B. Alanköyü, Southern Anatolia, Turkey (Triassic of Turkey)

Also known as Reef 92

Where: Anatolia, Turkey (36.9° N, 30.3° E: paleocoordinates 11.5° N, 25.1° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Dereköy Unit Group, Lacian (221.5 - 215.6 Ma)

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

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

• "Cipit" limestones: reworked carbonate reef blocks within basinal deposits

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: original aragonite

Collection methods: chemical, peel or thin section

Primary reference: H. Cremer. 1995. Spicule Pseudomorphs in Upper Triassic (Norian) Chaetetid Sponges from the Western Taurids (Antalya-Region, SW Turkey). Géobios 28(2):163-174 [W. Kiessling/B. Brenneis/J. Alroy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 38047: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Benjamin Brenneis on 03.04.2004, edited by Wolfgang Kiessling, Thomas Schossleitner, Uta Merkel and Mihaela Krause

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Taxonomic list

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Strophomenata
 Strophomenida - Strophomenidae
"? Pycnoporidium eomesozoicum" = Gosaukammerella eomesozoica4
"? Pycnoporidium eomesozoicum" = Gosaukammerella eomesozoica4 Flügel 1972
listed as P. eomesozoikum
Polychaeta
 Sabellida - Serpulidae
? Barbafera sp.4, Filograna taurica n. sp.6
? Barbafera sp.4 Senowbari-Daryan 1980
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Margarophylliidae
Margarosmilia sp.4, Margarosmilia richthofeni4, cf. Distichomeandra spinosa4
Margarosmilia sp.4 Volz 1896 stony coral
Margarosmilia richthofeni4 Volz 1896 stony coral
cf. Distichomeandra spinosa4 Cuif 1976 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Reimaniphylliidae
Distichophyllia gosaviensis4, Distichophyllia norica4, Toechastraea pachyphyllia4, Toechastraea sp.4, Toechastraea plana4, Coryphyllia regularis10, Retiophyllia sp.4, Retiophyllia sp.10, Retiophyllia cf. oppeli4, Retiophyllia cf. caespitosa4, Retiophyllia cf. defilippi4
Distichophyllia gosaviensis4 Frech 1890 stony coral
Distichophyllia norica4 Frech 1890 stony coral
Toechastraea sp.4 Volz 1896 stony coral
Toechastraea plana4 Cuif 1976 stony coral
Coryphyllia regularis10 Cuif 1974 stony coral
Retiophyllia sp.4 Cuif 1966 stony coral
Retiophyllia sp.10 Cuif 1966 stony coral
Type IV
Retiophyllia cf. oppeli4 Reuss 1864 stony coral
Retiophyllia cf. caespitosa4 Reuss 1864 stony coral
Retiophyllia cf. defilippi4 Stoppani 1865 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Stylophyllidae
Cerioheterastraea cerioidea4
Cerioheterastraea cerioidea4 Cuif 1976 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Volzeiidae
"Alakiria sphaeroida" = Alakiria spheroidea4, Volzeia badiotica4
"Alakiria sphaeroida" = Alakiria spheroidea4 Cuif 1976 stony coral
Volzeia badiotica4 Volz 1896 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Gablonzeriidae
Gablonzeria meandriformis4
Gablonzeria meandriformis4 Cuif 1976 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Zardinophyllidae
Pachythecalis major10, Pachysolenia cylindrica10
Pachythecalis major10 Cuif 1975 stony coral
Pachysolenia cylindrica10 Cuif 1975 stony coral
 Scleractinia -
"Coelocoenia decipiens" = Koilocoenia decipiens4
"Coelocoenia decipiens" = Koilocoenia decipiens4 Laube 1865 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Pinacophyllidae
Cyathocoenia sp.10
Cyathocoenia sp.10 Duncan 1867 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae
Elysastraea profunda4, "Montlivaltia" verae4, "Montlivaltia" cf. verae4
Elysastraea profunda4 Reuss 1854 stony coral
"Montlivaltia" verae4 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Eugyridae
"Myriophyllia" sp.3
"Myriophyllia" sp.3 d'Orbigny 1849 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Pamiroseriidae
Ampakabastraea nodosa10, ? Beneckastraea sp.2
Ampakabastraea nodosa10 stony coral
? Beneckastraea sp.2 Cuif 1976 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Tropiastraeidae
Guembelastraea guembeli4, Guembelastraea pamphyliensis10
Guembelastraea guembeli4 Laube 1865 stony coral
Guembelastraea pamphyliensis10 Cuif 1976 stony coral
