Delijan reefs, Delijan area, Central Iran (Triassic of Iran)

Also known as Reef 2191

Where: Iran (33.6° N, 51.0° E: paleocoordinates 29.9° N, 42.3° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Nayband Formation, Sevatian (212.0 - 205.6 Ma)

• Norian to Rhaetian age stated in text; according to Marcoux 1993 Nayband formation of Late Norian age

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

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

• several small reefs of conical geometry

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Preservation: recrystallized

Collection methods: peel or thin section

Primary reference: B. Senowbari-Daryan, K. Seyed-Emami, and A. Aghanabati. 1997. Some Inozoid sponges from Upper Triassic (Norian-Rhaetian) Nayband Formation of Central Iran. Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia 103(3):293-322 [W. Kiessling/B. Brenneis/B. Brenneis]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 37961: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Benjamin Brenneis on 29.03.2004, edited by Uta Merkel, Wolfgang Kiessling and Matthew Clapham

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Taxonomic list

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Hexactinellida
 Amphidiscosa - Pelicaspongiidae
Naybandospongia gigantia n. gen. n. sp.1
Naybandospongia gigantia n. gen. n. sp.1 Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 2007 glass sponge
 Innaecoeliida - Craticulariidae
Esfahanella parva n. sp.5, Esfahanella magna n. gen. n. sp.5, Esfahanella cf. magna5, Casearia iranica n. sp.5, Casearia delijanensis n. sp.5, Casearia vezvanensis n. sp.5
Esfahanella parva n. sp.5 Senowbari-Daryan and Amirhassankhani 2012 glass sponge
Esfahanella magna n. gen. n. sp.5 Senowbari-Daryan and Amirhassankhani 2012 glass sponge
Esfahanella cf. magna5 Senowbari-Daryan and Amirhassankhani 2012 glass sponge
Casearia iranica n. sp.5 Senowbari-Daryan and Amirhassankhani 2012 glass sponge
Casearia delijanensis n. sp.5 Senowbari-Daryan and Amirhassankhani 2012 glass sponge
Casearia vezvanensis n. sp.5 Senowbari-Daryan and Amirhassankhani 2012 glass sponge
Calcarea
 Calcaronea - Stellispongiidae
? Enaulofungia triassica n. sp., Peronidella tenuiparietalis n. sp.4
? Enaulofungia triassica n. sp. Senowbari-Daryan et al. 1997 calcareous sponge
Peronidella tenuiparietalis n. sp.4 Senowbari-Daryan 2005 calcareous sponge
Demospongiae
 Hadromerida - Celyphiidae
Uvanella irregularis3
Uvanella irregularis3 Ott 1967 demosponge
 Agelasida - Virgolidae
Vermispongiella delijanensis n. sp.4, "Grossotubenella variabilis" = Tyanada variabilis4
Vermispongiella delijanensis n. sp.4 Senowbari-Daryan 2005 demosponge
"Grossotubenella variabilis" = Tyanada variabilis4 Senowbari-Daryan 2005 demosponge
 Agelasida - Intrasporeocoeliidae
Delijania retrosiphonata n. gen. n. sp.3
Delijania retrosiphonata n. gen. n. sp.3 Senowbari-Daryan 2005 demosponge
 Agelasida - Tabasiidae
? Tabasia conica3, Tabasia media3
? Tabasia conica3 Senowbari-Daryan 2005 demosponge
Tabasia media3 Senowbari-Daryan 2005 demosponge
 Agelasida - Solenolmiidae
