Seelandalpe, reef framework: Julian, Italy

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Cyanophyceae - Garwoodiaceae
Baccanella floriformis Pantic 1971
Sánchez‑Beristain and Reitner 2017
Rhodophyceae - Solenoporaceae
Dendronella articulata
Sánchez‑Beristain and Reitner 2017
unclassified
? Wetheredella indet. Wood 1948
Sánchez‑Beristain and Reitner 2017
synonym of Allonema
Polychaeta - Terebellomorpha
Terebella cf. lapilloides
Sánchez‑Beristain and Reitner 2017
Terebella cf. lapillloides
Sánchez‑Beristain and Reitner 2017
Polychaeta
Microtubus communis
Sánchez‑Beristain and Reitner 2017
Bivalvia - Megalodontida - Megalodontidae
Megalodon sp. Sowerby 1827
Sánchez‑Beristain and Reitner 2017
Stenolaemata - Trepostomata - Heterotrypidae
Reptonoditrypa cautica
Sánchez‑Beristain and Reitner 2017
unclassified
Tubiphytes cf. obscurus Maslov 1956
Sánchez‑Beristain and Reitner 2017
recombined as Shamovella obscura
Hydrozoa - Nigriporellidae
? Tubiphytes indet. Maslov 1956
Sánchez‑Beristain and Reitner 2017
Hydrozoa - Lemniscaterina - Cassianastraeidae
Cassianastraea reussi (Laube 1865)
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Guembelastraeidae
Isastrea bronni (Klipstein 1843)
recombined as Stuoresia bronni
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Conophyllidae
Myriophyllum gracile
Myriophyllium gracile
Myriophyllum dichotomum
Myriophyllium dichotomum
Myriophyllum badioticum (Volz 1896)
Myriophyllium badioticum
Myriophyllum muensteri Volz 1896
Myriophyllium muensteri
Omphalophyllia recondita
Omphalophyllia radiciformis
Omphalophyllia zitteli
Omphalophyllia bittneri
Omphalophyllia boletiformis (Münster 1841)
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae
Margarastraea klipsteini
Montlivaltia obliqua Münster 1841
Montlivaltia radiciformis (Münster 1841)
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Stylophyllidae
Pinacophyllum gracile
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Astraeomorphidae
Astraeomorpha pratzi Volz 1896
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Reimaniphylliidae
Craspedophyllia gracilis
Craspedophyllia alpina (Loretz 1875)
Craspedophyllia cristata Volz 1896
Toechastraea oppeli
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Margarophylliidae
Margarophyllia crenata (Münster 1841)
original and current combination Montlivaltia crenata
Margarophyllia capitata (Münster 1841)
original and current combination Montlivaltia capitata
Margarosmilia hintzei
Margarosmilia zieteni (Klipstein 1843)
Margarosmilia confluens (Münster 1841)
Margarosmilia richthofeni Volz 1896
Margarosmilia septanectens (Loretz 1875)
Thecosmilia granulata (Münster 1841)
recombined as Margarosmilia granulata
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Volzeiidae
Thecosmilia subdichotoma (Münster 1841)
recombined as Volzeia subdichotoma
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Tropiastraeidae
Isastrea guembeli Laube 1865
recombined as Guembelastraea guembeli
Thamnastraea loretzi Volz 1896
recombined as Thamnasteriamorpha loretzi
Thamnotropis frechi
synonym of Thamnasteriamorpha
Thamnastraea settsassi Volz 1896
recombined as Thamnasteriamorpha settsassi
Anthozoa - Scleractinia
Coelocoenia major
synonym of Koilocoenia
Koelocoenia major
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Protoheterastraeidae
Protoheterastrea fritschi
Protoheterastrea leonhardi (Volz 1896)
Thecosmilia sublaevis (Münster 1841)
    = Remismilia sublaevis Münster 1841
Kiessling 2014
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Alpinophylliidae
Isastrea plana (Laube 1865)
recombined as Alpinophyllia plana
Stromatoporoidea - Stromatoporoidea
Stromatoporoidea indet. Nicholson and Murie 1878
Stromatoporoidea
Circopora sp.
