Lyubasha Mountain, Lyalintsi, 359-377 m (Cretaceous of Bulgaria)

Also known as Reef 3926

Where: Pernik, Bulgaria (42.8° N, 22.8° E: paleocoordinates 24.0° N, 25.4° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Slivnitsa Formation, Valanginian (139.8 - 132.9 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: perireef or subreef; lithified limestone

• medium- to thick-bedded organogenic and fine-grained biodetrital limestones, mainly light grey, with a diverse coral fauna

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: peel or thin section,

Primary reference: E. Roniewicz. 2008. Kimmeridgian-Valanginian reef corals from the Moesian Platform from Bulgaria. Annales Societatis Geologorum Poloniae 78:91-134 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 87074: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 03.03.2009

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Taxonomic list

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Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae
"Thecosmilia pinguis" = Thecosmilia dichotoma, Montlivaltia sp.
"Thecosmilia pinguis" = Thecosmilia dichotoma Koby 1884 stony coral
Montlivaltia sp. Lamouroux 1821 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Amphiastreidae
Pleurophyllia aff. cara
Pleurophyllia aff. cara Eliasova 1975 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Axosmiliidae
Pleurosmilia sp., Columnaphyllia sp.
Pleurosmilia sp. Fromentel 1856 stony coral
Columnaphyllia sp. Geyer 1955 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Solenocoeniidae
Solenocoenia sexradiata
Solenocoenia sexradiata Goldfuss 1826 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Cyathophoridae
Cyathophora "sp. 1"
Cyathophora "sp. 1" Michelin 1843 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Stylinidae
Stylosmilia corallina, Stylosmilia octonaria, "Pseudocoenia aff. limbata" = Adelocoenia limbata, "Pseudocoenia aff. baltovensis" = Adelocoenia baltovensis
Stylosmilia corallina Koby 1881 stony coral
Stylosmilia octonaria Roniewicz 1976 stony coral
"Pseudocoenia aff. limbata" = Adelocoenia limbata Goldfuss 1829 stony coral
"Pseudocoenia aff. baltovensis" = Adelocoenia baltovensis Roniewicz 1966 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Cladophylliidae
Cladophyllia clemencia, Cladophyllia cf. dichotoma
Cladophyllia clemencia de Fromentel 1857 stony coral
Cladophyllia cf. dichotoma Goldfuss 1826 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Microsolenidae
Dermoseris delgadoi
Dermoseris delgadoi Koby 1905 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Latomeandridae
Dimorphastrea cf. heteromorpha, Ovalastrea sp., Microphyllia densecostata, Microphyllia elevata n. sp., Latomeandra ramosa, Latomeandra obliqua n. sp.
Dimorphastrea cf. heteromorpha Quenstedt 1858 stony coral
Ovalastrea sp. d'Orbigny 1849 stony coral
Microphyllia densecostata Sikharulidze 1979 stony coral
Microphyllia elevata n. sp. Roniewicz 2008 stony coral
Latomeandra ramosa Koby 1884 stony coral
Latomeandra obliqua n. sp. Roniewicz 2008 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Astraraeidae
Haplaraea aff. elegans
Haplaraea aff. elegans Milaschewitsch 1876 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Dermosmiliidae
Calamophylliopsis cf. stockesi, Calamophylliopsis compacta
Calamophylliopsis cf. stockesi Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851 stony coral
Calamophylliopsis compacta Koby 1884 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Calamophylliidae
Protoseris sp.
Protoseris sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Rhipidogyridae
"Ogilvinella elegans" = Placogyra elegans, Rhipidogyra sp., Tiaradendron germinans
"Ogilvinella elegans" = Placogyra elegans Eliasova 1973 stony coral
Rhipidogyra sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
Tiaradendron germinans Quenstedt 1852 stony coral