: F. T. Fürsich and J. Wendt. 1977. Biostratinomy and palaeoecology of the Cassian Formation (Triassic) of the Southern Alps. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 22:257-323 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 34691: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Wolfgang Kiessling on 16.09.2003, edited by Benjamin Brenneis and Mihaela Krause

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Taxonomic list

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Life -	"? Wetheredella indet." = Allonema³ "? Wetheredella indet." = Allonema³
Rhodophyceae
- Solenoporaceae	Dendronella articulata³ Dendronella articulata³
Anthozoa
Scleractinia -	"Coelocoenia major" = Koilocoenia "Coelocoenia major" = Koilocoenia stony coral Koelocoenia major
Scleractinia - Alpinophylliidae	"Isastrea plana" = Alpinophyllia plana "Isastrea plana" = Alpinophyllia plana Laube 1865 stony coral
Scleractinia - Protoheterastraeidae	Remismilia sublaevis¹, Protoheterastrea fritschi, Protoheterastrea leonhardi Remismilia sublaevis¹ Münster 1841 stony coral Protoheterastrea fritschi stony coral Protoheterastrea leonhardi Volz 1896 stony coral
Scleractinia - Reimaniphylliidae	Toechastraea oppeli, Craspedophyllia gracilis, Craspedophyllia alpina, Craspedophyllia cristata Toechastraea oppeli stony coral Craspedophyllia gracilis stony coral Craspedophyllia alpina Loretz 1875 stony coral Craspedophyllia cristata Volz 1896 stony coral
Scleractinia - Margarophylliidae	Margarophyllia crenata, Margarophyllia capitata, Margarosmilia hintzei, "Thecosmilia granulata" = Margarosmilia granulata, Margarosmilia confluens, Margarosmilia richthofeni, Margarosmilia zieteni, Margarosmilia septanectens Margarophyllia crenata Münster 1841 stony coral Margarophyllia capitata Münster 1841 stony coral Margarosmilia hintzei stony coral "Thecosmilia granulata" = Margarosmilia granulata Münster 1841 stony coral Margarosmilia confluens Münster 1841 stony coral Margarosmilia richthofeni Volz 1896 stony coral Margarosmilia zieteni Klipstein 1843 stony coral Margarosmilia septanectens Loretz 1875 stony coral
Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae	Margarastraea klipsteini, Montlivaltia obliqua, Montlivaltia radiciformis Margarastraea klipsteini stony coral Montlivaltia obliqua Münster 1841 stony coral Montlivaltia radiciformis Münster 1841 stony coral
Scleractinia - Tropiastraeidae	"Thamnotropis frechi" = Thamnasteriamorpha, "Thamnastraea settsassi" = Thamnasteriamorpha settsassi, "Thamnastraea loretzi" = Thamnasteriamorpha loretzi, "Isastrea guembeli" = Guembelastraea guembeli "Thamnotropis frechi" = Thamnasteriamorpha stony coral "Thamnastraea settsassi" = Thamnasteriamorpha settsassi Volz 1896 stony coral "Thamnastraea loretzi" = Thamnasteriamorpha loretzi Volz 1896 stony coral "Isastrea guembeli" = Guembelastraea guembeli Laube 1865 stony coral
Scleractinia - Astraeomorphidae	Astraeomorpha pratzi Astraeomorpha pratzi Volz 1896 stony coral
Scleractinia - Stylophyllidae	Pinacophyllum gracile Pinacophyllum gracile stony coral
Scleractinia - Conophyllidae	Omphalophyllia recondita, Omphalophyllia radiciformis, Omphalophyllia zitteli, Omphalophyllia bittneri, Omphalophyllia boletiformis, Myriophyllum gracile, Myriophyllum dichotomum, Myriophyllum badioticum, Myriophyllum muensteri Omphalophyllia recondita stony coral Omphalophyllia radiciformis stony coral Omphalophyllia zitteli stony coral Omphalophyllia bittneri stony coral Omphalophyllia boletiformis Münster 1841 stony coral Myriophyllum gracile stony coral Myriophyllium gracile Myriophyllum dichotomum stony coral Myriophyllium dichotomum Myriophyllum badioticum Volz 1896 stony coral Myriophyllium badioticum Myriophyllum muensteri Volz 1896 stony coral Myriophyllium muensteri
