Consolacao, Peniche area, Liostrea bioherm (Jurassic of Portugal)

Also known as Reef 2763

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: Late/Upper Kimmeridgian (155.7 - 150.8 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

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

• sandy marly limestone

Size class: macrofossils

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 67940: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 18.12.2006

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Taxonomic list

unclassified
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Stenolaemata
 Cyclostomata - Plagioeciidae
Plagioecia sp. Canu 1918
Sedentaria
 Sabellida - Serpulidae
Serpula sp. Linnaeus 1758
Bivalvia
 Heteroconchia -
Heterodonta indet. Neumayr 1884 clam
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Liostrea sp., "Exogyra reniformis" = Nanogyra (Palaeogyra) reniformis, "Nanogyra nana" = Nanogyra (Nanogyra) nana
Liostrea sp. Douvillé 1904 oyster
sp. A
"Exogyra reniformis" = Nanogyra (Palaeogyra) reniformis Goldfuss 1833 oyster
"Nanogyra nana" = Nanogyra (Nanogyra) nana Sowerby 1822 oyster
 Ostreida - Bakevelliidae
Bakevelliidae indet. King 1850 oyster
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Lycettia sp. Cox 1937 mussel
sp. A
Gastropoda
 Trochoidea - Nododelphinulidae
Metriomphalus sp. Cossmann 1916 snail
sp. C
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Axosmiliidae
Axosmilia crassa Milaschewitsch 1876 stony coral
Axosmilia corallina Étallon 1859 stony coral
Axosmilia marcou Étallon 1859 stony coral
[entered as Axosmilia marcoui]
 Scleractinia - Latomeandridae
Ovalastrea michelini Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Cyathophoridae
Cyathophora cesaredensis Koby 1904 stony coral