L'Epine Reef, France: Middle Oxfordian, France

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Spirichnus spiralis
Boring
Echinoidea - Hemicidaridae
Hemicidaris sp. Agassiz 1838
spines
Hemicidaris crenularis
Echinoidea - Pedinoida - Pedinidae
Phymopedina marchamensis (Wright 1855)
Polychaeta
Arachnostega gastrochaenae Bertling 1992
Trace fossil
Polychaeta - Sabellida - Sabellidae
Glomerula gordialis
Polychaeta - Spionida - Spionidae
Meandropolydora sp. Voigt 1965
Boring
Polychaeta - Serpulimorpha
Pomatoceros sp.
Gastropoda - Cycloneritida - Neritopsidae
Neritopsis buchini
Gastropoda - Cryptaulacidae
Xystrella struckmanni
synonym of Cryptaulax
Gastropoda - Brachytrematidae
Brachytrema buccinoidea
Gastropoda - Pleurotomariidae
Conotomaria cf. guirandi
Gastropoda - Trochotomidae
Trochotoma amata
Trochotoma mastoidea
Gastropoda - Proconulidae
Muricotrochus daedalus
Gastropoda - Chilodontaidae
Chilodonta clathrata
Gastropoda - Lepetellida - Fissurellidae
Rimulopsis sp. Haber 1932
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia
Cryptoplocus depressus
Gastropoda - Patellidae
Helcion valfinensis
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Pholadidae
Jouannetia gelyana
[entered as Jouanettia gelyana]
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Gastrochaenidae
Gastrochaena flora
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
? Arcoperna socialis
Lithophaga antica
Modiolus longaevus
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limidae
Antiquilima aequilatera
Plagiostoma rathierana
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Malleidae
Hypotrema sp.
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Liostrea sandalina
Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae
Barbatia clytia
Barbatia subtexata
Bivalvia - Arcida - Parallelodontidae
Grammatodon montanayensis
Grammatodon elongatum
Grammatodon corallivorus
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Cyathophoridae
Cyathophora sp. Michelin 1843
common category
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Cladophylliidae
Cladophyllia sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851
common category
Principal framebuilder
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Stylinidae
Stylina sp. Lamarck 1816
rare-common category
Stylosmilia sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848
common category
Principal framebuilder
Dendrohelia coalescens (Goldfuss 1826)
common category
recombined as Stylohelia coalescens
Principal framebuilder
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Actinastreidae
Stephanastrea sp. Etallon 1862
common category
Allocoenia sp. Etallon 1858
common category
Principal framebuilder
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Acroporidae
Diplocoenia sp. Fromentel 1857
rare-common category
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae
Isastrea sp. (Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851)
common category
Thecosmilia sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848
common category
Principal framebuilder
Montlivaltia sp. Lamouroux 1821
very rare category
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Astraraeidae
Haplaraea sp. Milaschewitsch 1876
very rare category
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Dermosmiliidae
Calamophylliopsis sp. Alloiteau 1952
common category
Principal framebuilder
Epistreptophyllum sp. Milaschewitsch 1876
very rare category
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Haplaraeidae
Meandrophyllia sp. d'Orbigny 1849
rare-common category
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Thamnasteriidae
Thamnasteria sp. LeSauvage 1823
common category
sp. 1
Thamnasteria dendroidea (Lamouroux 1821)
abundant category
Form (B). Principal framebuilder
Thamnasteria dendroidea (Lamouroux 1821)
rare category
Form (A). Principal framebuilder
Mesomorpha sp. Pratz 1883
rare category
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Latomeandridae
Microphyllia sp. d'Orbigny 1849
common category
Mixastraea sp. Roniewicz 1976
rare category
Latomeandra sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849
abundanct category
Principal framebuilder
Fungiastraea sp. Alloiteau 1952
common category
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Microsolenidae
Dermoseris sp. Koby 1887
rare category
Microsolena sp. Lamouroux 1821
common category
Dendrarea sp. (d'Orbigny 1849)
abundant category
original and current combination Dendraraea
Principal framebuilder
Demospongiae - Clavulina - Clionaidae
Entobia retiformis
Boring
Entobia cf. laquea Bromley and D'Alessandro 1984
Boring
unclassified
Conchotrema canna
Boring
Trypanites weisei
Boring
Dendrina cf. fodicans
Boring
Rogerella pattei
Boring
Talpina bromleyi
Boring
Caulostrepsis cretacea
Boring
Caulostrepsis sp. Clarke 1908
Boring
Gastrochaenolites orbicularis Kelly and Bromley 1984
Boring
Gastrochaenolites lapidicus Kelly and Bromley 1984
Boring
Gastrochaenolites dijugus Kelly and Bromley 1984
Boring
Gastrochaenolites torpedo Kelly and Bromley 1984
Boring
see common names

Geography
Country:France
Coordinates: 49.6° North, 4.4° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:40.5° North, 13.6° East
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Jurassic Epoch:Late/Upper Jurassic
Stage:Oxfordian 10 m.y. bin:Jurassic 5
*Period:Late/Upper Jurassic - Late/Upper Jurassic *Epoch:Malm
*International age/stage:Middle Oxfordian - Middle Oxfordian *Local age/stage:Middle Argovian - Late/Upper Argovian
Key time interval:Middle Oxfordian Zone: plicatilis
Age range of interval:161.50000 - 154.80000 m.y. ago
* legacy (obsolete) database fields
Stratigraphy
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Stratigraphy comments: antecedens subzone of plicatilis zone or transversarium zone.
Late middle Oxfordian
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified "carbonate"
Environment:reef, buildup or bioherm
Glacial or sequence phase:highstand systems tract
Geology comments: In situ reefs
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body,original calcite,replaced with calcite
Articulated whole bodies:all
Bioerosion:frequent
Encrustation:occasional
Temporal resolution:snapshot
Spatial resolution:autochthonous
Collection methods and comments
Collection excludes:all microfossils
Collection methods:surface (in situ),mechanical,field collection
Reason for describing collection:paleoecologic analysis
Metadata
Also known as:2362
Database number:11084
Authorizer:W. Kiessling Enterer:W. Kiessling
Modifier:W. Kiessling Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2001-07-12 09:15:35 Last modified:2006-09-10 21:30:23
Access level:the public Released:2001-07-12 09:15:35
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

4076. M. Bertling and E. Insalaco. 1998. Late Jurassic coral/microbial reefs from the northern Paris Basin - facies, paleoecology and paleobiogeography. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 139:139-175 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]