Jesenica, Cerkno area, Amphiclina Beds (Triassic of Slovenia)

Also known as Reef 20

Where: Slovenia (46.2° N, 14.0° E: paleocoordinates 11.3° N, 21.0° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Amphiclina Beds Member, Julian (235.0 - 232.0 Ma)

• Amphiclina Beds within the Pseudozilian Formation; Middle Cordevolian-Latest Julian

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

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

• quiet-water bioherms
• massive, dark gray limestone

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Collection methods: peel or thin section

Primary reference: D. Turnsek. 1997. Mesozoic corals of Slovenia. ZRC SAZU, Ljubljana 1-512 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel/W. Kiessling]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 36559: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Benjamin Brenneis on 04.02.2004, edited by Uta Merkel

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Protoheterastraeidae
"Volzeia sublaevis" = Remismilia sublaevis
"Volzeia sublaevis" = Remismilia sublaevis Münster 1841 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Margarophylliidae
Margarosmilia zieteni, Margarosmilia confluens, Margarophyllia michaelis, Margarophyllia crenata, Margarophyllia capitata
Margarosmilia zieteni Klipstein 1843 stony coral
Margarosmilia confluens Münster 1841 stony coral
Margarophyllia crenata Münster 1841 stony coral
Margarophyllia capitata Münster 1841 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Conophyllidae
Myriophyllum badioticum
Myriophyllum badioticum Volz 1896 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Volzeiidae
Volzeia badiotica
Volzeia badiotica Volz 1896 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Amphiastreidae
Quenstedtiphyllia fritschi
Quenstedtiphyllia fritschi stony coral
"Hexastraea" fritschi
Cyanophyceae
  - Garwoodiaceae
Baccanella floriformes
Baccanella floriformes
[entered as Bacanella floriformes]