Neyriz (Cretaceous of Iran)

Where: Iran (29.2° N, 54.3° E: paleocoordinates 10.7° N, 45.3° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Maastrichtian (72.1 - 66.0 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; lithified limestone

• rudist limestones

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: O. Kühn. 1933. Das Becken von Isfahan-Saidabad und seine altmiocäne Korallenfauna [The Isfahan-Saidabad Basin and its Miocene coral fauna]. Palaeontographica Abteilung A 79:143-221 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 87113: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 05.03.2009

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Taxonomic list

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Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae
Trochosmilia sp.
Trochosmilia sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Meandrinidae
Rennensismilia inflexa
Rennensismilia inflexa Reuss 1854 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Guyniidae
"Palaeopsammia fastigiata n. sp." = Palaeopsammia zitteli
"Palaeopsammia fastigiata n. sp." = Palaeopsammia zitteli Vaughan 1900 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Fungiidae
Cycloseris lamellata n. sp.
Cycloseris lamellata n. sp. Kühn 1933 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Cyclolitidae
Aspidastraea orientalis n. gen. n. sp.
Aspidastraea orientalis n. gen. n. sp. Kühn 1933 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Cunnolitidae
"Cyclolites robustus" = Cunnolites giganteus, "Cyclolites numismalis" = Cunnolites, "Cyclolites angiostoma n. sp." = Cunnolites angiostoma, "Cyclolites scutellum" = Cunnolites scutellum, "Cyclolites medlicotti" = Cunnolites cancellata
"Cyclolites robustus" = Cunnolites giganteus d'Orbigny 1850 stony coral
"Cyclolites numismalis" = Cunnolites stony coral
"Cyclolites angiostoma n. sp." = Cunnolites angiostoma Kühn 1933 stony coral
"Cyclolites scutellum" = Cunnolites scutellum Reuss 1854 stony coral
"Cyclolites medlicotti" = Cunnolites cancellata Goldfuss 1826 stony coral
Gastropoda
 Trochoidea - Trochidae
Tectus tamulicus
 Neritoidea - Neritidae
Nerita carolina
 Heterostropha - Acteonellidae
"Actaeonella cylindrica" = Acteonella
"Actaeonella cylindrica" = Acteonella snail
 Architaenioglossa - Ampullinidae
"Natica bulbiformis" = Ampullospira bulbiformis
"Natica bulbiformis" = Ampullospira bulbiformis d'Orbigny 1842 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae
Pugnellus sp.
Pugnellus sp. Conrad 1860 snail
Bivalvia
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Cardium sp.
Cardium sp. Linnaeus 1758 cockle
 Hippuritida - Hippuritidae
Hippurites morgani, Hippurites cornucopiae
Hippurites cornucopiae Defrance 1821 rudist
 Hippuritida - Radiolitidae
Praeradiolites aff. hoeninghausi, Osculigera sp., Joufia sp., Lapeirousia pervinquierei, Durania austinensis
Praeradiolites aff. hoeninghausi Desmoulins 1826 rudist
Osculigera sp. Kühn 1933 rudist
Joufia sp. Boehm 1897 rudist
 Hippuritida - Trechmannellidae
"Polyptychus morgani" = Dictyoptychus morgani
"Polyptychus morgani" = Dictyoptychus morgani Douvillé 1904 rudist
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Exogyra sp.
Exogyra sp. Say 1820 oyster
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea sp., "Alectryonia pectinata" = Ostrea (Alectryonia)
Ostrea sp. Linnaeus 1758 oyster
"Alectryonia pectinata" = Ostrea (Alectryonia) oyster
 Pectinida - Neitheoidae
Neithea sp.
Neithea sp. Drouet 1824 scallop
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Spondylus subseriatus
 Myalinida - Inoceramidae
Inoceramus sp.
Inoceramus sp. Sowerby 1814 clam
Rhynchonellata
 Terebratulida - Kingenidae
Kingena shalanurensis
 Terebratulida - Sellithyrididae
"Terebratula subdepressa" = Rectithyris subdepressa
"Terebratula subdepressa" = Rectithyris subdepressa Stoliczka 1872
 Terebratulida - Terebratulidae
Terebratula cf. toucasi
 Terebratulida - Cnismatocentridae
"Terebratula biplicata" = Nucleatina biplicata
"Terebratula biplicata" = Nucleatina biplicata Sowerby 1812
var. dutempleana
Bryozoa
  -
Bryozoa indet.
Bryozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1831
Echinoidea
 Salenioida - Saleniidae
Salenia cf. coniae
 Euechinoidea - Orthopsidae
"Orthopsis morgani" = Orthopsis miliaris
"Orthopsis morgani" = Orthopsis miliaris d'Archiac 1835 sea urchin
 Echinoneoida - Conulidae
"Pyrina orientalis" = Globator bleicheri
"Pyrina orientalis" = Globator bleicheri Gauthier 1889 sea urchin
 Spatangoida - Somaliasteridae
Iraniaster sp.
Iraniaster sp. heart urchin
 Holasteroida - Holasteridae
"Hemipneustes cf. minor" = Hemipneustes persicus
"Hemipneustes cf. minor" = Hemipneustes persicus Cotteau and Gauthier 1895 sea urchin