Scleractinia - Guembelastraeidae	"Isastrea bronni" = Stuoresia bronni "Isastrea bronni" = Stuoresia bronni Klipstein 1843 stony coral
Scleractinia - Volzeiidae	"Thecosmilia subdichotoma" = Volzeia subdichotoma "Thecosmilia subdichotoma" = Volzeia subdichotoma Münster 1841 stony coral
Hydrozoa
- Nigriporellidae	? Tubiphytes indet.³ ? Tubiphytes indet.³ Maslov 1956
Lemniscaterina - Cassianastraeidae	Cassianastraea reussi Cassianastraea reussi Laube 1865

Pharetronida -	Inozoa indet. Inozoa indet. Steinmann 1882
Calcarea
Calcaronea - Stellispongiidae	? Eudea crassa, Eudea sp., ? Eudea sp., Eudea polymorpha, Actinofungia astroites, Peronidella loretzi, Peronidella cf. loretzi, Peronidella subcaespitosa, "Stellispongia" subsphaerica, Stellispongia variabilis, Stellispongia aff. variabilis, Stellispongia manon ? Eudea crassa calcareous sponge Eudea sp. Lamouroux 1821 calcareous sponge Eudea sp. nov. A ? Eudea sp. Lamouroux 1821 calcareous sponge Eudea (?) sp. nov. Eudea polymorpha Klipstein 1843 calcareous sponge Actinofungia astroites Münster 1841 calcareous sponge Peronidella loretzi Zittel 1879 calcareous sponge Peronidella cf. loretzi Zittel 1879 calcareous sponge Peronidella subcaespitosa Münster 1841 calcareous sponge "Stellispongia" subsphaerica Dieci et al. 1968 calcareous sponge "Stellispongia" (gen. nov.) subsphaerica Stellispongia variabilis Münster 1841 calcareous sponge Stellispongia aff. variabilis Münster 1841 calcareous sponge Stellispongia n.sp. aff. variabilis Stellispongia manon Münster 1841 calcareous sponge
Disjectoporidae
- Disjectoporidae	Balatonia sp. Balatonia sp.
Disjectopora
- Disjectoporidae	? Disjectopora sp. ? Disjectopora sp. Waagen and Wentzel 1888
Demospongiae
Hadromerida - Polysiphonidae	Zardinia perisulcata² Zardinia perisulcata² Dieci et al. 1968 demosponge
Hadromerida - Celyphiidae	Uvanella irregularis², Celyphia sp. n. sp., Celyphia submarginata, Cassianothalamia zardinii², Jablonskyia andrusovi² Uvanella irregularis² Ott 1967 demosponge Celyphia sp. n. sp. Pomel 1872 demosponge Celyphia submarginata Münster 1841 demosponge Cassianothalamia zardinii² Reitner 1987 demosponge Jablonskyia andrusovi² Jablonsky 1975 demosponge
- Burgundiidae	Burgundia sp.² Burgundia sp.² Dehorne 1916 demosponge
Agelasida - Guadalupiidae	"Cystothalamia polysiphonata" = Diecithalamia polysiphonata "Cystothalamia polysiphonata" = Diecithalamia polysiphonata Dieci et al. 1968 demosponge
Agelasida - Solenolmiidae	"Dictyocoelia manon" = Solenolmia manon, "Solenolmia manon" = Solenolmia manon², "Dictyocoelia sp." = Solenolmia, ? Prosiphonella sp. "Dictyocoelia manon" = Solenolmia manon Münster 1841 demosponge "Solenolmia manon" = Solenolmia manon² Münster 1841 demosponge S. manon manon "Dictyocoelia sp." = Solenolmia Pomel 1872 demosponge Dictyocoelia sp. nov. A ? Prosiphonella sp. Dieci et al. 1968 demosponge
Agelasida - Sestrostomellidae	Sestrostomella robusta, ? Himatella sp. Sestrostomella robusta Zittel 1878 demosponge ? Himatella sp. Zittel 1878 demosponge
Agelasida - Thaumastocoeliidae	Thaumastocoelia cassiana², Enoplocoelia armata Thaumastocoelia cassiana² Steinmann 1882 demosponge Enoplocoelia armata Klipstein 1843 demosponge
Agelasida - Preperonidellidae	Precorynella capitata, Precorynella auriformis, Precorynella cf. pyriformis, Precorynella cf. astroites Precorynella capitata Münster 1841 demosponge Precorynella auriformis Dieci et al. 1968 demosponge Precorynella cf. pyriformis Klipstein 1843 demosponge Precorynella cf. astroites Münster 1841 demosponge
