Kuznetsk Alatau, Kiya River section - Unit VII, Subunits 1-3 (Cambrian of Russian Federation)

Also known as Reef 2012

Where: Kemorovo, Russian Federation (56.0° N, 88.0° E)

• Paleocoordinates: 3.0° S, 47.4° W (Wright 2013)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Nochoroicyathus marinskii other zone, Unit VII Member (Usa Formation), Atdabanian (521.0 - 516.0 Ma)

• Nochoroicyathus marinskii zone

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

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

• Subunits 1-3 represent bioherms, biohermal massifs.

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: I. T. Zhuravleva, I. A. Konyaeva, D. V. Osadchaya and A. S. Boyarinov. 1997. Biostratigraphy of the Kiya River section. - Early Cambrian Archaeocyaths and spicular sponges from the Kiya River section (Kuznetsk Alatau). Annales de Paléontologie 83(1):3-92 [W. Kiessling/S. Nurnberg]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 56749: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Sabine Nürnberg on 24.11.2005

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Taxonomic list

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Archaeocyatha
 Ajacicyathida - Asterocyathidae
Erismacoscinus nataliae
Erismacoscinus nataliae archaeocyath sponge
 Ajacicyathida - Agyrekocyathidae
"Mennericyathus sp." = Agyrekocyathus, "Mennericyathus kundatus" = Agyrekocyathus, "Mennericyathus gini" = Agyrekocyathus
"Mennericyathus sp." = Agyrekocyathus Konyushkov 1967 archaeocyath sponge
"Mennericyathus kundatus" = Agyrekocyathus archaeocyath sponge
"Mennericyathus gini" = Agyrekocyathus archaeocyath sponge
 Ajacicyathida - Tumulocyathidae
"Tumulocyathus sp." = Tumulocyathus, "Tumulocyathus pustulatus" = Tumulocyathus, "Tumulocyathoides monotumulatus" = Tumulocyathus, "Tumulocyathoides kiyensis" = Tumulocyathus, Plicocyathus admirabilis, Plicocyathus altaisajanicus, Plicocyathus boyarinovi
"Tumulocyathus sp." = Tumulocyathus archaeocyath sponge
"Tumulocyathus pustulatus" = Tumulocyathus archaeocyath sponge
"Tumulocyathoides monotumulatus" = Tumulocyathus archaeocyath sponge
"Tumulocyathoides kiyensis" = Tumulocyathus archaeocyath sponge
Plicocyathus admirabilis archaeocyath sponge
Plicocyathus altaisajanicus archaeocyath sponge
Plicocyathus boyarinovi archaeocyath sponge
 Ajacicyathida - Tumulifungiidae
"? Arturocyathus sp." = Subtumulocyathellus
"? Arturocyathus sp." = Subtumulocyathellus Osadchaya et al. 1979 archaeocyath sponge
 Ajacicyathida - Pretiosocyathidae
Pretiosocyathus tolchiensis
Pretiosocyathus tolchiensis archaeocyath sponge
 Ajacicyathida - Ethmocyathidae
? Frinalicyathus sp., Degeletticyathus sp., Baikalocyathus sp.
? Frinalicyathus sp. archaeocyath sponge
Degeletticyathus sp. archaeocyath sponge
Baikalocyathus sp. archaeocyath sponge
 Ajacicyathida - Ajacicyathidae
Nochoroicyathus mariinskii, Nochoroicyathus khemtschikensis, Nochoroicyathus fragilis, Orbicyathus sp., Sibirecyathus sp., ? Rotundocyathus vassilievskii, Rotundocyathus reticulatus, Rotundocyathus decurvatus, Rotundocyathus pelmani, Rotundocyathus activus
Nochoroicyathus mariinskii archaeocyath sponge
