Rian, Alborz Mountains, coral patch reef (Jurassic of Iran)

Also known as Reef 3629

Where: Iran (35.8° N, 53.7° E: paleocoordinates 13.1° S, 47.3° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Shemshak Group, Early/Lower Bajocian (171.6 - 168.4 Ma)

• top of the "Shemshak Formation"

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

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

• coral patch reef in silty marls

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: peel or thin section,

Primary reference: D. K. Pandey and F. T. Fürsich. 2006. Jurassic corals from the Shemshak Formation of the Alborz Mountains, Iran. Zitteliana A 46:41-74 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 73966: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 16.07.2007

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Taxonomic list

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Bivalvia
 Ostreida - Palaeolophidae
Actinostreon sp.
Actinostreon sp. Bayle 1878 oyster
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Chlamys sp.
Chlamys sp. Röding 1798 scallop
Brachiopoda
  -
Brachiopoda indet.
Brachiopoda indet. Cuvier 1805
Bryozoa
  -
Bryozoa indet.
Bryozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1831
Polychaeta
 Sabellida - Serpulidae
Serpulidae indet.
Serpulidae indet. Rafinesque 1835
Echinoidea
 Cidaroida -
Cidaroida indet.
Cidaroida indet. Claus 1880 pencil urchin
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae
Thecosmilia langi, Thecosmilia dichotoma, Thecosmilia magna, "Thecosmilia trichotoma" = Thecosmilia densa, "Coenotheca zolleriana" = Thecosmilia gregaria, Isastrea propinqua, Isastrea bernardiana, Montlivaltia caryophyllata, Montlivaltia cornutiformis
Thecosmilia langi Koby 1884 stony coral
Thecosmilia dichotoma Koby 1884 stony coral
Thecosmilia magna Etallon 1864 stony coral
"Thecosmilia trichotoma" = Thecosmilia densa Fromentel 1870 stony coral
"Coenotheca zolleriana" = Thecosmilia gregaria M'Coy 1851 stony coral
Isastrea propinqua Etallon 1864 stony coral
Isastrea bernardiana d'Orbigny 1850 stony coral
Montlivaltia caryophyllata Lamouroux 1821 stony coral
Montlivaltia cornutiformis Gregory 1900 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Microsolenidae
Microsolena verdati, Kobya crassolamellosa
Microsolena verdati Koby 1889 stony coral
Kobya crassolamellosa Gregory 1900 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Latomeandridae
Collignonastraea meandra, Ovalastrea "sp. A", Periseris elegantula
Collignonastraea meandra d'Orbigny 1850 stony coral
Ovalastrea "sp. A" d'Orbigny 1849 stony coral
Periseris elegantula d'Orbigny 1850 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Thamnasteriidae
Thamnasteria iranensis, Thamnasteria mettensis
Thamnasteria iranensis Pandey and Fürsich 2003 stony coral
Thamnasteria mettensis Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851 stony coral
 Ichnofossils -
Trypanites sp., Gastrochaenolites sp.
Trypanites sp. Mägdefrau 1932
Gastrochaenolites sp. Leymerie 1842