Matoppa, bioherms (Cambrian of Italy)

Also known as Reef 1749

Where: Sardegna, Italy (39.3° N, 8.4° E: paleocoordinates 48.6° S, 113.6° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Matoppa Formation (Nebida Group), Botomian (516.0 - 513.0 Ma)

• upper part of the formation

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

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

• archaeocyath boundstone

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: A. Gandin and F. Debrenne. 1984. Lower Cambrian bioconstructions in southwestern Sardinia (Italy). Geobios, Memoire special 8:231-240 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 81032: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 27.05.2008

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Renalcis
  - Chabakoviacea
Renalcis sp. Vologdin 1932
Hormogoneae
 Oscillatoriales - Girvanellaceae
Girvanella sp. Nicholson and Etheridge 1878
Bicyathus
  -
Bicyathus sp. Vologdin 1939
Archaeocyatha
 Capsulocyathida - Coscinocyathidae
Coscinocyathus sp. Bornemann 1884 archaeocyath sponge
 Ajacicyathida - Ethmocyathidae
Rasetticyathus sp. archaeocyath sponge
Inessocyathus sp. archaeocyath sponge
 Ajacicyathida - Bronchocyathidae
Taylorcyathus sp. archaeocyath sponge
 Ajacicyathida - Porocoscinidae
Porocoscinus sp. archaeocyath sponge
Tubicoscinus sp. archaeocyath sponge
 Archaeocyathida - Anthomorphidae
Anthomorpha sp. Bornemann 1884 archaeocyath sponge
 Archaeocyathida - Dictyocyathidae
Dictyocyathus sp. archaeocyath sponge
 Archaeocyathida - Archaeopharetridae
Protopharetra sp. Bornemann 1884 archaeocyath sponge
 Archaeocyathida - Copleicyathidae
Agastrocyathus sp. Debrenne 1964 archaeocyath sponge
Trilobita
  -
Trilobita indet. Walch 1771 trilobite
Brachiopoda
  -
Brachiopoda indet. Cuvier 1805
unclassified
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