Consolacao, Peniche area, coral biostrome 2 (Jurassic of Portugal)

Also known as Reef 2762

Where: Portugal (39.3° N, 9.3° W: paleocoordinates 33.5° N, 1.1° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Early/Lower Kimmeridgian (155.7 - 150.8 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

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

• sandy marly limestone

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: peel or thin section,

Primary reference: W. Werner. 1986. Palökologische und biofazielle Analyse des Kimmeridge (Oberjura) von Consolacao, Mittelportugal [Paleoecological and biofacies analysis of the Kimmeridgian (Upper Jurassic) of Consolacao, central Portugal]. Zitteliana 13:3-109 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 67905: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 15.12.2006

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Taxonomic list

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Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Actinastreidae
"Actinastrea ramulifera" = Stephanastrea ramulifera
"Actinastrea ramulifera" = Stephanastrea ramulifera Etallon 1864 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Dermosmiliidae
Epistreptophyllum typicum, Epistreptophyllum commune
Epistreptophyllum typicum Koby 1904 stony coral
Epistreptophyllum commune Milaschewitsch 1876 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Calamophylliidae
"Calamophyllia" sp.
"Calamophyllia" sp. Blainville 1830 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Haplaraeidae
cf. Meandraraea bonanomii
 Scleractinia - Placophylliidae
Placophyllia minima
Placophyllia minima Geyer 1955 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae
"Thecosmilia trichotoma" = Thecosmilia densa
"Thecosmilia trichotoma" = Thecosmilia densa Fromentel 1870 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Microsolenidae
Microsolena agariciformis, Comoseris cesaredensis, Comoseris helvelloides
Microsolena agariciformis Etallon 1859 stony coral
Comoseris helvelloides Koby 1904 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Latomeandridae
Ovalastrea caryophylloides, "Thamnasteria pseudarachnoides" = Fungiastraea pseudarachnoides
Ovalastrea caryophylloides Goldfuss 1826 stony coral
"Thamnasteria pseudarachnoides" = Fungiastraea pseudarachnoides Becker 1875 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Cyathophoridae
Cyathophora bourgeti
 Scleractinia - Cladophylliidae
Cladophyllia sp.
Cladophyllia sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851 stony coral
sp. A
 Scleractinia - Stylinidae
"Stylina decipiens" = Adelocoenia pistillum, Stylina girodi
"Stylina decipiens" = Adelocoenia pistillum Fromentel 1861 stony coral
Stylina girodi Etallon 1864 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Axosmiliidae
Axosmilia excavata
Axosmilia excavata Milaschewitsch 1876 stony coral
Echinoidea
 Calycina - Diplopodiidae
Diplopodia planissima
Ophiuroidea
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Ophiuroidea indet.
Ophiuroidea indet. Gray 1840 brittle star
Stenolaemata
 Cyclostomata - Plagioeciidae
Plagioecia sp.
Plagioecia sp. Canu 1918
Bivalvia
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Lithophaga sp., Arcomytilus morrisi, Modiolus cf. beirensis
Lithophaga sp. Röding 1798 mussel
Modiolus cf. beirensis mussel
M. beirensis/imbricatus
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
"Nanogyra nana" = Nanogyra (Nanogyra) nana
"Nanogyra nana" = Nanogyra (Nanogyra) nana Sowerby 1822 oyster
 Ostreida - Pteriidae
Pteroperna sp.
Pteroperna sp. Lycett 1850 pearl oyster
sp. L, M and N
 Ostreida - Malleidae
Rostroperna sp., Isognomon lusitanicus
Rostroperna sp. oyster
sp. A
 Ostreida - Bakevelliidae
Bakevelliidae indet.
Bakevelliidae indet. King 1850 oyster
sp. A, B and AB
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Dianchora bicornis
 Pectinida - Plicatulidae
Plicatula boischini
 Carditida - Astartidae
Nicaniella sp., Nicaniella (Trautscholdia) supracorallina
Nicaniella sp. Chavan 1945 clam
sp. A
Gastropoda
 Trochoidea - Nododelphinulidae
Metriomphalus clathratus