Moravian Karst, Vilemovice Limestone, reef (Devonian of Czech Republic)

Also known as Reef 1572

Where: Czech Republic (49.3° N, 16.7° E: paleocoordinates 24.3° S, 33.9° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Vilemovice Formation, Early/Lower Frasnian (383.7 - 382.4 Ma)

• Lower Frasnian

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

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

• light-coloured thick-bedded to massive limestones of biohermal type

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: peel or thin section,

Primary reference: V. Zukalova. 1971. Stromatoporoidea from the Middle and Upper Devonian of the Moravian Karst. Rozpravy Ustrednihu Ustavu Geologickeho 37:1-144 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 83232: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 12.08.2008

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Taxonomic list

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Stromatoporoidea
 Stromatoporellida - Stromatoporellidae
Stromatoporella granulata, Stromatoporella frasniensis, Clathrocoilona sp.
Stromatoporella granulata stromatoporoid sponge
Stromatoporella frasniensis stromatoporoid sponge
Clathrocoilona sp. Yavorsky 1931 stromatoporoid sponge
 Stromatoporellida - Trupetostromatidae
Hermatostroma polymorphum, Hermatostroma cf. schlueteri, Hermatostroma episcopale, Hermatostroma beuthii, Hermatostroma longipilatum n. sp., Synthetostroma bifarium n. sp., Synthetostroma actinostromoides, Trupetostroma nux, Trupetostroma densum n. sp., Trupetostroma pertabulatum n. sp.
Hermatostroma polymorphum stromatoporoid sponge
Hermatostroma cf. schlueteri stromatoporoid sponge
Hermatostroma episcopale stromatoporoid sponge
Hermatostroma beuthii stromatoporoid sponge
Hermatostroma longipilatum n. sp. Zukalova 1971 stromatoporoid sponge
Synthetostroma bifarium n. sp. Zukalova 1971 stromatoporoid sponge
Synthetostroma actinostromoides Lecompte 1951 stromatoporoid sponge
Trupetostroma nux stromatoporoid sponge
Trupetostroma densum n. sp. Zukalova 1971 stromatoporoid sponge
Trupetostroma pertabulatum n. sp. Zukalova 1971 stromatoporoid sponge
 Amphiporida - Amphiporidae
Amphipora laxeperforata, Amphipora rudis, Amphipora pervesiculata, Amphipora pinguis, Amphipora angusta
Amphipora laxeperforata stromatoporoid sponge
Amphipora rudis stromatoporoid sponge
Amphipora pervesiculata stromatoporoid sponge
Amphipora pinguis stromatoporoid sponge
Amphipora angusta stromatoporoid sponge
 Stromatoporida - Stromatoporidae
Stromatopora cooperi
Stromatopora cooperi stromatoporoid sponge
 Syringostromatida - Stachyoditidae
Stachyodes (Sphaerostroma) crassa, Stachyodes (Stachyodes) lagowiensis, Stachyodes (Stachyodes) verticillata, Stachyodes (Stachyodes) paralleloporoides, Stachyodes (Stachyodes) costulata
Stachyodes (Sphaerostroma) crassa stromatoporoid sponge
Stachyodes (Stachyodes) lagowiensis stromatoporoid sponge
and n. subsp. tenuicolumnaris
Stachyodes (Stachyodes) costulata Lecompte 1952 stromatoporoid sponge
 Syringostromatida - Syringostromatidae
Parallelopora perpetua n. sp.
Parallelopora perpetua n. sp. Zukalova 1971 stromatoporoid sponge
 Clathrodictyida - Atelodictyidae
? Atelodictyon sp., Atelodictyon moravicum
? Atelodictyon sp. Lecompte 1951 stromatoporoid sponge
Atelodictyon moravicum stromatoporoid sponge
 Clathrodictyida - Tienodictyidae
Tienodictyon cf. tschussovense
Tienodictyon cf. tschussovense stromatoporoid sponge
 Actinostromatida - Actinostromatidae
Actinostroma tabulatum, Actinostroma verrucosum, Actinostroma dehorneae, Actinostroma crassepilatum, Actinostroma papillosum, Actinostroma devonense
Actinostroma tabulatum stromatoporoid sponge
subsp. crassum
Actinostroma verrucosum stromatoporoid sponge
Actinostroma dehorneae stromatoporoid sponge
Actinostroma crassepilatum stromatoporoid sponge
Actinostroma papillosum stromatoporoid sponge
Actinostroma devonense stromatoporoid sponge