Nochoroicyathus khemtschikensis archaeocyath sponge
Nochoroicyathus fragilis Osadchaya et al. 1979 archaeocyath sponge
Orbicyathus sp. Vologdin 1937 archaeocyath sponge
sp. 2
Sibirecyathus sp. Vologdin 1937 archaeocyath sponge
sp. 2
? Rotundocyathus vassilievskii archaeocyath sponge
Rotundocyathus reticulatus archaeocyath sponge
Rotundocyathus decurvatus archaeocyath sponge
Rotundocyathus pelmani archaeocyath sponge
Rotundocyathus activus archaeocyath sponge
 Ajacicyathida - Bronchocyathidae
Gordonicyathus subhowelli
Gordonicyathus subhowelli archaeocyath sponge
 Ajacicyathida - Sajanocyathidae
Formosocyathus alabini, Formosocyathus fidelius, Irinaecyathus luchininae
Formosocyathus alabini archaeocyath sponge
Formosocyathus fidelius archaeocyath sponge
Irinaecyathus luchininae archaeocyath sponge
 Ajacicyathida - Kaltatocyathidae
Kaltatocyathus sp.
Kaltatocyathus sp. Zhuravleva et al. 1964 archaeocyath sponge
 Ajacicyathida - Dokidocyathidae
Dokidocyathus sp.
Dokidocyathus sp. Taylor 1910 archaeocyath sponge
sp. 1
 Monocyathida - Monocyathidae
Archaeolynthus sp., Archaeolynthus sibiricus, Archaeolynthus nalivkini, Archaeolynthus unimurus
Archaeolynthus sp. Taylor 1910 archaeocyath sponge
Archaeolynthus sibiricus archaeocyath sponge
Archaeolynthus nalivkini archaeocyath sponge
Archaeolynthus unimurus archaeocyath sponge
 Monocyathida - Tumuliolynthidae
Tumuliolynthus sp., Tumuliolynthus tubexternus, Tumuliolynthus macrospinosus
Tumuliolynthus sp. Zhuravleva 1963 archaeocyath sponge
Tumuliolynthus tubexternus archaeocyath sponge
Tumuliolynthus macrospinosus archaeocyath sponge
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"Cornutocyathus" cornutus
"Cornutocyathus" cornutus archaeocyath sponge
 Capsulocyathida - Fransuasaecyathidae
Fransuasaecyathus sp.
Fransuasaecyathus sp. archaeocyath sponge
 Capsulocyathida - Cryptoporocyathidae
Capsulocyathus sp., Capsulocyathus subcallosus
Capsulocyathus sp. archaeocyath sponge
Capsulocyathus subcallosus archaeocyath sponge
 Capsulocyathida - Tomocyathidae
Coscinocyathella sp., Coscinocyathella operosa
Coscinocyathella sp. archaeocyath sponge
Coscinocyathella operosa archaeocyath sponge
 Archaeocyathida - Loculicyathidae
Paranacyathus sp., Cambrocyathellus pospelovi, Cambrocyathellus aksarinae
Paranacyathus sp. archaeocyath sponge
Cambrocyathellus pospelovi archaeocyath sponge
Cambrocyathellus aksarinae archaeocyath sponge
 Archaeocyathida -
Archaeocyathina indet.
Archaeocyathina indet. Okulitch 1935 archaeocyath sponge
indet. 2 and 3
 Archaeocyathida - Copleicyathidae
Tabulacyathellus bidzhaensis
Tabulacyathellus bidzhaensis archaeocyath sponge
 Archaeocyathida - Dictyocyathidae
Dictyocyathus yavorskii, Dictyocyathus sp.
Dictyocyathus yavorskii archaeocyath sponge
Dictyocyathus sp. archaeocyath sponge
 Archaeocyathida - Archaeopharetridae
Dictyosycon radiatus, Archaeopharetra victori
Dictyosycon radiatus archaeocyath sponge
Archaeopharetra victori archaeocyath sponge
Cribricyatha
 Cribricyathida - Pyxidocyathidae
"Szecyathus" sp.
"Szecyathus" sp. Vologdin 1957 cribricyath sponge
Radiocyatha
 Acanthinocyathida - Acanthinocyathidae
"Osadchiites" denaevadae