Locality I-3, Saikra Biohermal Complex, Denguir, Djebel Tebaga (Permian of Tunisia)

Also known as Reef 200

Where: Madanin, Tunisia (33.4° N, 10.2° E: paleocoordinates 6.6° S, 18.1° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Saikra Biohermal Complex Formation, Capitanian (264.3 - 259.5 Ma)

• Saikra Biohermal Complex is uppermost unit, Capitanian in age. Collected from shales just below bed 3 of Newell et al measured section, slightly laterally from section line.

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: perireef or subreef; shale

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: N. D. Newell, J.K. Rigby, A. Driggs, D.W. Boyd, and F.G. Stehli. 1976. Permian reef complex, Tunisia. Brigham Young University Geology Studies 23(1):75-112 [D. Bottjer/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 41956: authorized by David Bottjer, entered by Matthew Clapham on 22.07.2004

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Taxonomic list

• Sponges and bivalves.
Disjectoporidae
  - Disjectoporidae
Radiotrabeculopora maokoui1 Fan et al. 1991
Demospongiae
 Agelasida - Virgolidae
Intratubospongia osiensis1 de Gregorio 1930 demosponge
 Agelasida - Stellispongiellidae
Prestellispongia lobata n. gen.1 Parona 1933 demosponge
Stellispongiella bacilla n. gen.1 Termier and Termier 1955 demosponge
 Agelasida - Preperonidellidae
"? Peronidella cf. magna" = Preperonidella magna1, Permocorynella tuberosa n. gen. n. sp.1, Imperatoria voluta n. sp.1
"? Peronidella cf. magna" = Preperonidella magna1 Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996 demosponge
Permocorynella tuberosa n. gen. n. sp.1 Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996 demosponge
Imperatoria voluta n. sp.1 Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996 demosponge
 Agelasida - Intrasporeocoeliidae
Intrasporeocoelia hubeiensis2 Fan and Zhang 1985 demosponge
 Agelasida - Auriculospongiidae
Auriculospongia auriculata1 Termier and Termier 1955 demosponge
Auriculospongia perforata n. sp.1 Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996 demosponge