Carrapateira, Faro: Early/Lower Kimmeridgian, Portugal

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Echinoidea - Cidaroida - Cidaridae
Balanocidaris sp.
Rosendahl 1985
unclassified
Brachiopoda indet. Cuvier 1805
Rosendahl 1985
Polychaeta - Sabellida - Serpulidae
Serpulidae indet. Rafinesque 1835
Rosendahl 1985
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Nerineidae
Nerineidae indet. Zittel 1873
Rosendahl 1985
Gastropoda - Procerithiidae
Procerithium sp. Cossmann 1902
Rosendahl 1985
Gastropoda - Naticidae
Naticidae indet. Guilding 1834
Rosendahl 1985
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Arcomytilus morrisi
Rosendahl 1985
Arcomytilus sp. Agassiz 1843
Rosendahl 1985
Modiolus cf. imbricatus (Sowerby 1818)
Rosendahl 1985
recombined as Modiolus (Modiolus) imbricatus
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limidae
Acesta sp. Adams and Adams 1858
Rosendahl 1985
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Malleidae
Isognomon rugosus
Rosendahl 1985
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Palaeolophidae
Lopha solitaria (Sowerby 1824)
Rosendahl 1985
synonym of Actinostreon gregareum
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Lopha sp. Röding 1798
Rosendahl 1985
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae
Corbulomima suprajurensis
Rosendahl 1985
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Ceratomyidae
Ceratomya excentrica (Roemer 1836)
Rosendahl 1985
Bivalvia - Carditida - Astartidae
Nicaniella sp. Chavan 1945
Rosendahl 1985
Bivalvia - Myoida
Jurassicorbula cf. viriati
Rosendahl 1985
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Placophylliidae
Placophyllia dianthus (Goldfuss 1826)
Rosendahl 1985
Placophyllia crassa Koby 1904
Rosendahl 1985
Placophyllia minima n. sp. Geyer 1955
1 specimen
Placophyllia cf. minima Geyer 1955
Rosendahl 1985
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Thamnasteriidae
Thamnasteria concinna (Goldfuss 1826)
Rosendahl 1985
Thamnasteria moreana (d'Orbigny 1850)
Rosendahl 1985
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Actinastreidae
Actinastrea ramulifera (Etallon 1864)
2 specimens
original and current combination Stephanastrea ramulifera
Actinastrea crassoramosa (Michelin 1843)
4 specimens
Actinastrea furcata (Etallon 1859)
1 specimen
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Acroporidae
Convexastrea minima (Etallon 1864)
Rosendahl 1985
recombined as Etallonasteria minima
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Dermosmiliidae
Calamophylliopsis cervina (Etallon 1860)
Rosendahl 1985
Epistreptophyllum tenue Milaschewitsch 1876
Rosendahl 1985
Epistreptophyllum typicum (Koby 1904)
5 specimens
Dermosmilia glomerata (Michelin 1843)
Rosendahl 1985
Calamoseris simplex (Koby 1889)
4 specimens
original and current combination Dermosmilia simplex
Dermosmilia simplex Koby 1889
Rosendahl 1985
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Calamophylliidae
Protoseris robusta Becker 1875
1 specimen
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
Trochocyathus cf. laminus (Quenstedt 1858)
Rosendahl 1985
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Amphiastreidae
Mitrodendron ogilvieae
Rosendahl 1985
Lingulosmilia emarginata Koby 1888
1 specimen
recombined as Cheilosmilia emarginata
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Axosmiliidae
Axosmilia infundibuliformis (Milaschewitsch 1876)
Rosendahl 1985
Axosmilia carrapateirensis (Koby 1904)
16 specimens
Axosmilia corallina (Etallon 1859)
Rosendahl 1985
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Microsolenidae
Dermoseris diceratina
1 specimen
Comoseris kobyi Geyer 1955
Rosendahl 1985
Comoseris minima Beauvais 1964
Rosendahl 1985
Comoseris meandrinoides (Michelin 1843)
5 specimens
Microsolena exigua Koby 1887
Rosendahl 1985
Microsolena tuberosa (Michelin 1843)
Rosendahl 1985
Microsolena agariciformis Etallon 1859
Rosendahl 1985
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Latomeandridae
Thamnoseris fromenteli Koby 1904
1 specimen
Thamnoseris etalloni Koby 1904
Rosendahl 1985
Fungiastraea arachnoides (Parkinson 1808)
Rosendahl 1985
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae
Thecosmilia dichotoma Koby 1884
Rosendahl 1985
Thecosmilia trichotoma (Goldfuss 1826)
1 specimen
synonym of Thecosmilia densa
Montlivaltia renevieri Koby 1884
Rosendahl 1985
synonym of Montlivaltia vesiculosa
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Solenocoeniidae
Convexastrea sexradiata (Goldfuss 1826)
5 specimens
recombined as Solenocoenia sexradiata
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Stylinidae
Stylina limbata (Goldfuss 1829)
1 specimen
recombined as Adelocoenia limbata
Pseudocoenia limbata (Goldfuss 1829)
Rosendahl 1985
recombined as Adelocoenia limbata
Convexastrea pustulosa (Koby 1904)
1 specimen
recombined as Adelocoenia pustulosa
Convexastrea meriani Koby 1881
Rosendahl 1985
recombined as Adelocoenia meriani
Stylina decipiens Etallon 1862
Rosendahl 1985
synonym of Adelocoenia pistillum
Goniocora socialis (Roemer 1836)
Rosendahl 1985
Stylina girodi Etallon 1864
10 specimens
Stylina algarvensis n. sp. Geyer 1955
2 specimens
Enallhelia compressa (Münster 1829)
Rosendahl 1985
original and current combination Lithodendrum compressum
Enallhelia cf. tubulosa (Becker 1875)
Rosendahl 1985
Stylosmilia michelini Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848
Rosendahl 1985
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Cyathophoridae
Pseudocoenia suboctonis d'Orbigny 1850
Rosendahl 1985
synonym of Cryptocoenia castellum
Cyathophora bourgueti (Defrance 1826)
Rosendahl 1985
Stromatoporoidea
Stromatoporina tornquisti (Deininger 1906)
Rosendahl 1985
Milleporidium lusitanicum
Rosendahl 1985
Demospongiae - Agelasida - Milleporellidae
Dehornella hydractinoides (Dehorne 1919)
Rosendahl 1985
Dehornella harrarensis (Wells 1943)
Rosendahl 1985
Hottingeritidae
Alveosepta jaccardi
Rosendahl 1985
see common names