Cassianostroma kuepperi Flügel 1960
Disjectoporidae
Balatonia sp.
? Disjectopora sp. Waagen and Wentzel 1888
Calcarea - Calcaronea - Stellispongiidae
? Eudea crassa
Eudea sp. Lamouroux 1821
Eudea sp. nov. A
? Eudea sp. Lamouroux 1821
Eudea (?) sp. nov.
Eudea polymorpha (Klipstein 1843)
Actinofungia astroites (Münster 1841)
Peronidella subcaespitosa (Münster 1841)
Peronidella loretzi (Zittel 1879)
Peronidella cf. loretzi (Zittel 1879)
Stellispongia variabilis (Münster 1841)
Stellispongia aff. variabilis (Münster 1841)
Stellispongia n.sp. aff. variabilis
Stellispongia manon (Münster 1841)
"Stellispongia" subsphaerica Dieci et al. 1968
"Stellispongia" (gen. nov.) subsphaerica
Pharetronida
Inozoa indet. Steinmann 1882
Demospongiae - Haplosclerida
Petrosistroma sp.
Sánchez‑Beristain and Reitner 2017
Demospongiae
Atrochaetetes medius
Mastandrea and Russo 1995
Demospongiae - Clavulina - Adociidae
Aka cf. cassianensis
Sánchez‑Beristain and Reitner 2017
Demospongiae - Burgundiidae
Burgundia sp. Dehorne 1916
Mastandrea and Russo 1995
Demospongiae - Chaetetida - Chaetetidae
Chaetetidae indet. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850
Demospongiae - Hadromerida - Celyphiidae
Cassianothalamia zardinii Reitner 1987
Mastandrea and Russo 1995
Uvanella irregularis Ott 1967
Mastandrea and Russo 1995
Jablonskyia andrusovi (Jablonsky 1975)
Mastandrea and Russo 1995
Celyphia sp. n. sp. Pomel 1872
Celyphia submarginata (Münster 1841)
Demospongiae - Hadromerida - Polysiphonidae
Zardinia perisulcata Dieci et al. 1968
Mastandrea and Russo 1995
Demospongiae - Agelasida - Catenispongiidae
aff. Hartmanina hieroglyphica
Hartmanina (gen. nov.?) hieroglyphica
Hartmanina involuta
Hartmanina aff. involuta
Hartmanina aff. radiciformis
Hartmanina ziegleri
Hartmanina sp. Dieci et al. 1974
Hartmanina sp. nov. A to F
Hartmanina vaceleti
Demospongiae - Agelasida - Virgolidae
Keriocoelia conica Cuif 1974
Sclerocoelia hispida
Demospongiae - Agelasida - Solenolmiidae
Dictyocoelia manon (Münster 1841)
recombined as Solenolmia manon
Solenolmia manon (Münster 1841)
Mastandrea and Russo 1995
S. manon manon
Dictyocoelia sp. Ott 1967
synonym of Solenolmia
Dictyocoelia sp. nov. A
? Prosiphonella sp. Dieci et al. 1968
Demospongiae - Agelasida - Astroscleridae
Hispidopetra triassica
Sánchez‑Beristain and Reitner 2017
Ceratoporella sp. Hickson 1911
Ceratoporella sp. nov. A to E
Ceratoporella breviacanthostyla
Sánchez‑Beristain and Reitner 2017
Demospongiae - Agelasida - Guadalupiidae
Cystothalamia polysiphonata Dieci et al. 1968
recombined as Diecithalamia polysiphonata
Demospongiae - Agelasida - Sebargasiidae
Amblysiphonella strobiliformis Dieci et al. 1968
Sánchez‑Beristain and Reitner 2017
Demospongiae - Agelasida - Aphrosalpingidae
Vesicocaulis sp. Ott 1967
Demospongiae - Agelasida - Cryptocoeliidae
Cryptocoelia zitteli Steinmann 1882
Demospongiae - Agelasida - Sestrostomellidae
Sestrostomella robusta Zittel 1878
? Himatella sp. Zittel 1878
Demospongiae - Agelasida - Thaumastocoeliidae
Thaumastocoelia cassiana Steinmann 1882
Mastandrea and Russo 1995
Enoplocoelia armata (Klipstein 1843)
Demospongiae - Agelasida - Pharetrospongiidae
Leiospongia gnemidium
Leiospongia milleporata
Leiospongia aff. milleporata
Leiospongia n.sp. aff. milleporata
Leiospongia subcariosa
Leiospongia sp. d'Orbigny 1849
Leiospongia n. sp. A to F
