Kuznetsk Alatau, Kiya River section - Unit XI, Subunits 11-14 (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: Gordonicyathus howelli other zone, Unit XI Member (Usa Formation), Atdabanian (521.0 - 516.0 Ma)

• Regional stage: Kiya; Gordonicyathus howelli zone

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

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

• Subunits 11-14 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 56757: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Sabine Nürnberg on 24.11.2005

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Taxonomic list

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Cribricyatha
 Cribricyathida - Pyxidocyathidae
"Szecyathus" sp.
"Szecyathus" sp. Vologdin 1957 cribricyath sponge
Batchatocyathus
  -
Batchatocyathus tunicatus
Archaeocyatha
 Monocyathida - Monocyathidae
Archaeolynthus sp., Archaeolynthus sibiricus, Archaeolynthus nalivkini, Archaeolynthus absolutus, Archaeolynthus unimurus
Archaeolynthus sp. Taylor 1910 archaeocyath sponge
Archaeolynthus sibiricus archaeocyath sponge
Archaeolynthus nalivkini archaeocyath sponge
Archaeolynthus absolutus archaeocyath sponge
Archaeolynthus unimurus archaeocyath sponge
 Monocyathida - Tumuliolynthidae
Tumuliolynthus sp., Tumuliolynthus musatovi, Tumuliolynthus tubexternus, Tumuliolynthus kuznetsovae
Tumuliolynthus sp. Zhuravleva 1963 archaeocyath sponge
Tumuliolynthus musatovi archaeocyath sponge
Tumuliolynthus tubexternus archaeocyath sponge
Tumuliolynthus kuznetsovae archaeocyath sponge
 Capsulocyathida - Clathricoscinidae
Clathricoscinus sp.
Clathricoscinus sp. archaeocyath sponge
 Capsulocyathida - Cryptoporocyathidae
Capsulocyathus subcallosus
Capsulocyathus subcallosus archaeocyath sponge
 Ajacicyathida - Agyrekocyathidae
"Mennericyathus sp." = Agyrekocyathus
"Mennericyathus sp." = Agyrekocyathus Konyushkov 1967 archaeocyath sponge
 Ajacicyathida - Asterocyathidae
Erismacoscinus sp.
Erismacoscinus sp. Debrenne 1958 archaeocyath sponge
 Ajacicyathida - Tumulocoscinidae
Tumulocoscinus sp.
Tumulocoscinus sp. archaeocyath sponge
 Ajacicyathida - Porocoscinidae
Porocoscinus sp.
Porocoscinus sp. archaeocyath sponge
 Ajacicyathida - Dokidocyathidae
Dokidocyathus sp.
Dokidocyathus sp. Taylor 1910 archaeocyath sponge
sp. 1
 Ajacicyathida - Tumulocyathidae
"Tumulocyathoides polystichus" = Tumulocyathus, Plicocyathus altaisajanicus, Plicocyathus boyarinovi
"Tumulocyathoides polystichus" = Tumulocyathus archaeocyath sponge
Plicocyathus altaisajanicus archaeocyath sponge
Plicocyathus boyarinovi archaeocyath sponge
 Ajacicyathida - Ethmocyathidae
Degeletticyathus sp., Baikalocyathus sp., Baikalocyathus rossicus, Baikalocyathus baikalicus, "Ussuricyathus sp." = Mackenziecyathus, Rasetticyathus sp.
Degeletticyathus sp. archaeocyath sponge
Baikalocyathus sp. archaeocyath sponge
Baikalocyathus rossicus archaeocyath sponge
Baikalocyathus baikalicus archaeocyath sponge
"Ussuricyathus sp." = Mackenziecyathus archaeocyath sponge
Rasetticyathus sp. archaeocyath sponge
 Ajacicyathida - Sajanocyathidae
Formosocyathus alabini, Formosocyathus sp., ? Sajanocyathus sp.
