Kamar-e-Mehdi area (Jurassic to of Iran)

Also known as e.g. Chah-e-Bidu

Where: Tabas Area, Iran (33.0° N, 56.5° E: paleocoordinates 14.1° S, 43.1° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Echellon Limestone Member (Kamar-e-Mehdi Formation), Middle Callovian to Middle Callovian (164.7 - 150.8 Ma)

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

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

• small patch reefs
• Carbonate sediments, composed of small parasequences that are topped by shell beds rich in large pectinid bivalves

•Corals are insignificant and restricted to rare small patch reefs

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 41417: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Marcus Apel on 14.07.2004, edited by Mihaela Krause

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Calcarea
 Calcaronea - Stellispongiidae
? Tremospongia sp.2
? Tremospongia sp.2 calcareous sponge
 Calcaronea - Endostomatidae
? Polyendostoma irregularis n. sp.2
? Polyendostoma irregularis n. sp.2 Senowbari-Daryan et al. 2020 calcareous sponge
Demospongiae
 Agelasida - Preperonidellidae
Preperonidella "sp. 3"2
Preperonidella "sp. 3"2 Finks et al. 2004 demosponge
 Clavulina - Clionaidae
Entobia sp.1
Entobia sp.1 Bronn 1838 demosponge
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Latomeandridae
Microphyllia contorta, Ovalastrea plicata
Microphyllia contorta Étallon 1859 stony coral
Ovalastrea plicata Koby 1904 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Comoseridae
"Microsolena ornata" = Dimorpharaea ornata, Microsolena agariciformis
"Microsolena ornata" = Dimorpharaea ornata Koby 1887 stony coral
Microsolena agariciformis Étallon 1859 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Amphiastreidae
Amphiastrea piriformis
Amphiastrea piriformis Gregory 1900 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Thamnasteriidae
Thamnasteria scita
Thamnasteria scita Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Dermosmiliidae
Stibastrea structa, Dermosmilia capitata
Stibastrea structa Gregory 1900 stony coral
Stibastraea structa
Dermosmilia capitata Koby 1904 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Stylinidae
"Pseudocoenia limbata" = Adelocoenia limbata, "Pseudocoenia hexaphyllia" = Adelocoenia hexaphyllia, "Pseudocoenia slovenica" = Adelocoenia parvistella, Heliocoenia variabilis
"Pseudocoenia limbata" = Adelocoenia limbata Goldfuss 1829 stony coral
"Pseudocoenia hexaphyllia" = Adelocoenia hexaphyllia d'Orbigny 1850 stony coral
"Pseudocoenia slovenica" = Adelocoenia parvistella Alloiteau 1961 stony coral
Heliocoenia variabilis Étallon 1859 stony coral
Hydrozoa
  - Nigriporellidae
Tubiphytes sp.1
Tubiphytes sp.1 Maslov 1956
Rhynchonellata
 Terebratulida - Lissajousithyrididae
Dorsoplicathyris sp.1
Dorsoplicathyris sp.1 Alméras 1970
 Terebratulida - Terebratulidae
Terebratulidae indet.1
 Rhynchonellida - Rhynchonellidae
Rhynchonellidae indet.1
Bivalvia
 Carditida - Astartidae
Nicaniella extensa1
 Pholadida - Ceratomyidae
Ceratomya concentrica1
Ceratomya concentrica1 Sowerby 1822 clam
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
Corbulomima cf. obscura1
Corbulomima cf. obscura1 Sowerby 1821 clam
 Cardiida - Arcticidae
Isocyprina cyreniformis1
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Protocardia sp.1, Protocardia striatula1
Protocardia sp.1 Beyrich 1845 cockle
Protocardia striatula1 Sowerby 1829 cockle
 Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae
Homoya vezelayi1
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Arcomytilus laitmairensis1
Arcomytilus laitmairensis1 de Loriol 1883 mussel
 Ostreida - Pinnidae
Trichites sp.1
Trichites sp.1 Lhuyd 1760 oyster
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
"Nanogyra nana" = Nanogyra (Nanogyra) nana1
"Nanogyra nana" = Nanogyra (Nanogyra) nana1 Sowerby 1822 oyster
 Ostreida - Eligmidae
Eligmus rollandi1
Eligmus rollandi1 Douvillé 1907 oyster
 Ostreida - Palaeolophidae
Actinostreon gregareum1
Actinostreon gregareum1 Sowerby 1816 oyster
 Pectinida - Limidae
Plagiostoma sp.1, Ctenostreon sp.1, Acesta sp.1
Plagiostoma sp.1 Sowerby 1814 file clam
Ctenostreon sp.1 Eichwald 1862 file clam
Acesta sp.1 Adams and Adams 1858 file clam
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Chlamys sp.1, Pseudopecten tipperi1, Camptonectes (Grandinectes) teres1, Camptonectes subulatus1, Radulopecten inequicostatus1, Spondylopecten sp.1
Chlamys sp.1 Röding 1798 scallop
Camptonectes subulatus1 Goldfuss 1834 scallop
Spondylopecten sp.1 Röder 1882 scallop
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Mesosaccella morrisii1
Mesosaccella morrisii1 pointed nut clam
Insecta
 Neuroptera - Sisyridae
Neuropora sp.1
Neuropora sp.1 Khramov 2019 spongillafly
 Ichnofossils -
Gastrochaenolites sp.1
Gastrochaenolites sp.1 Leymerie 1842
1Fürsich et al. 2016; 2Senowbari-Daryan et al. 2020