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• coordinate based on unpublished field data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
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
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Shamovella | |
"Tubiphytes cf. obscurus" = Shamovella obscura3
"Tubiphytes cf. obscurus" = Shamovella obscura3 Maslov 1956 | |
Inozoa indet. Steinmann 1882 | |
Disjectopora | |
? Disjectopora sp. Waagen and Wentzel 1888 | |
Disjectoporidae | |
Calcarea | |
Peronidella subcaespitosa, Peronidella loretzi, Peronidella cf. loretzi, Stellispongia variabilis, Stellispongia aff. variabilis, "Stellispongia" subsphaerica, Stellispongia manon, Actinofungia astroites, ? Eudea crassa, Eudea sp., ? Eudea sp., Eudea polymorpha
Peronidella subcaespitosa Münster 1841 calcareous sponge
Peronidella loretzi Zittel 1879 calcareous sponge
Peronidella cf. loretzi Zittel 1879 calcareous sponge
Stellispongia variabilis Münster 1841 calcareous sponge
"Stellispongia" subsphaerica Dieci et al. 1968 calcareous sponge "Stellispongia" (gen. nov.) subsphaerica
Stellispongia manon Münster 1841 calcareous sponge
Actinofungia astroites Münster 1841 calcareous sponge
? Eudea crassa calcareous sponge
Eudea polymorpha Klipstein 1843 calcareous sponge | |
Demospongiae | |
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Colospongia catenulata Ott 1967 demosponge
Colospongia aff. catenulata Ott 1967 demosponge
Colospongia dubia Münster 1841 demosponge | |
Jablonskyia andrusovi2, Uvanella irregularis2, Cassianothalamia zardinii2, Celyphia sp. n. sp., Celyphia submarginata
Celyphia sp. n. sp. Pomel 1872 demosponge
Celyphia submarginata Münster 1841 demosponge | |
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Chaetetidae indet. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850 chaetetid sponge | |
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 subcariosa demosponge
"Leiospongia reticularis" = Leiofungia reticularis Münster 1841 demosponge
"Leiospongia cf. reticularis" = Leiofungia reticularis Münster 1841 demosponge | |
Cryptocoelia zitteli Steinmann 1882 demosponge | |
aff. Hartmanina hieroglyphica, Hartmanina involuta, Hartmanina aff. involuta, Hartmanina aff. radiciformis, Hartmanina ziegleri, Hartmanina sp., Hartmanina vaceleti
Hartmanina involuta demosponge
Hartmanina aff. involuta demosponge
Hartmanina aff. radiciformis demosponge
Hartmanina ziegleri demosponge
Hartmanina vaceleti demosponge | |
Vesicocaulis sp. Ott 1967 demosponge | |
Sclerocoelia hispida demosponge
Keriocoelia conica Cuif 1974 demosponge | |
Precorynella cf. astroites, Precorynella auriformis, Precorynella cf. pyriformis, Precorynella capitata
Precorynella cf. astroites Münster 1841 demosponge
Precorynella auriformis Dieci et al. 1968 demosponge
Precorynella cf. pyriformis Klipstein 1843 demosponge
Precorynella capitata Münster 1841 demosponge | |
Enoplocoelia armata Klipstein 1843 demosponge | |
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"Cystothalamia polysiphonata" = Diecithalamia polysiphonata
"Cystothalamia polysiphonata" = Diecithalamia polysiphonata Dieci et al. 1968 demosponge | |
? Prosiphonella sp., "Dictyocoelia manon" = Solenolmia manon, "Solenolmia manon" = Solenolmia manon2, "Dictyocoelia sp." = Solenolmia
