Gerstetten: Early/Lower Tithonian, Germany

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Calcarea - Calcaronea - Stellispongiidae
Crispispongia expansa
synonym of Oculospongia
Enaulofungia glomerata
Eudea sp. Lamouroux 1821
Eusiphonella bronnii (Goldfuss 1829)
recombined as Pareudea bronnii
Eusiphonella gemella
synonym of Pareudea
Eusiphonella madreporata
synonym of Pareudea
Calcarea - Calcaronea - Endostomatidae
Corynella costata
synonym of Endostoma
Corynella divisa n. sp. Müller 1984
Müller 1984
Corynella perplexa (Quenstedt 1877)
recombined as Endostoma perplexa
Corynella intermedia (Münster 1829)
recombined as Endostoma intermedia
Demospongiae - Agelasida - Sestrostomellidae
Myrmecidium indutum
synonym of Epitheles
Demospongiae - Monalithistida - Lecanellidae
Lecanella pateraeformis Zittel 1878
Pisera 1997
Demospongiae - Spirosclerophorida - Platychoniidae
Platychonia sp. Zittel 1878
Kapitzke et al. 1999
Hexactinellida - Innaecoeliida - Craticulariidae
Laocoetis schweiggeri (Goldfuss 1829)
Pisera 1997
recombined as Dictyonocoelia schweiggeri
Hexactinellida - Lychniscosa - Callodictyonidae
Centrosia jurassica Müller 1994
Kapitzke et al. 1999
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Actinastreidae
Actinastrea pentagonalis (Goldfuss 1829)
Actinastrea ramulifera (Etallon 1864)
original and current combination Stephanastrea ramulifera
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Solenocoeniidae
Convexastrea sexradiata (Goldfuss 1826)
recombined as Solenocoenia sexradiata
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Dermosmiliidae
Calamophyllia cervina (Etallon 1860)
recombined as Calamophylliopsis cervina
Epistreptophyllum flabelliforme (Milaschewitsch 1876)
Epistreptophyllum commune Milaschewitsch 1876
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Calamophylliidae
Protoseris sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851
Protoseris robusta Becker 1875
Gyrodendron sp. Quenstedt 1880
Gyrodendron proliferum (Becker 1875)
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Synastraeidae
Dimorphoseris sp. Duncan 1872
Synastrea foliacea (Quenstedt 1852)
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Acrosmiliidae
Acrosmilia sp. d'Orbigny 1849
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Haplaraeidae
Actinarea granulata
original and current combination Actinaraea
Meandrophyllia tuberosa (Etallon 1864)
Diplaraea arbuscula Milaschewitsch 1876
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Diplocteniopsidae
Latiphyllia suevica (Quenstedt 1858)
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae
Isastrea sp. (Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851)
Isastrea helianthoides (Goldfuss 1826)
Isastrea explanata (Münster 1829)
Thecosmilia sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848
Thecosmilia trichotoma (Goldfuss 1826)
synonym of Thecosmilia densa
Thecosmilia dichotoma Koby 1884
Montlivaltia sp. Lamouroux 1821
Ellipsosmilia circumvelata (Quenstedt 1852)
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
Caryophyllia suevica (Quenstedt 1881)
Trochocyathus laminus (Quenstedt 1858)
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Placophylliidae
Placophyllia dianthus (Goldfuss 1826)
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Rhipidogyridae
Kologyra jurassica
synonym of Placogyra
Barysmilia ? jurensis
Rhipidogyra costata Becker 1875
Rhipidogyra alata (Quenstedt 1858)
Aplosmilia suevica Geyer 1954
Tiaradendron germinans (Quenstedt 1852)
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Heterocoeniidae
Latusastrea alveolaris (Goldfuss 1829)
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Microsolenidae
Thecosmilia irregularis Thurmann and Etallon 1864
recombined as Dermoseris irregularis
should be trichotoma according to Berling (1993)
Thamnasteria major (Ferry 1861)
recombined as Microsolena major
Microsolena agariciformis Etallon 1859
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Latomeandridae
Dimorphastrea sp. d'Orbigny 1850
Dimorphastrea heteromorpha (Quenstedt 1858)
Dimorphastrea concentrica Becker 1875
Latomeandra sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849
Latomeandra dubia (Becker 1875)
Comophyllia jurensis
Microphyllia sp. d'Orbigny 1849
Microphyllia soemmeringii (Muenster 1829)
Microphyllia astroides (Goldfuss 1826)
Microphyllia seriata (Becker 1875)
Ovalastrea sp. d'Orbigny 1849
Ovalastrea caryophylloides (Goldfuss 1826)
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Cladophylliidae
Cladophyllia sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Cyathophoridae
Cyathophora sp. Michelin 1843
Cyathophora bourgueti (Defrance 1826)
Cyathophora claudiensis Etallon 1859
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Stylinidae
Stylina limbata (Goldfuss 1829)
recombined as Adelocoenia limbata
Stylina delabechii
Stylina sp. Lamarck 1816
Stylina lobata (Goldfuss 1826)
Stylina micrommata (Quenstedt 1857)
Stylosmilia corallina Koby 1881
Convexastrea sp. d'Orbigny 1849
Aplophyllia longicostata Geyer 1954
Lauxmann 1991
Enallhelia striata (Quenstedt 1858)
Enallohelia striata
Enallhelia compressa (Münster 1829)
original and current combination Lithodendrum compressum
Enallohelia compressa
Enallhelia tubulosa (Becker 1875)
Enallohelia tubulosa
Enallhelia elegans (Münster 1829)
Enallohelia elegans
Goniocora pumila (Quenstedt 1852)
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Thamnasteriidae
Thamnasteria sp. LeSauvage 1823
Thamnasteria heterogenea (Becker 1875)
Thamnasteria concinna (Goldfuss 1826)
Synastrea concinna
Thamnasteria lobata (Goldfuss 1826)
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Amphiastreidae
Mitrodendron sp. Quenstedt 1880
Mitrodendron mitratum (Quenstedt 1858)
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Axosmiliidae
Axosmilia sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848
Axosmilia crassa (Milaschewitsch 1876)
Axosmilia marcou (Etallon 1859)
Axosmilia marconi [entered as Axosmilia marcoui]
Gastropoda - Pleurotomariidae
Pleurotomaria silicea
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Arctostrea gregaria
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Arcomytilus furcatus (Münster 1837)
Kapitzke et al. 1999
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Loboidothyrididae
Juralina insignis (Schübler 1820)
recombined as Loboidothyris insignis
Echinoidea - Cidaroida
Plegiocidaris coronata (Schlotheim 1820)
recombined as Plegiocidaris coronatus
see common names

