Pokljuka reef, Slovenia (Triassic of Slovenia)

Also known as Reef 19

Where: Slovenia (46.4° N, 13.9° E: paleocoordinates 25.9° N, 16.8° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Alaunian (215.6 - 212.0 Ma)

• lower reef parts of Tuvalian age?

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

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

• light gray to gray limestone

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils, microfossils

Primary reference: S. Buser, A. Ramovs, and D. Turnsek. 1982. Triassic Reefs in Slovenia. Facies (6)15-24 [W. Kiessling/B. Brenneis/B. Brenneis]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 36564: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Benjamin Brenneis on 04.02.2004

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Taxonomic list

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Foraminifera
 Textulariina - Coscinophragmatidae
Alpinophragmium perforatum
Nodosariata
 Nodosariida - Nodosariidae
Frondicularia woodwardi
Foraminifera
 Involutinina - Involutinidae
"Glomospirella friedli" = Parvalamella friedli, Involutina parva, Involutina sinuosa
"Glomospirella friedli" = Parvalamella friedli Kristan-Tollmann 1962
Involutina sinuosa
I. sinuosa sinuosa
Microcodium
  -
? Microcodium bornemanni
Rhodophyceae
  - Solenoporaceae
Solenopora styriaca
Demospongiae
 Lithistida - Anthaspidellidae
Stromatomorpha actinostromoides
  -
Bauneia originalis
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Gablonzeriidae
Gablonzeria major
Gablonzeria major Frech 1890 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Reimaniphylliidae
"Distichophyllum caespitosum" = Retiophyllia caespitosa, "Parathecosmilia sellae" = Retiophyllia sellae, Retiophyllia clathrata
"Distichophyllum caespitosum" = Retiophyllia caespitosa Reuss 1864 stony coral
"Parathecosmilia sellae" = Retiophyllia sellae Stoppani 1865 stony coral
Retiophyllia clathrata Emmrich 1853 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Procyclolitidae
Procyclolites triadicus
Procyclolites triadicus Frech 1890 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Astraeomorphidae
Astraeomorpha crassisepta
Astraeomorpha crassisepta Reuss 1854 stony coral
Hydrozoa
 Spongiomorphida - Spongiomorphidae
Heptastylopsis ramosa
Deuteropoda
  -
Ostracoda indet.
Ostracoda indet. Latreille 1802 ostracod
Bivalvia
 Ostreida - Halobiidae
Halobia cf. paraceltica
Halobia cf. paraceltica Kittl 1912 oyster
unclassified
  -
Echinodermata indet.
Conodonta
 Ozarkodinida - Gondolellidae
"Misikella hernsteinii" = Neospathodus, Epigondolella ponsera, Gondolella steinbergensis
"Misikella hernsteinii" = Neospathodus conodont