? Prosiphonella sp. Dieci et al. 1968 demosponge
"Dictyocoelia manon" = Solenolmia manon Münster 1841 demosponge | |
Sestrostomella robusta Zittel 1878 demosponge
? Himatella sp. Zittel 1878 demosponge | |
Stromatoporoidea | |
Stromatoporoidea indet. stromatoporoid sponge | |
Circopora sp. stromatoporoid sponge
Cassianostroma kuepperi Flügel 1960 stromatoporoid sponge | |
Anthozoa | |
Toechastraea oppeli stony coral
Craspedophyllia gracilis stony coral
Craspedophyllia cristata Volz 1896 stony coral
Craspedophyllia alpina Loretz 1875 stony coral | |
Margarosmilia hintzei, Margarosmilia septanectens, Margarosmilia zieteni, Margarosmilia richthofeni, "Thecosmilia granulata" = Margarosmilia granulata, Margarosmilia confluens, Margarophyllia capitata, Margarophyllia crenata
Margarosmilia hintzei stony coral
Margarosmilia septanectens Loretz 1875 stony coral
Margarosmilia zieteni Klipstein 1843 stony coral
Margarosmilia richthofeni Volz 1896 stony coral
"Thecosmilia granulata" = Margarosmilia granulata Münster 1841 stony coral
Margarosmilia confluens Münster 1841 stony coral
Margarophyllia capitata Münster 1841 stony coral
Margarophyllia crenata Münster 1841 stony coral | |
Montlivaltia obliqua Münster 1841 stony coral
Montlivaltia radiciformis Münster 1841 stony coral | |
Astraeomorpha pratzi Volz 1896 stony coral | |
"Isastrea plana" = Alpinophyllia plana
"Isastrea plana" = Alpinophyllia plana Laube 1865 stony coral | |
Protoheterastrea fritschi stony coral
Protoheterastrea leonhardi Volz 1896 stony coral | |
"Isastrea bronni" = Stuoresia bronni
"Isastrea bronni" = Stuoresia bronni Klipstein 1843 stony coral | |
Myriophyllum gracile, Myriophyllum dichotomum, Myriophyllum muensteri, Myriophyllum badioticum, Omphalophyllia recondita, Omphalophyllia radiciformis, Omphalophyllia zitteli, Omphalophyllia bittneri, Omphalophyllia boletiformis
Omphalophyllia recondita stony coral
Omphalophyllia radiciformis stony coral
Omphalophyllia zitteli stony coral
Omphalophyllia bittneri stony coral
Omphalophyllia boletiformis Münster 1841 stony coral | |
"Isastrea guembeli" = Guembelastraea guembeli, "Thamnastraea loretzi" = Thamnasteriamorpha loretzi, "Thamnotropis frechi" = Thamnasteriamorpha, "Thamnastraea settsassi" = Thamnasteriamorpha settsassi
"Isastrea guembeli" = Guembelastraea guembeli Laube 1865 stony coral
"Thamnastraea loretzi" = Thamnasteriamorpha loretzi Volz 1896 stony coral
"Thamnotropis frechi" = Thamnasteriamorpha stony coral
"Thamnastraea settsassi" = Thamnasteriamorpha settsassi Volz 1896 stony coral | |
Margarastraea klipsteini stony coral | |
"Coelocoenia major" = Koilocoenia
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Pinacophyllum gracile stony coral | |
"Thecosmilia subdichotoma" = Volzeia subdichotoma
"Thecosmilia subdichotoma" = Volzeia subdichotoma Münster 1841 stony coral | |
Hydrozoa | |
? Tubiphytes indet.3 Maslov 1956 | |
Cassianastraea reussi Laube 1865 | |
Stenolaemata | |
Polychaeta | |
Bivalvia | |
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"? Wetheredella indet." = Allonema3
"? Wetheredella indet." = Allonema3 | |
Rhodophyceae | |
Cyanophyceae | |
Baccanella floriformis3 Pantic 1971 | |
Wetheredellidae | |
Koskinobullina socialis3 Cherchi and Schroeder 1979 | |
Pseudorothpletzella | |
? Pseudorothpletzella indet.3 Schlagintweit and Gawlick 2007 |