Geography
Country:Portugal
Coordinates: 37.2° North, 8.9° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:31.5° North, 0.2° East
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Jurassic Epoch:Late/Upper Jurassic
Stage:Kimmeridgian 10 m.y. bin:Jurassic 5
Key time interval:Early/Lower Kimmeridgian
Age range of interval:154.80000 - 152.20000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:gray lithified "reef rocks"
Secondary lithology: lithified marl
Lithology description: coral limestone with marly intercalations
Environment:reef, buildup or bioherm
Geology comments: small patch-reefs and biostromes
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Preservation of anatomical detail:good
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:selective quarrying,mechanical,field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Metadata
Also known as:Reef 3249
Database number:34662
Authorizer:W. Kiessling Enterer:W. Kiessling, U. Merkel
Modifier:U. Merkel Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2003-09-15 10:06:08 Last modified:2007-01-31 02:08:37
Access level:the public Released:2003-09-15 10:06:08
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

9174. O. F. Geyer. 1955. Korallenfaunen aus dem Oberen Jura von Portugal. Senckenbergiana lethaea 35:317-356 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]

Secondary references:

19775 S. Rosendahl. 1985. Die oberjurassische Korallenfazies von Algarve (Südportugal) [The Upper Jurassic coral facies of Algarve (Southern Portugal)]. Arbeiten aus dem Institut für Geologie und Paläontologie an der Universität Stuttgart 82:1-125 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]