Formosocyathus alabini archaeocyath sponge
Formosocyathus sp. archaeocyath sponge
? Sajanocyathus sp. archaeocyath sponge
 Ajacicyathida - Bronchocyathidae
Denaecyathus sp., Taylorcyathus sp., Gordonicyathus subhowelli, Gordonicyathus gerassimovensis, Gordonicyathus howelli, Thalamocyathus continuus, Thalamocyathus sp., Cyclocyathella sp., Cyclocyathella repinae
Denaecyathus sp. archaeocyath sponge
Taylorcyathus sp. archaeocyath sponge
Gordonicyathus subhowelli archaeocyath sponge
Gordonicyathus gerassimovensis archaeocyath sponge
Gordonicyathus howelli Vologdin 1932 archaeocyath sponge
Thalamocyathus continuus archaeocyath sponge
Thalamocyathus sp. archaeocyath sponge
Cyclocyathella sp. archaeocyath sponge
Cyclocyathella repinae Okuneva and Repina 1973 archaeocyath sponge
 Ajacicyathida - Ajacicyathidae
Rotundocyathus reticulatus, Rotundocyathus nadleri, Sibirecyathus dissepimentalis, Robustocyathellus sp., Orbicyathus vinkmanae, Orbicyathus anuloides, Orbicyathus mongolicus, Nochoroicyathus sp., Nochoroicyathus mariinskii, Nochoroicyathus khemtschikensis, Nochoroicyathus arteintervallum, Nochoroicyathus cf. mirabilis, Nochoroicyathus grandis, Nochoroicyathus speranskii
Rotundocyathus reticulatus archaeocyath sponge
Rotundocyathus nadleri archaeocyath sponge
Sibirecyathus dissepimentalis archaeocyath sponge
Robustocyathellus sp. Konyushkov 1972 archaeocyath sponge
Orbicyathus vinkmanae archaeocyath sponge
Orbicyathus anuloides archaeocyath sponge
Orbicyathus mongolicus archaeocyath sponge
Nochoroicyathus sp. Zhuravleva 1951 archaeocyath sponge
Nochoroicyathus mariinskii archaeocyath sponge
Nochoroicyathus khemtschikensis archaeocyath sponge
Nochoroicyathus arteintervallum archaeocyath sponge
Nochoroicyathus cf. mirabilis archaeocyath sponge
Nochoroicyathus grandis archaeocyath sponge
Nochoroicyathus speranskii archaeocyath sponge
 Ajacicyathida - Erbocyathidae
Ladaecyathus sp.
Ladaecyathus sp. archaeocyath sponge
 Ajacicyathida - Carinacyathidae
Vologdinocyathellus shichiovi
Vologdinocyathellus shichiovi archaeocyath sponge
 Ajacicyathida - Gloriosocyathidae
Nalivkinicyathus aksarinae
Nalivkinicyathus aksarinae archaeocyath sponge
 Ajacicyathida - Jakutocarinidae
Russocyathus sp.
Russocyathus sp. archaeocyath sponge
 Ajacicyathida - Annulocyathidae
Annulocyathella lavrenovae
Annulocyathella lavrenovae archaeocyath sponge
 Ajacicyathida - Tumulifungiidae
Sclerocyathus lepidosus, "? Arturocyathus sp." = Subtumulocyathellus
Sclerocyathus lepidosus archaeocyath sponge
"? Arturocyathus sp." = Subtumulocyathellus Osadchaya et al. 1979 archaeocyath sponge
 Archaeocyathida - Loculicyathidae
Loculicyathus tolli, Loculicyathus membranivestites, Cambrocyathellus aksarinae
Loculicyathus tolli archaeocyath sponge
Loculicyathus membranivestites archaeocyath sponge
Cambrocyathellus aksarinae archaeocyath sponge
 Archaeocyathida -
Archaeocyathina indet.
Archaeocyathina indet. Okulitch 1935 archaeocyath sponge
indet. 1, 2 and 3
 Archaeocyathida - Dictyocyathidae
Dictyocyathus yavorskii, Dictyocyathus sp.
Dictyocyathus yavorskii archaeocyath sponge
Dictyocyathus sp. archaeocyath sponge