Speckhals quarry, Deister Mountains, Springe: Middle Oxfordian, Germany

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
cf. Kolophos sp.
Helm and Schülke 2006
Entobia sp.
Helm and Schülke 2006
Rogerella sp.
Helm and Schülke 2006
Spirichnus spiralis
Helm and Schülke 2006
Talpina sp.
Helm and Schülke 2006
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Cyclothyrididae
Septaliphoria pinguis (Roemer 1836)
Helm and Schülke 2006
Stenolaemata - Cyclostomata - Oncousoeciidae
"Proboscina" sp. Audouin 1826
Helm and Schülke 2006
Stenolaemata - Cyclostomata - Diastoporidae
"Berenicea" sp. Lamouroux 1821
Helm and Schülke 2006
Stenolaemata - Cyclostomata - Stomatoporidae
Stomatopora sp. Bronn 1825
Helm and Schülke 2006
Polychaeta - Terebellomorpha
Terebella lapilloides
Helm and Schülke 2006
Polychaeta - Sabellida - Sabellidae
"Glomerula" gordialis
Helm and Schülke 2006
Gastropoda - Lepetellida - Fissurellidae
Emarginula sp. Lamarck 1801
Helm and Schülke 2006
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Lithophaga subcylindrica
Helm and Schülke 2006
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Gastrochaenidae
Gastrochaenopsis sp.
Helm and Schülke 2006
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Pholadidae
Jouannetia sp. Des Moulins 1828
Helm and Schülke 2006
Bivalvia - Myoida
Carterochaena pulcherrima
Helm and Schülke 2006
Insecta - Neuroptera - Sisyridae
Neuropora sp. Khramov 2019
Helm and Schülke 2006
Neuropora lusitanica Termier et al. 1985
Helm and Schülke 2006
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Rhipidogyridae
Rhipidogyra costata Becker 1875
1 specimen
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Thamnasteriidae
Thamnasteria concinna (Goldfuss 1826)
rare category
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Actinastreidae
Actinastrea cf. ramulifera (Etallon 1864)
common category
original and current combination Stephanastrea ramulifera
Actinastrea pentagonalis (Goldfuss 1829)
rare category
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Haplaraeidae
Actinarea granulata
common category
original and current combination Actinaraea
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Dermosmiliidae
Calamophylliopsis moreauana (Michelin 1843)
1 specimen
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
Caryophyllia cf. suevica (Quenstedt 1881)
rare category
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Microsolenidae
Microsolenidae indet. Koby 1890
rare category
cf. Dimorpharaea sp. de Fromentel 1861
1 specimen
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Latomeandridae
Microphyllia thurmanni Etallon 1864
common category
Microphyllia brevivallis (Becker 1875)
rare category
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae
Isastrea sp. (Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851)
rare category
Thecosmilia cf. trichotoma (Goldfuss 1826)
common category
synonym of Thecosmilia densa
Montlivaltia sp. Lamouroux 1821
Helm and Schülke 2006
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Stylinidae
Heliocoenia variabilis Etallon 1859
rare category
Stylina limbata (Goldfuss 1829)
1 specimen
recombined as Adelocoenia limbata
Goniocora socialis (Roemer 1836)
common category
cf. Dendrohelia cf. coalescens (Goldfuss 1826)
1 specimen
recombined as Stylohelia coalescens
Stylina tubulifera (Phillips 1829)
abundant category
Stylosmilia corallina Koby 1881
very abundant category
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Cyathophoridae
Cyathophora sp. Michelin 1843
1 specimen
unclassified
Porifera indet. Grant 1836
Helm and Schülke 2006
Calcarea - Calcaronea - Stellispongiidae
Eudea cf. globata
Helm and Schülke 2006
Demospongiae
Ptychochaetetes polyporus
Helm and Schülke 2006
unclassified
Lithocodium aggregatum Elliott 1956
Helm and Schülke 2006
Cyanophyceae - Garwoodiaceae
Bacinella irregularis Radoicic 1959
Helm and Schülke 2006
Rhodophyceae - Solenoporaceae
Solenopora jurassica Brown 1894
Helm and Schülke 2006
Lituolida - Lituolidae
cf. Valvulina lobata
Helm and Schülke 2006
Nodosariata - Polymorphinida - Polymorphinidae
Ramulina sp.
Helm and Schülke 2006
Bullopora sp. Quenstedt 1856
Helm and Schülke 2006
unclassified
Tentilenticulina latens
Helm and Schülke 2006
Tubothalamea - Miliolida - Nubeculariidae
Nubeculariidae indet. Jones 1875
Helm and Schülke 2006
Telamminidae
Troglotella incrustans
Helm and Schülke 2006
Haplophragmoiidae
"Placopsilina" sp. d'Orbigny 1850
Helm and Schülke 2006
Wetheredellidae
Koskinobullina socialis Cherchi and Schroeder 1979
Helm and Schülke 2006
unclassified
Podichnus sp. Bromley and Surlyk 1973
Helm and Schülke 2006
Trypanites informal sp. 1 Mägdefrau 1932
Helm and Schülke 2006
Trypanites informal sp. 2 Mägdefrau 1932
Helm and Schülke 2006
Gastrochaenolites dijugus Kelly and Bromley 1984
Helm and Schülke 2006
see common names

Geography
Country:Germany State/province:Niedersachsen
Coordinates: 52.3° North, 9.6° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:43.4° North, 17.7° East
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Jurassic Epoch:Late/Upper Jurassic
Stage:Oxfordian 10 m.y. bin:Jurassic 5
*Period:Late/Upper Jurassic
*International age/stage:Late/Upper Oxfordian
Key time interval:Middle Oxfordian
Age range of interval:161.50000 - 154.80000 m.y. ago
* legacy (obsolete) database fields
Stratigraphy
Formation:Korallenoolith Member:florigemma bank
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Stratigraphy comments: data from ca. 2 m thick horizon
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified framestone
Lithology description: Stylosmilia corallina patch reef coral biostrome with microbial encrustations
Environment:reef, buildup or bioherm
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Preservation of anatomical detail:good
Bioerosion:frequent
Encrustation:frequent
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:peel or thin section,field collection
Reason for describing collection:paleoecologic analysis
Taxonomic list comments:Only corals included
Metadata
Also known as:Reef 3219
Database number:31435
Authorizer:W. Kiessling Enterer:W. Kiessling, U. Merkel
Modifier:M. Carrano Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2003-05-13 07:34:56 Last modified:2016-03-14 17:06:58
Access level:the public Released:2003-05-13 07:34:56
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

8494. C. Helm, M. Reuter, and I. Schülke. 2003. Die Korallenfauna des Korallenooliths (Oxfordium, Oberjura, NW-Deutschland): Zusammensetzung, Stratigraphie und regionale Verbreitung. Paläontologische Zeitschrift 77(1):77-94 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]

Secondary references:

9608 C. Helm, I. Schülke, and F. Schlagintweit. 2003. Calcareous algae ("Porostromata", Rhodophyta, Dasycladales) and microproblematica with algal affinity from the NW German Korallenoolith Formation (Oxfordian, Süntel Mountains). Facies 49:61-86 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]
33987 C. Helm and I. Schülke. 2006. Patch reef development in the florigemma-bank member (Oxfordian) from the Deister Mts (NW Germany): a type example for Late Jurassic coral thrombolite thickets. Facies 52:441-467 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]