Niwiska, Planula Zone, Polish Jura (Jurassic of Poland)

Also known as Reef 423

Where: Poland (51.1° N, 19.0° E: paleocoordinates 42.9° N, 25.8° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Late/Upper Oxfordian (161.2 - 155.7 Ma)

• Planula Zone

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

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

• large biohermal complexes
• chalky limestones; unbedded or medium- to thick-bedded, white, usually soft, friable and microporous, often with cherts

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: J. Trammer. 1989. Middle to Upper Oxfordian sponges of the Polish Jura. Acta Geologica Polonica 39(1-4):49-91 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 60856: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 26.05.2006

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Taxonomic list

Hexactinellida
 Innaecoeliida - Craticulariidae
"Craticularia paradoxa" = Laocoetis paradoxa, Craticularia paralella, "Thyroidium schweiggeri" = Dictyonocoelia schweiggeri
"Craticularia paradoxa" = Laocoetis paradoxa Münster 1833 glass sponge
"Thyroidium schweiggeri" = Dictyonocoelia schweiggeri Goldfuss 1829 glass sponge
 Lychniscosa - Cypelliidae
Paracypellia prolifera Zittel 1878 glass sponge
Cypellia rugosa Goldfuss 1826 glass sponge
 Lychniscosa - Sporadopylidae
Xenoschrammenum alternans Schrammen 1937 glass sponge
 Lychniscosa - Ventriculitidae
"Placotelia sp." = Discophyma
"Placotelia sp." = Discophyma Oppliger 1915 glass sponge
 Hexasterophora -
Hexactinosa indet. Schrammen 1903 glass sponge
 Hexactinosa - Cribrospongiidae
"Tremadictyon rugatum" = Cribrospongia, "Tremadictyon reticulatum" = Cribrospongia reticulata
"Tremadictyon rugatum" = Cribrospongia glass sponge
"Tremadictyon reticulatum" = Cribrospongia reticulata Goldfuss 1826 glass sponge
 Hexactinosa - Euretidae
Ramispongia ramosa Quenstedt 1877 glass sponge
 Hexactinosa - Staurodermatidae
 Lyssacinosa - Stauractinellidae
Stauractinella jurassica Zittel 1877 glass sponge
Demospongiae
 Tetralithistida - Cylindrophymatidae
Cylindrophyma milleporata Goldfuss 1826 demosponge
 Spirosclerophorida - Scleritodermatidae
Leiodorella sp. Zittel 1878 demosponge
 Spirosclerophorida - Discostromatidae
Hyalotragos patella Goldfuss 1826 demosponge
 Spirosclerophorida - Cnemidiastridae
"Cnemidiastrum rimulosum" = Cnemopeltia (Cnemopeltia) rimulosum Goldfuss 1826 demosponge
Cnemidiastrum stellatum Goldfuss 1826 demosponge
 Spirosclerophorida - Platychoniidae
Platychonia schlotheimi Goldfuss 1833 demosponge
 Choristida - Cephaloraphiditidae
Ophiodesia sp. demosponge
Calcarea
 Calcaronea - Endostomatidae
Corynella cribrata Hinde 1893 calcareous sponge
 Calcaronea - Stellispongiidae
Peronidella cylindrica Goldfuss 1826 calcareous sponge
Diaplectia auricula Hinde 1884 calcareous sponge
"Lymnorella aff. inclusa" = Mammillopora calcareous sponge