? Panormida sp.3, Welteria hamedanii n. sp.3, Deningeria cf. camerata3, Paradeningeria alpina3, Senowbaridaryana rectangulata n. sp.3, Senowbaridaryana raretrabeculata3
? Panormida sp.3 Senowbari-Daryan 1980 demosponge
Welteria hamedanii n. sp.3 Senowbari-Daryan 2005 demosponge
Deningeria cf. camerata3 Wilckens 1937 demosponge
Paradeningeria alpina3 Senowbari-Daryan and Schaefer 1979 demosponge
Senowbaridaryana rectangulata n. sp.3 Senowbari-Daryan 2005 demosponge
Senowbaridaryana raretrabeculata3 Boiko 1991 demosponge
 Agelasida - Stellispongiellidae
Prestellispongia maxima n. sp.4
Prestellispongia maxima n. sp.4 Senowbari-Daryan 2005 demosponge
 Agelasida - Sebargasiidae
Amblysiphonella sp.3, Amblysiphonella cf. steinmanni3, Amblysiphonella najafiani n. sp.3
Amblysiphonella sp.3 Steinmann 1882 demosponge
sp. 1 and 2
Amblysiphonella cf. steinmanni3 Haas 1909 demosponge
Amblysiphonella najafiani n. sp.3 Senowbari-Daryan 2005 demosponge
 Agelasida - Cryptocoeliidae
Cryptocoelia wurmi3, Antalythalamia cf. riedeli3
Cryptocoelia wurmi3 Senowbari-Daryan and Dullo 1980 demosponge
Antalythalamia cf. riedeli3 Senowbari-Daryan 1994 demosponge
 Agelasida - Sestrostomellidae
? Sestrostomella robusta
? Sestrostomella robusta Zittel 1878 demosponge
 Agelasida - Thaumastocoeliidae
? Pamirothalamia originalis3, Phraethalamia irregulara n. sp.3, Naybandella prosiphonata n. gen. n. sp.3
? Pamirothalamia originalis3 Boiko et al. 1991 demosponge
Phraethalamia irregulara n. sp.3 Senowbari-Daryan 2005 demosponge
Naybandella prosiphonata n. gen. n. sp.3 Senowbari-Daryan 2005 demosponge
 Agelasida - Auriculospongiidae
Anguispongia parva4, Anguispongia magna n. sp.4, Molengraaffia regularis4
Anguispongia parva4 Senowbari-Daryan 2005 demosponge
Anguispongia magna n. sp.4 Senowbari-Daryan 2005 demosponge
Molengraaffia regularis4 Vinassa de Regny 1915 demosponge
 Agelasida - Preperonidellidae
Permocorynella maxima n. sp., Marawandia iranica n. gen. n. sp., "Radiofibra norica n. sp." = Preperonidella norica, "Peronidella iranica n. sp." = Preperonidella iranica2
Permocorynella maxima n. sp. Senowbari-Daryan et al. 1997 demosponge
Marawandia iranica n. gen. n. sp. Senowbari-Daryan et al. 1997 demosponge
"Radiofibra norica n. sp." = Preperonidella norica Senowbari-Daryan et al. 1997 demosponge
"Peronidella iranica n. sp." = Preperonidella iranica2 Senowbari-Daryan 2003 demosponge
 Verticillitida - Verticillitidae
Iranothalamia incrustans3, Nevadathalamia variabilis3, ? Stylothalamia sp.3, Stylothalamia columnaris3
Iranothalamia incrustans3 Boiko 1991 demosponge
Nevadathalamia variabilis3 Senowbari-Daryan 2005 demosponge
? Stylothalamia sp.3 Ott 1967 demosponge
Stylothalamia columnaris3 Le Maitre 1935 demosponge
 Verticillitida - Colospongiidae
Colospongia sp.3, Kashanella irregularis3, Parauvanella delijanensis n. sp.3, Parauvanella ferdowsensis3
Colospongia sp.3 Laube 1865 demosponge
sp. 1
Kashanella irregularis3 Senowbari-Daryan 2005 demosponge
Parauvanella delijanensis n. sp.3 Senowbari-Daryan 2005 demosponge
Parauvanella ferdowsensis3 Senowbari-Daryan 2005 demosponge
1Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 2007; 2Senowbari-Daryan 2003; 3Senowbari-Daryan 2005; 4Senowbari-Daryan 2005; 5Senowbari-Daryan and Amirhassankhani 2012