Pr5, Cassian bulk collection (Triassic of Italy)

Where: Italy (46.5° N, 11.9° E: paleocoordinates 12.4° N, 20.1° E)

• coordinate based on unpublished field data

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Cassian Formation, Julian (235.0 - 232.0 Ma)

• Age range indicated as Langobardian ton ?Julian, now confirmed to be early Carnian (Cordevolian)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; lithified limestone

• Patch reefs on extensive carbonate platform
• Small patch reefs, laterally grading in to oolitic limestones. Material supposedly stems from reefs, although it was mostly collected from marly interbeds.

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: original aragonite, original calcite

Collection methods: bulk,

Primary reference: F. T. Fürsich and J. Wendt. 1977. Biostratinomy and palaeoecology of the Cassian Formation (Triassic) of the Southern Alps. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 22:257-323 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 69688: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Wolfgang Kiessling on 01.03.2007

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Taxonomic list

• Taxonomy has not been revised since 1977
Echinoidea
 Cidaroida - Cidaridae
Balanocidaris dorsata1 pencil urchin
  -
"Cidaris" waechteri1 Wissmann 1841 sea urchin
Crinoidea
 Encrinida - Encrinidae
"Encrinus granulosus" = Zardinicrinus granulosus1, "Entrochus cassianus" = Chelocrinus cassianus1
"Encrinus granulosus" = Zardinicrinus granulosus1 Münster 1834 Sea lily
"Entrochus cassianus" = Chelocrinus cassianus1 Laube 1865 Sea lily
Rhynchonellata
 Athyridida - Diplospirellidae
Diplospirella sp.1 Bittner 1890
 Rhynchonellida - Rhynchonellidae
"Rhynchonella" sp.1 Fischer 1809
Scaphopoda
 Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
"Dentalium undulatum" = Plagioglypta undulata1
"Dentalium undulatum" = Plagioglypta undulata1 Münster 1841 tusk shell
Gastropoda
  -
Gastropoda indet.1 Cuvier 1795 snail
 Heterostropha - Mathildidae
 Heterostropha - Anoptychiidae
Anoptychia carinata1 Münster 1841 snail
 Murchisoniina - Zygopleuridae
Polygyrina lommeli1 Muenster 1841 snail
 Murchisoniina - Rhaphistomellidae
Rhaphistomella radians1 Wissmann 1841 snail
 Schizogonioidea - Schizogoniidae
Schizogonium scalare1 Münster 1841 snail
 Neritoidea - Naticopsidae
"Naticopsis" sp.1 M'Coy 1844 snail
 Caenogastropoda - Coelostylinidae
? Euchrysalis fusiformis1 Münster 1841 snail
Bivalvia
  -
Bivalvia indet.1 Linnaeus 1758 clam
 Nuculanida - Malletiidae
Palaeoneilo elliptica1 Goldfuss 1837 clam
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
"Palaeonucula strigillata" = Palaeonucula strigilata1
"Palaeonucula strigillata" = Palaeonucula strigilata1 Goldfuss 1837 nut clam
 Ostreida - Cassianellidae
Cassianella beyrichii1 Bittner 1895 oyster
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
"Palaeocardita crenata" = Septocardia crenata1
"Palaeocardita crenata" = Septocardia crenata1 Goldfuss 1837 cockle
 Megalodontida - Megalodontidae
"Megalodon rostratus" = Pachyrisma rostratum1
"Megalodon rostratus" = Pachyrisma rostratum1 Münster 1841 clam
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
""Leda" dubia" = Lucina dubia1
""Leda" dubia" = Lucina dubia1 Münster 1841 clam
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Margarophylliidae
? Margarosmilia sp.1 Volz 1896 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Reimaniphylliidae
Retiophyllia sp.2 Cuif 1966 stony coral