Oued Saquia Al Hamra, 6th reef cycle (Devonian of Western Sahara)

Also known as Reef 3446

Where: Western Sahara (26.8° N, 11.8° W: paleocoordinates 45.6° S, 5.2° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Givetian (387.7 - 382.7 Ma)

• 6th reef cycle or "coral beds C"

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

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

• erosional remnant of a larger patch reef or biostrome

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: J. Wendt and B. Kaufmann. 2006. Middle Devonian (Givetian) coral-stromatoporoid reefs in West Sahara (Morocco). Journal of African Earth Sciences 44:339-350 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 81607: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 04.07.2008

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Taxonomic list

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Stromatoporoidea
 Stromatoporellida - Stromatoporellidae
Clathrocoilona sp.
Clathrocoilona sp. Yavorsky 1931 stromatoporoid sponge
Anthozoa
 Favositida - Coenitidae
Coenites sp.
Coenites sp. Eichwald 1829 tabulate coral
 Favositida - Alveolitidae
Alveolites (Crassialveolites) ex gr. crassus
 Auloporida - Auloporidae
Aulopora cf. parva
Aulopora cf. parva tabulate coral
 Stauriida - Phillipsastreidae
Phillipsastrea aff. hennahi, Phillipsastrea cf. hollardi
Phillipsastrea cf. hollardi Coen-Aubert 2013 horn coral
 Stauriida - Ptenophyllidae
Acanthophyllum concavum
 Stauriida - Siphonophrentidae
Siphonophrentis sp.
Siphonophrentis sp. O'Connell 1914 horn coral
Brachiopoda
  -
Brachiopoda indet.
Brachiopoda indet. Cuvier 1805
Trilobita
  -
Trilobita indet.
Trilobita indet. Walch 1771 trilobite
Echinoidea
  -
Echinoidea indet.
Echinoidea indet. Leske 1778 sea urchin
Crinoidea
  -
Abbreviatocrinites sampelayoi