Demospongiae
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Blastochaetetes dolomiticus, ? Blastochaetetes astrocanalis n. sp.1
Blastochaetetes dolomiticus demosponge
6 specimens together with Tilkidelegi Tepe collection
? Blastochaetetes astrocanalis n. sp.1 demosponge
 Verticillitida - Verticillitidae
"Stylothalamia cf. dehmi" = Stylothalamia columnaris4, Stylothalamia polysiphonata n. sp.5
"Stylothalamia cf. dehmi" = Stylothalamia columnaris4 Le Maitre 1935 demosponge
Stylothalamia polysiphonata n. sp.5 Senowbari-Daryan 1994 demosponge
 Verticillitida - Gigantothalamiidae
Gigantothalamia ovoidalis n. gen. n. sp.5
Gigantothalamia ovoidalis n. gen. n. sp.5 Senowbari-Daryan 1994 demosponge
 Agelasida - Stellispongiellidae
? Wildspongia krystyni n. sp.9, Prestellispongia stellata9, Taurispongia sp.9, Taurispongia lamellicanalis n. sp.9, Taurispongia lamellata n. sp.9, Taurispongia polycanalis9, Taurispongia siderifera9
? Wildspongia krystyni n. sp.9 Senowbari-Daryan and Link 2016 demosponge
Prestellispongia stellata9 Senowbari-Daryan 2005 demosponge
Taurispongia sp.9 Senowbari-Daryan and Link 2016 demosponge
Taurispongia lamellicanalis n. sp.9 Senowbari-Daryan and Link 2016 demosponge
Taurispongia lamellata n. sp.9 Senowbari-Daryan and Link 2016 demosponge
Taurispongia polycanalis9 Senowbari-Daryan and Link 2016 demosponge
Taurispongia siderifera9 Senowbari-Daryan and Link 2016 demosponge
 Agelasida - Cryptocoeliidae
Antalythalamia riedeli n. gen. n. sp.5, Sphaerothalamia vesiculifera n. gen. n. sp.5
Antalythalamia riedeli n. gen. n. sp.5 Senowbari-Daryan 1994 demosponge
Sphaerothalamia vesiculifera n. gen. n. sp.5 Senowbari-Daryan 1994 demosponge
 Agelasida - Preperonidellidae
Milyasa askomorpha n. sp.9, Milyasa polysiphonata n. sp.9, ? Preperonidella sp.9
Milyasa askomorpha n. sp.9 Senowbari-Daryan and Link 2016 demosponge
Milyasa polysiphonata n. sp.9 Senowbari-Daryan and Link 2016 demosponge
? Preperonidella sp.9 Finks et al. 2004 demosponge
 Agelasida - Auriculospongiidae
Anguispongia alpina9, Molengraaffia regularis9
Anguispongia alpina9 Senowbari-Daryan 2009 demosponge
Molengraaffia regularis9 Vinassa de Regny 1915 demosponge
 Agelasida - Thaumastocoeliidae
Thaumastocoelia sphaeroida n. sp.5, Thaumastocoelia ovoidalis n. sp.5
Thaumastocoelia sphaeroida n. sp.5 Senowbari-Daryan 1994 demosponge
Thaumastocoelia ovoidalis n. sp.5 Senowbari-Daryan 1994 demosponge
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Atrochaetetes alakirensis
 Hadromerida - Celyphiidae
? Cassianothalamia cylindrica9, Pseudouvanella parallela n. gen. n. sp.5
? Cassianothalamia cylindrica9 Senowbari-Daryan 1990 demosponge
Pseudouvanella parallela n. gen. n. sp.5 Senowbari-Daryan 1994 demosponge
 Tabulospongida -
Pseudochaetetes sp.4
Pseudochaetetes sp.4 Peterhans 1929 demosponge
  -
? Bauneia sp.
? Bauneia sp. Peterhans 1927 demosponge
Radiomura
  -
Radiomura cautica4
Radiomura cautica4 Senowbari-Daryan and Schaefer 1979
Desmekalamos fuersichi
  -
Desmekalamos fuersichi n. gen. n. sp.8
Desmekalamos fuersichi n. gen. n. sp.8 Senowbari-Daryan and Link 2007
Cyanophyceae
  - Garwoodiaceae
Baccanella floriformis4, Bacinella irregularis4
Bacinella irregularis4 Radoicic 1959
Rhodophyceae
  - Solenoporaceae
Solenopora styriaca4, Solenopora undata n. sp.7, Tauristorea parallela7, Parachaetetes sp.4, Parachaetetes riedeli n. sp.7, Parachaetetes clathratus n. sp.7, "Solenopora cassiana" = Parachaetetes cassiana4
Tauristorea parallela7 Senowbari-Daryan and Link 2005
Parachaetetes sp.4 Deninger 1906
"Solenopora cassiana" = Parachaetetes cassiana4 Flugel 1961
Foraminifera
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Ophthalmidium sp.4
Ophthalmidium sp.4 Kübler and Zwingli 1870
Tubothalamea
 Miliolida - Hemigordiopsidae
Agathammina sp.4
Agathammina sp.4 Neumayr 1887
Lamellitubus
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Lamellitubus sp.4
Lamellitubus sp.4 Ott 1968
1Cremer 1994; 2Kiessling 2003; 3Kiessling 2008; 4Riedel 1990; 5Senowbari-Daryan 1994; 6Senowbari-Daryan and Link 2005; 7Senowbari-Daryan and Link 2005; 8Senowbari-Daryan and Link 2007; 9Senowbari-Daryan and Link 2016; 10Stanley and Swart 1995