Olang, northern Dolomites, Italy: Pelsonian, Italy

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Cyanophyceae - Garwoodiaceae
Hedstroemia sp. Rothpletz 1913
Baccanella floriformis Pantic 1971
rare category
Ortonella sp. Garwood 1914
sp. 1
? Garwoodia sp. Wood 1941
unclassified
informal Worms indet.
Mg-calcitic?
informal Problematicum indet.
Favreina sp.
Decapod fecal pellet
Foraminifera indet. Eichwald 1830
sessile agglutinated form
Nodosariata - Robertinida - Duostominidae
cf. Diplotremina cf. astrophimbriata
Nodosariata - Polymorphinida - Polymorphinidae
? Bullopora sp. Quenstedt 1856
unclassified
Ophtalmidium chiangchiangensis
misspelling Ophthalmidium
Pseudoglandulina cf. conica
Ammodiscidae
Glomospira densa
Glomospira cf. grandis
Tubothalamea - Miliolida - Cornuspiridae
Meandrospira dinarica
Endothyridae
Endothyranella sp.
Earlandinitidae
Earlandinita cf. grandis
Rhodophyceae - Solenoporaceae
Parachaetetes cf. triasinus
Solenopora sp. Dybowski 1877
common category
Chlorophyceae - Dasycladales - Triploporellaceae
? Oligoporella sp. Pia 1912
Oligoporella pilosa Pia 1912
common category
subspecies varicans
Chlorophyceae - Dasycladales - Polyphysaceae
Teutloporella sp. Pia 1912
rare category
Teutloporella peniculiformis
Chlorophyceae - Dasycladales - Diploporaceae
Diplopora subtilis
rare category
Diplopora annulatissima Pia 1920
common category
Chlorophyceae - Dasycladales - Dasycladaceae
Macroporella alpina
Macroporella sp. Pia 1912
Gyroporella sp. Gümbel 1872
rare category
Ulvophyceae - Bryopsidales - Codiaceae
Codiaceae indet. Kützing 1843
Ulvophyceae - Bryopsidales - Halimedaceae
Brandneria dolomitica n. gen., n. sp. Senowbari-Daryan et al. 1993
common category
Calcarea - Calcaronea - Stellispongiidae
Peronidella sp. Hinde 1893
Demospongiae - Agelasida - Thaumastocoeliidae
Thaumastocoelia dolomitica n. sp. Senowbari-Daryan et al. 1993
4 specimens
Demospongiae - Agelasida - Maeandrostiidae
Meandrostia ? triassica
common category
Demospongiae - Agelasida - Cryptocoeliidae
Anisothalamia minima n. sp. Senowbari-Daryan et al. 1993
rare category
Demospongiae - Agelasida - Solenolmiidae
Deningeria crassireticulata n. sp. Senowbari-Daryan et al. 1993
common category
Deningeria tenuireticulata n. sp. Senowbari-Daryan et al. 1993
common category
Demospongiae - Agelasida - Olangocoeliidae
Olangocoelia otti Bechstädt and Brandner 1970
abundant category
Demospongiae - Verticillitida - Colospongiidae
? Colospongia sp. Laube 1865
3 specimens
Demospongiae - Hadromerida - Celyphiidae
? Celyphia minima n. sp. Senowbari-Daryan et al. 1993
common category
Celyphia zoldana Ott et al. 1980
abundant category
Hexactinellida
Hexactinellida indet. Schmidt 1870
rare category
Pharetronida
Inozoa informal indet. Steinmann 1882
common category
sp. 1
Inozoa indet. Steinmann 1882
1 specimen
sp. 2
Hydrozoa - Lemniscaterina - Cassianastraeidae
Cassianastraea sp. Volz 1897
rare category
Isastrea sp. in text but Cassianastrea in plate caption
Hydrozoa - Spongiomorphida
Spongiomorphida indet. Alloiteau 1952
rare category
Anthozoa - Scleractinia
Scleractinia indet. Bourne 1900
1 specimen
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Pamiroseriidae
Pamiroseris sp. Melnikova 1971
common category
Thamnasteria sp. in text but Pamiroseris in plate caption
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Reimaniphylliidae
Retiophyllia informal sp. 2 Cuif 1966
rare category
also as Calamophyllia in text
Retiophyllia informal sp. 1 Cuif 1966
common category
sp. 1
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Zardinophyllidae
Zardinophyllum sp. Montanaro-Gallitelli 1975
rare category
unclassified
Plexoramea sp. Mello 1977
common category
Stenolaemata - Trepostomata - Heterotrypidae
Reptonoditrypa cautica
abundant category
Polychaeta - Sabellida - Serpulidae
Spirorbis sp. Daudin 1800
unclassified
Anisocellula fecunda n. gen., n. sp. Senowbari-Daryan et al. 1993
rare category
Lamellitubus cauticus Ott 1968
rare category
Diplopora annulata (Schafhaeutl 1853)
common category
original and current combination Nullipora annulata
see common names

Geography
Country:Italy
Coordinates: 46.8° North, 12.0° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:6.3° North, 23.8° East
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:local area
Time
Period:Triassic Epoch:Middle Triassic
Stage:Anisian 10 m.y. bin:Triassic 2
*Period:Middle Triassic
*International age/stage:Late/Upper Anisian *Local age/stage:Middle Pelsonian - Late/Upper Pelsonian
Key time interval:Pelsonian
Age range of interval:247.20000 - 242.00000 m.y. ago
* legacy (obsolete) database fields
Stratigraphy
Formation:Recoaro - Upper Serla
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Stratigraphy comments: Stratigraphic resolution very fine, but lumped from several horizons in the collection.
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified "reef rocks"
Lithology description: Reef mounds on lower to middle ramp position. Data from several facies: oncoid-peloid wacke-floatstone, bioclastic wackestone, lump packstone, bioclastic grainstone, algal bindstone, breccia, grapestone, silty wackestone.
Environment:reef, buildup or bioherm
Taphonomy
Size of fossils:macrofossils,mesofossils,microfossils
Preservation of anatomical detail:medium
Encrustation:frequent
Spatial resolution:parautochthonous
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:selective quarrying,peel or thin section,field collection
Reason for describing collection:biostratigraphic analysis
Collection method comments: Data only occasionally separated fro different outcrops and formations. Thus compiled for whole region and two reefal formations
Metadata
Also known as:Reef 36
Database number:23570
Authorizer:W. Kiessling Enterer:W. Kiessling
Modifier:W. Kiessling Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2002-07-17 06:33:47 Last modified:2006-09-10 12:06:02
Access level:the public Released:2002-07-17 06:33:47
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

6738. B. Senowbari-Daryan, R. Zühlke, T. Bechstädt and E. Flügel. 1993. Anisian (Middle Triassic) buildups of the northern Dolomites (Italy): The recovery of reef communities after the Permian/Triassic crisis. Facies 28:181-256 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]