Leiospongia reticularis (Münster 1841)
recombined as Leiofungia reticularis
Leiospongia cf. reticularis (Münster 1841)
recombined as Leiofungia reticularis
Demospongiae - Agelasida - Preperonidellidae
Precorynella capitata (Münster 1841)
Precorynella cf. astroites (Münster 1841)
Precorynella auriformis Dieci et al. 1968
Precorynella cf. pyriformis (Klipstein 1843)
Demospongiae - Verticillitida - Colospongiidae
Colospongia catenulata Ott 1967
Colospongia aff. catenulata Ott 1967
Colospongia dubia (Münster 1841)
unclassified
? Pseudorothpletzella indet. Schlagintweit and Gawlick 2007
Sánchez‑Beristain and Reitner 2017
Wetheredellidae
Koskinobullina socialis Cherchi and Schroeder 1979
Sánchez‑Beristain and Reitner 2017
see common names

Geography
Country:Italy
Coordinates: 46.6° North, 12.2° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:12.4° North, 20.3° East
Basis of coordinate:unpublished field data
Geographic resolution:small collection
Time
Period:Triassic Epoch:Late/Upper Triassic
Stage:Carnian 10 m.y. bin:Triassic 3
Key time interval:Julian
Age range of interval:237.00000 - 233.40000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Cassian
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Stratigraphy comments: Age range indicated as Langobardian to ?Julian, now confirmed to be early Carnian (Cordevolian)
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified framestone
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: Small patch reefs, laterally grading in to oolitic limestones
Environment:reef, buildup or bioherm
Geology comments: Patch reefs on extensive carbonate platform
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body,original aragonite,original calcite
Lagerst�tten type:conservation
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Spatial orientation:life position
Preservation of anatomical detail:excellent
Size sorting:very poor
Bioerosion:occasional
Encrustation:frequent
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:bulk,mechanical,peel or thin section,field collection
Reason for describing collection:paleoecologic analysis
Metadata
Also known as:Reef 162
Database number:34691
Authorizer:W. Kiessling Enterer:W. Kiessling, B. Brenneis, M. Krause
Modifier:W. Kiessling Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2003-09-16 02:56:19 Last modified:2016-08-16 06:43:19
Access level:the public Released:2003-09-16 02:56:19
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
9188. F. T. Fürsich and J. Wendt. 1977. Biostratinomy and palaeoecology of the Cassian Formation (Triassic) of the Southern Alps. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 22:257-323 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]

Secondary references:

52446 W. Kiessling. 2014. Taxonomic revisions of scleractinian corals. [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]
10204 A. Mastandrea and F. Russo. 1995. Microstructure and Diagenesis of Calcified Demosponges from the Upper Triassic of the Northeastern Dolomites (Italy). Journal of Paleontology 69(3):416-431 [W. Kiessling/B. Brenneis/B. Brenneis]
64551 F. Sánchez‑Beristain and J. Reitner. 2017. Four new fossil associations identified in the Cipit boulders from the St. Cassian Formation (Ladinian–Carnian; Dolomites, NE Italy). Palaeontologische Zeitschrift [W. Kiessling/M. Krause/M. Uhen]