Olho de Agua, Loule; Sao Romao, Peral and Cabeca Beds (Jurassic to of Portugal)

Also known as Reef 3482

Where: Portugal (37.1° N, 8.0° W)

• Paleocoordinates: 22.2° N, 9.0° E (Wright 2013)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Late/Upper Oxfordian to Late/Upper Oxfordian (161.2 - 150.8 Ma)

• probably including the Sao Romao Limestone, the upper Peral Beds and the Cabeca coral limestone

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

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

• fossil debris limestone in the lower part, marl-limestone alternation in the middle part and reefal limestone in the upper part

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: peel or thin section,

Primary reference: S. Rosendahl. 1985. Die oberjurassische Korallenfazies von Algarve (Südportugal) [The Upper Jurassic coral facies of Algarve (Southern Portugal)]. Arbeiten aus dem Institut für Geologie und Paläontologie an der Universität Stuttgart 82:1-125 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 68590: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 29.01.2007

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Taxonomic list

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Rhodophyceae
  - Solenoporaceae
Solenoporaceae indet.
Stenolaemata
 Cyclostomata - Cerioporidae
? Ceriopora sp.
? Ceriopora sp. Goldfuss 1826
Bivalvia
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Pectinidae indet.
Pectinidae indet. Wilkes 1810 scallop
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostreidae indet.
Ostreidae indet. Rafinesque 1815 oyster
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
Stylocyathus coarctatus
Stylocyathus coarctatus Quenstedt 1852 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Heterocoeniidae
Acanthogyra columnaris
Acanthogyra columnaris Ogilvie 1897 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Thamnasteriidae
Thamnasteria moreana
Thamnasteria moreana d'Orbigny 1850 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Aplosmiliidae
Pruvostastraea labyrinthiformis, Psammogyra choffati, "Kologyra aldingeri" = Placogyra aldingeri
Pruvostastraea labyrinthiformis Alloiteau 1957 stony coral
Psammogyra choffati Koby 1881 stony coral
"Kologyra aldingeri" = Placogyra aldingeri Geyer 1955 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Thecosmiliidae
"Thecosmilia trichotoma" = Thecosmilia densa
"Thecosmilia trichotoma" = Thecosmilia densa Fromentel 1870 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Axosmiliidae
Axosmilia carrapateirensis
Axosmilia carrapateirensis Koby 1904 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Amphiastreidae
Donacosmilia corallina, Mitrodendron modicum, Amphiastrea basaltiformis
Donacosmilia corallina Fromentel 1861 stony coral
Mitrodendron modicum Eliasova 1975 stony coral
Amphiastrea basaltiformis Étallon 1859 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Stylinidae
"Pseudocoenia hexaphyllia" = Adelocoenia hexaphyllia, "Pseudocoenia radisensis" = Adelocoenia radisensis, Heliocoenia variabilis, Heliocoenia orbignyi, Stylina girodi, Goniocora pumila, Goniocora socialis, Enallhelia cf. elegans, Stylosmilia michelini
"Pseudocoenia hexaphyllia" = Adelocoenia hexaphyllia d'Orbigny 1850 stony coral
"Pseudocoenia radisensis" = Adelocoenia radisensis d'Orbigny 1850 stony coral
Heliocoenia variabilis Étallon 1859 stony coral
Heliocoenia orbignyi Roniewicz 1966 stony coral
Stylina girodi Étallon 1859 stony coral
Goniocora pumila Quenstedt 1852 stony coral
Goniocora socialis Roemer 1836 stony coral
Enallhelia cf. elegans Muenster 1829 stony coral
Stylosmilia michelini Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Cyathophoridae
Cyathophora cesaredensis, "Pseudocoenia suboctonis" = Cryptocoenia castellum
Cyathophora cesaredensis Koby 1904 stony coral
"Pseudocoenia suboctonis" = Cryptocoenia castellum Michelin 1844 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Synastraeidae
Synastrea subagaricites, Synastrea dubia
Synastrea subagaricites Becker 1875 stony coral
Synastrea dubia de Fromentel 1861 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Haplaraeidae
Meandraraea gresslyi, Actinaraea minuta
Meandraraea gresslyi Etallon and Thurmann 1864 stony coral
Actinaraea minuta Roniewicz 1966 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Kobyastraeidae
Kobyastraea lomontiana
Kobyastraea lomontiana Etallon and Thurmann 1864 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Dermosmiliidae
Calamophylliopsis flabellum, "Calamophylliopsis stokesi" = Calamophylliopsis stockesi, Calamophylliopsis cervina
Calamophylliopsis flabellum de Blainville 1830 stony coral
"Calamophylliopsis stokesi" = Calamophylliopsis stockesi Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851 stony coral
Calamophylliopsis cervina Etallon 1860 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Actinastreidae
Actinastrea matheyi
Actinastrea matheyi Koby 1885 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Acroporidae
Diplocoenia lobata
Diplocoenia lobata Étallon 1859 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Eugyridae
Myriophyllia loulensis n. sp.
Myriophyllia loulensis n. sp. Rosendahl 1985 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Comoseridae
"Fungiastraea major" = Microsolena major, Microsolena agariciformis, Microsolena tuberosa, "Microsolena ornata" = Dimorpharaea ornata
"Fungiastraea major" = Microsolena major Ferry 1861 stony coral
Microsolena agariciformis Étallon 1859 stony coral
Microsolena tuberosa Michelin 1844 stony coral
"Microsolena ornata" = Dimorpharaea ornata Koby 1887 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Latomeandridae
Microphyllia undans, Fungiastraea arachnoides, Comophyllia polymorpha
Microphyllia undans Étallon 1859 stony coral
Fungiastraea arachnoides Parkinson 1808 stony coral
Comophyllia polymorpha Koby 1906 stony coral
Demospongiae
 Agelasida - Milleporellidae
Astroporina orientalis
Astroporina orientalis Hudson 1960 demosponge
 Agelasida - Actinostromariidae
Actinostromaria tokadiensis
Actinostromaria tokadiensis Yabe and Sugiyama 1935 demosponge
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Ptychochaetetes globosus, Ptychochaetetes cf. peroni
Ptychochaetetes cf. peroni Fischer 1970 demosponge
Stromatoporoidea
  -
Milleporidium lusitanicum
Milleporidium lusitanicum stromatoporoid sponge
Calcarea
 Calcaronea - Sphaerocoeliidae
? Barroisia sp.
? Barroisia sp. Munier-Chalmas 1882 calcareous sponge
 Calcaronea - Stellispongiidae
Eudea sp., "Eusiphonella sp." = Pareudea, ? Peronidella sp.
Eudea sp. Lamouroux 1821 calcareous sponge
"Eusiphonella sp." = Pareudea Etallon 1859 calcareous sponge
? Peronidella sp. Hinde 1893 calcareous sponge
 Sycettida - Grantiidae
? Protosycon sp.
? Protosycon sp. calcareous sponge