Geography
Country:Germany State/province:Baden-Württemberg County:Heidenheim
Coordinates: 48.6° North, 10.0° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:39.8° North, 18.3° East
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Geographic resolution:local area
Time
Period:Jurassic Epoch:Late/Upper Jurassic
Stage:Tithonian 10 m.y. bin:Jurassic 6
Key time interval:Early/Lower Tithonian
Age range of interval:150.80000 - 145.00000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Geological group:Weißjura
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Stratigraphy comments: Lower Tithonian
No formal Formation name indicated
Local age: Weißjura Zeta 2
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified "reef rocks"
Lithology description: white limestones
Environment:reef, buildup or bioherm
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Preservation of anatomical detail:good
Bioerosion:occasional
Collection methods and comments
Collection excludes:some macrofossils
Collection methods:mechanical,field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Collection method comments: From margin of massive reef limestone
Taxonomic list comments:Focussing on reef builders
Metadata
Also known as:Reef 3228
Database number:34398
Authorizer:W. Kiessling Enterer:W. Kiessling, U. Merkel
Modifier:M. Carrano Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2003-08-29 10:25:15 Last modified:2016-03-14 17:05:59
Access level:the public Released:2003-08-29 10:25:15
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

9047.1% 7100W. Reiff. 1988. Die Korallenvorkommen von Gerstetten; fazielle und stratigraphische Zuordnung im Oberen Weißen Jura der östlichen Schwäbischen Alb. Jahreshefte des Geologischen Landesamtes in Baden-Wuerttemberg 30:357-371 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]

Secondary references:

25702 M. Kapitzke, M. Rieter, O. Maass, J. Hoffmann, and R. Schwarz. 1999. Ein Riff wird ausgegraben. Fossilien 1999(6):333-338 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]
9048 U. Lauxmann. 1991. Revision der oberjurassischen Korallen von Württemberg (SW-Deutschland), exclusive Fungiina. Palaeontographica Abteilung A 219:107-175 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]
37115 W. Müller. 1984. Die Kalkschwämme der Unterordnung Inozoa Steinmann aus dem Oberen Jura von Württemberg (SW-Deutschland) [The Calcispongia of the suborder Inozoa Steinmann from the Upper Jurassic of Württemberg (SW Germany)]. Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde, B 100:1-85 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]
24855 A. Pisera. 1997. Upper Jurassic siliceous sponges from the Swabian Alb: taxonomy and paleoecology. Palaeontologia Polonica 57:3-216 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]