Agelasida - Virgolidae	Keriocoelia conica, Sclerocoelia hispida Keriocoelia conica Cuif 1974 demosponge Sclerocoelia hispida demosponge
Agelasida - Astroscleridae	Hispidopetra triassica³, Ceratoporella sp., Ceratoporella breviacanthostyla³ Hispidopetra triassica³ demosponge Ceratoporella sp. Hickson 1911 demosponge Ceratoporella sp. nov. A to E Ceratoporella breviacanthostyla³ demosponge
Agelasida - Cryptocoeliidae	Cryptocoelia zitteli Cryptocoelia zitteli Steinmann 1882 demosponge
Agelasida - Sebargasiidae	Amblysiphonella strobiliformis³ Amblysiphonella strobiliformis³ Dieci et al. 1968 demosponge
Agelasida - Aphrosalpingidae	Vesicocaulis sp. Vesicocaulis sp. Ott 1967 demosponge
Agelasida - Pharetrospongiidae	Leiospongia gnemidium, Leiospongia milleporata, Leiospongia aff. milleporata, Leiospongia subcariosa, Leiospongia sp., "Leiospongia reticularis" = Leiofungia reticularis, "Leiospongia cf. reticularis" = Leiofungia reticularis Leiospongia gnemidium demosponge Leiospongia milleporata demosponge Leiospongia aff. milleporata demosponge Leiospongia n.sp. aff. milleporata Leiospongia subcariosa demosponge Leiospongia sp. d'Orbigny 1849 demosponge Leiospongia n. sp. A to F "Leiospongia reticularis" = Leiofungia reticularis Münster 1841 demosponge "Leiospongia cf. reticularis" = Leiofungia reticularis Münster 1841 demosponge
Agelasida - Catenispongiidae	aff. Hartmanina hieroglyphica, Hartmanina involuta, Hartmanina aff. involuta, Hartmanina aff. radiciformis, Hartmanina ziegleri, Hartmanina sp., Hartmanina vaceleti aff. Hartmanina hieroglyphica demosponge Hartmanina (gen. nov.?) hieroglyphica Hartmanina involuta demosponge Hartmanina aff. involuta demosponge Hartmanina aff. radiciformis demosponge Hartmanina ziegleri demosponge Hartmanina sp. Dieci et al. 1974 demosponge Hartmanina sp. nov. A to F Hartmanina vaceleti demosponge
Clavulina - Adociidae	Aka cf. cassianensis³ Aka cf. cassianensis³ demosponge
Haplosclerida -	Petrosistroma sp.³ Petrosistroma sp.³ demosponge
Verticillitida - Colospongiidae	Colospongia catenulata, Colospongia aff. catenulata, Colospongia dubia Colospongia catenulata Ott 1967 demosponge Colospongia aff. catenulata Ott 1967 demosponge Colospongia dubia Münster 1841 demosponge
Chaetetida - Chaetetidae	Chaetetidae indet. Chaetetidae indet. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850 chaetetid sponge
-	Atrochaetetes medius² Atrochaetetes medius² demosponge
Stromatoporoidea
Stromatoporoidea -	Stromatoporoidea indet. Stromatoporoidea indet. stromatoporoid sponge
-	Circopora sp., Cassianostroma kuepperi Circopora sp. stromatoporoid sponge Cassianostroma kuepperi Flügel 1960 stromatoporoid sponge
Shamovella
-	"Tubiphytes cf. obscurus" = Shamovella obscura³ "Tubiphytes cf. obscurus" = Shamovella obscura³ Maslov 1956
Bivalvia
Megalodontida - Megalodontidae	Megalodon sp.³ Megalodon sp.³ Sowerby 1827 clam
Stenolaemata
Trepostomata - Heterotrypidae	Reptonoditrypa cautica³ Reptonoditrypa cautica³
Polychaeta
Terebellomorpha -	Terebella cf. lapilloides³, Terebella cf. lapillloides³ Terebella cf. lapilloides³ Terebella cf. lapillloides³
-	Microtubus communis³ Microtubus communis³
Cyanophyceae
- Garwoodiaceae	Baccanella floriformis³ Baccanella floriformis³ Pantic 1971
Pseudorothpletzella
-	? Pseudorothpletzella indet.³ ? Pseudorothpletzella indet.³ Schlagintweit and Gawlick 2007
Wetheredellidae
- Wetheredellidae	Koskinobullina socialis³ Koskinobullina socialis³ Cherchi and Schroeder 1979

¹Kiessling 2014; ²Mastandrea and Russo 1995; ³Sánchez‑Beristain and Reitner 2017