Bohinjska Bistrica area, Southern Julian Alps (Triassic to of Slovenia)

Also known as Reef 19

Where: Slovenia (46.3° N, 14.0° E: paleocoordinates 25.4° N, 16.7° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Norian to Norian (228.0 - 201.3 Ma)

• Upper Norian-Rhaetian

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

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

• Reefs are comprised within the Dachstein Limestone and overlain by crinoidal limestone of the Hierlatz facies. The reef limestone is 250 to 300 m thick and forms a continuous belt which is 5 km long and some hundred meters wide.

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils, microfossils

Collection methods: peel or thin section

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 36565: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Benjamin Brenneis on 04.02.2004, edited by Uta Merkel

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Taxonomic list

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Foraminifera
 Textulariina - Coscinophragmatidae
Alpinophragmium perforatum
 Involutinina - Involutinidae
Involutina parva
Nodosariata
 Nodosariida - Nodosariidae
Frondicularia woodwardi
Polychaeta
  -
Microtubus communis
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Archaeosmiliidae
Archaeosmilia sp.
Archaeosmilia sp. Melnikova 1975 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Stylophyllidae
Stylophyllum paradoxum
Stylophyllum paradoxum Frech 1890 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Reimaniphylliidae
Retiophyllia minima, Retiophyllia fenestrata, "Retiophyllia clathrata" = Retiophyllia clathrata, "Retiophyllia paraclathrata" = Retiophyllia clathrata, Palaeastraea grandissima, Distichophyllia norica, Distichophyllia gosaviensis
Retiophyllia fenestrata Reuss 1854 stony coral
"Retiophyllia clathrata" = Retiophyllia clathrata Emmrich 1853 stony coral
"Retiophyllia paraclathrata" = Retiophyllia clathrata Emmrich 1853 stony coral
Palaeastraea grandissima Frech 1890 stony coral
Distichophyllia norica Frech 1890 stony coral
Distichophyllia gosaviensis Frech 1890 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Margarophylliidae
Margarosmilia charliana
Margarosmilia charliana Frech 1890 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Volzeiidae
Meandrovolzeia sp.
Meandrovolzeia sp. Cuif 1976 stony coral
listed as Meandrovolzeia
 Scleractinia - Alpinophylliidae
Alpinoseris dendroidea
Alpinoseris dendroidea Roniewicz 1989 stony coral
Stromatoporoidea
  -
Lamellata waehneri
Lamellata waehneri stromatoporoid sponge
listed as Lamellata wähneri
Demospongiae
 Lithistida - Anthaspidellidae
Stromatomorpha stylifera
Stromatomorpha stylifera Frech 1890 demosponge
 Agelasida - Solenolmiidae
"Dictyocoelia investiculosa" = Solenolmia
"Dictyocoelia investiculosa" = Solenolmia demosponge
 Verticillitida - Annaecoeliidae
Annaecoelia cf. maxima
Annaecoelia cf. maxima Senowbari-Daryan 1978 demosponge
 Verticillitida - Cheilosporitiidae
Cheilosporites tirolensis
Cheilosporites tirolensis Wähner 1903 demosponge