Russiz, Gorizia (Eocene of Italy)

Also known as Reef 3634

Where: Italy (46.0° N, 13.5° E: paleocoordinates 39.5° N, 11.7° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Lutetian (47.8 - 41.3 Ma)

• Early Lutetian

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

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

• patch-reefs developed on deltaic systems

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: P. Maddaleni. 1997. I coralli di Russiz nel Collio orientale (Luteziano inferiore, Gorizia, Italia nord-orientale) [The corals of Russiz in the eastern Collio (Early Lutetian, Gorizia, NE Italy)]. Gortania - Atti del Museo Friulano di Storia Naturale 19:61-84 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel/M. Carrano]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 75454: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 10.10.2007, edited by Mihaela Krause

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Anthozoa
 Helioporacea - Helioporidae
Parapolytremacis bellardii Haime 1852
11 from previous 47 from Bosellini (2022)
 Scleractinia - Acroporidae
Astreopora panicea stony coral
Astreopora sp. Blainville 1830 stony coral
Astreopora tecta Catullo 1856 stony coral
Astreopora dubiosa d'Achiardi 1875 stony coral
Astreopora auvertiaca Michelin 1844 stony coral
Astreopora meneghiniana d'Achiardi 1866 stony coral
Astreopora annulata d'Achiardi 1875 stony coral
12 from previous 11 from Bosellini (2022)
 Scleractinia - Pocilloporidae
Stylophora conferta Reuss 1868 stony coral
Stylophora pulcherrima d'Achiardi 1875 stony coral
1 from previous 23 from Bosellini (2022)
Stylophora italica d'Achiardi 1866 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Astrocoeniidae
Astrocoenia sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
Astrocoenia reussiana d'Achiardi 1866 stony coral
Astrocoenia lobatorotundata Michelin 1842 stony coral
1 from previous 29 from Bosellini (2022)
Astrocoenia laminosa d'Achiardi 1866 stony coral
Astrocoenia bistellata Catullo 1856 stony coral
8 from previous 8 from Bosellini (2022)
Stylocoenia taurinensis Michelin 1842 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Actinacididae
Actinacis sp. d'Orbigny 1849 stony coral
Actinacis cognata Oppenheim 1901 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Poritidae
"Goniopora nummulitica" = Porites nummulitica Reuss 1864 stony coral
"Goniopora ramosa" = Porites nummulitica Reuss 1864 stony coral
Goniopora polystyla stony coral
Goniopora sp. Blainville 1830 stony coral
"Dictyaraea elegans" = Goniopora elegans Leymerie 1846 stony coral
Goniopora microsiderea Catullo 1856 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Agariciidae
Cyathoseris sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849 stony coral
Cyathoseris judriensis Dainelli 1925 stony coral
4 from previous 2 from Bosellini (2022)
Cyathoseris formosa d'Achiardi 1875 stony coral
Pavona granulosa stony coral
"Hydnophorabacia variabilis" = Pavona variabilis d'Achiardi 1875 stony coral
"Cyathoseris aff. dinarica" = Leptoseris dinarica Oppenheim 1901 stony coral
"Cyathoseris dinarica" = Leptoseris dinarica Oppenheim 1901 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Siderastreidae
Pironastrea discoides d'Achiardi 1875 stony coral
1 from previous, 4 from Bosellini (2022)
Siderastrea funesta stony coral
Siderofungia eocenica stony coral
2 from previous 28 from Bosellini (2022)
"Siderastrea morloti" = Siderofungia morloti Reuss 1864 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Fungiidae
Cycloseris brazzanensis Oppenheim 1901 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Mussidae
Circophyllia dachiardii stony coral
1 from previous, 19 from Bosellini (2022)
Variabilifavia confertissima Reuss 1868 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Antiguastrea lucasiana Defrance 1826 stony coral
Cladocora sp. Ehrenberg 1834 stony coral
Paraleptoria flexuosissima d'Achiardi 1868 stony coral
Paraleptoria polygonalis Catullo 1856 stony coral
Dipsastraea costata stony coral
Dipsastraea exilis stony coral
"Caulastraea brevis" = Caulastrea stony coral
"Caulastraea granulosa" = Caulastrea stony coral
"Caulastraea medunensis" = Caulastrea stony coral
"Caulastraea sp." = Caulastrea Dana 1846 stony coral
Caulastrea fusinieri Catullo 1847 stony coral
6 from previous 1 from Bosellini (2022)
Goniastrea cocchii d'Achiardi 1868 stony coral
3 from previous 7 from Bosellini (2022)
Leptoria italibrevia n. sp. stony coral
Leptoria cristata Dainelli 1925 stony coral
Leptoria italica d'Achiardi 1875 stony coral
4 from previous 15 from Bosellini (2022)
"Colpophyllia stellata" = Hydnophyllia stellata Catullo 1856 stony coral
Hydnophyllia sublabyrinthica Catullo 1856 stony coral
Hydnophyllia scalaria Catullo 1856 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae
? Thecosmilia sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
originally Thecosmilia cf. nana d'Achiardi
Placosmilia sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
Placosmilia elliptica d'Achiardi 1875 stony coral
"Placosmiliopsis multisinuosus" = Trochosmilia multisinuosa Michelin 1846 stony coral
33 from previous 3 from Bosellini (2022)
"Placosmilia multisinuosa" = Trochosmilia multisinuosa Michelin 1846 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Faviidae
Favia meneguzzoi d'Achiardi 1875 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Meandrinidae
Pachygyra compressa stony coral
Pachygyra plana stony coral
Pachygyra reussi stony coral
"Strotogyra savii" = Pachygyra savii d'Achiardi 1866 stony coral
5 from previous 13 from Bosellini (2022)
 Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
 Scleractinia - Euphylliidae
 Scleractinia - Agathiphylliidae
 Scleractinia - Rhipidogyridae
Barysmilia vicentina d'Achiardi 1866 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Montastraeidae
Montastraea alpina stony coral
1 from previous, 27 from Bosellini (2022)
Montastrea alpina d'Achiardi 1867 stony coral
Montastrea irradians Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Thamnasteriidae