PBDB Collection

Kuh-e-Echellon (Jurassic to of Iran)

Where: Tabas Area, Iran (32.4° N, 57.0° E: paleocoordinates 13.5° S, 42.7° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Baghamshah Formation, Bathonian to Bathonian (168.3 - 161.2 Ma)

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: basinal (); lithified, fine-grained siliciclastic sediments and lithified marl

• unfossiliferous basinal facies

• thick package of fine -grained siliciclastics with a variable amount of marl

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: bulk,

Primary reference: D. K. Pandey and F. T. Fürsich. 2003. Jurassic corals of east-central Iran. Beringeria 32:1-138 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 41410: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Marcus Apel on 14.07.2004

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Taxonomic list

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Anthozoa
Scleractinia - Stylinidae	"Pseudocoenia slovenica" = Adelocoenia parvistella, "Pseudocoenia hexaphyllia" = Adelocoenia hexaphyllia, Heliocoenia variabilis, Stylina kachensis "Pseudocoenia slovenica" = Adelocoenia parvistella Alloiteau 1961 stony coral "Pseudocoenia hexaphyllia" = Adelocoenia hexaphyllia d'Orbigny 1850 stony coral Heliocoenia variabilis Étallon 1859 stony coral Stylina kachensis Gregory 1900 stony coral
Scleractinia - Coscinaraeidae	Craterastraea crateriformis, Craterastraea aff. crateriformis Craterastraea crateriformis Gregory 1900 stony coral Craterastraea aff. crateriformis Gregory 1900 stony coral
Scleractinia - Aplosmiliidae	Aplosmilia cf. semisulcata Aplosmilia cf. semisulcata Michelin 1843 stony coral
Scleractinia - Amphiastreidae	"Amphiastraea piriformis" = Amphiastrea piriformis "Amphiastraea piriformis" = Amphiastrea piriformis Gregory 1900 stony coral
Scleractinia - Thecosmiliidae	"Coenotheca zolleriana" = Thecosmilia gregaria, Montlivaltia decipiens, Montlivaltia greppini, Montlivaltia trochoides, Montlivaltia crassisepta, Montlivaltia cornutiformis, Montlivaltia moeschi, Montlivaltia caryophyllata "Coenotheca zolleriana" = Thecosmilia gregaria M'Coy 1851 stony coral Montlivaltia decipiens Goldfuss 1826 stony coral Montlivaltia greppini Koby 1883 stony coral Montlivaltia trochoides Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851 stony coral Montlivaltia crassisepta Fromentel 1861 stony coral Montlivaltia cornutiformis Gregory 1900 stony coral Montlivaltia moeschi Koby 1884 stony coral Montlivaltia caryophyllata Lamouroux 1821 stony coral
Scleractinia - Pamiroseriidae	Ampakabastraea exserta Ampakabastraea exserta Gregory 1900 stony coral [entered as Ambakabastraea exserta]
Scleractinia - Rhipidogyridae	Codonosmilia elegans Codonosmilia elegans Koby 1888 stony coral
Scleractinia - Dermosmiliidae	Epistreptophyllum cornutiforme Epistreptophyllum cornutiforme stony coral
Scleractinia - Comoseridae	Trochoplegma tenuilamellosa, Chomatoseris iranensis, Microsolena amorpha, Microsolena cf. amorpha, Microsolena verdati, Microsolena agariciformis, Dendraraea cf. dendroidea, "Microsolena ornata" = Dimorpharaea ornata Trochoplegma tenuilamellosa Gregory 1900 stony coral Chomatoseris iranensis Flügel 1966 stony coral Microsolena amorpha Gregory 1900 stony coral Microsolena cf. amorpha Gregory 1900 stony coral Microsolena verdati Koby 1889 stony coral Microsolena agariciformis Étallon 1859 stony coral Dendraraea cf. dendroidea Ferry 1861 stony coral "Microsolena ornata" = Dimorpharaea ornata Koby 1887 stony coral
Scleractinia - Latomeandridae	Comophyllia polymorpha, Dimorphastraea renevieri Comophyllia polymorpha Koby 1906 stony coral Dimorphastraea renevieri Koby 1887 stony coral