Korycany, Czechia (Cretaceous of Czech Republic)

Also known as Reef 2307

Where: Czech Republic (50.3° N, 14.5° E: paleocoordinates 39.6° N, 13.7° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Korycany Formation, Late/Upper Cenomanian (99.6 - 93.5 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

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

• Reworked coral reef?
• Coquina of coarse bioclastic material

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: quarrying,

Primary reference: H. Eliásová. 1997. Coraux crétacés de Bohême (Cénomanien supérieur; Turonien inférieur - Coniacien inférieur), République tchèque. Vestnik Ceskeho geologichickeho ustavu 72:245-266 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 34737: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Wolfgang Kiessling on 18.09.2003, edited by Uta Merkel

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• Corals only
Anthozoa
 Helioporacea -
"Polytremacis edwardsana" = Heliopora radiata
"Polytremacis edwardsana" = Heliopora radiata Orbigny 1850
 Scleractinia - Actinastreidae
Actinastrea cribellum Pocta 1887 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Siderastreidae
Siderastrea splendida Pocta 1887 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Haplaraeidae
"Brachyseris silex n. sp." = Brachymeandra silex1, "Ovalastrea facilis" = Brachymeandra facilis, "Latohelia reptans" = Pleurocora reptans
"Brachyseris silex n. sp." = Brachymeandra silex1 Eliasova 1994 stony coral
"Ovalastrea facilis" = Brachymeandra facilis Pocta 1887 stony coral
"Latohelia reptans" = Pleurocora reptans Pocta 1887 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Synastraeidae
"Dimorphastrea parallela" = Synastrea parallela
"Dimorphastrea parallela" = Synastrea parallela Reuss 1846 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Acrosmiliidae
"Leptophyllia cenomana" = Acrosmilia
"Leptophyllia cenomana" = Acrosmilia stony coral
 Scleractinia - Heterocoeniidae
Confusaforma weyeri Löser 1987 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Meandrinidae
? Nefophyllia sp. Wells 1937 stony coral
Glenarea poctai Eliasova 1991 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Hydnophora ? oppenheimi Angelis d'Ossat 1905 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae
Meandrastrea pseudomeandrina Michelin 1841 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
"Colonicyathus geinitzi" = Microsmilia geinitzi
"Colonicyathus geinitzi" = Microsmilia geinitzi Bölsche 1871 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Negoporitidae
"Negoporites spissus" = Negoporites spissus, "Negoporites michelini" = Negoporites spissus, Negoporites textilis
"Negoporites spissus" = Negoporites spissus Pocta 1887 stony coral
"Negoporites michelini" = Negoporites spissus Pocta 1887 stony coral
Negoporites textilis Pocta 1887 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Microsolenidae
"Brachyseris minusculus n. sp." = Dendraraea mammelonata1
"Brachyseris minusculus n. sp." = Dendraraea mammelonata1 Turnsek and Mihajlovic 1981 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Latomeandridae
"Neothecoseris circulus" = Brachyphyllia circulus, "Microphyllia meandrinoides" = Microphyllia maeandrinoides
"Neothecoseris circulus" = Brachyphyllia circulus Eliasova 1994 stony coral
"Microphyllia meandrinoides" = Microphyllia maeandrinoides Reuss 1845 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Cyathophoridae
"Cyathophora regularis" = Cryptocoenia regularis
"Cyathophora regularis" = Cryptocoenia regularis Fromentel 1875 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Stylinidae
Heliocoenia vadosa Pocta 1887 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Thamnasteriidae
Mesomorpha minima Löser 1989 stony coral
Placoseris
  -
"Neothecoseris patellata" = Placoseris eturbensis, "Miniphyllia humilis" = Placoseris eturbensis2, "Neothecoseris fraterculus" = Placoseris eturbensis2
"Neothecoseris patellata" = Placoseris eturbensis Fromentel 1857
"Miniphyllia humilis" = Placoseris eturbensis2 Fromentel 1857
"Neothecoseris fraterculus" = Placoseris eturbensis2 Fromentel 1857