Locality E+R3, Beds above Reef 3, Merbah el Oussif, Djebel Tebaga: Capitanian, Tunisia

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Disjectoporidae
Radiotrabeculopora cf. xiangboensis Fan et al. 1991
1 individual
Demospongiae - Agelasida - Exotubispongiidae
Exotubispongia virgulata n. gen., n. sp. Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996
5 individuals
Demospongiae - Agelasida - Preperonidellidae
Permocorynella n. gen. ovoidalis (Parona 1933)
1 individual
Demospongiae - Agelasida - Virgolidae
Intratubospongia osiensis (de Gregorio 1930)
1 individual
Demospongiae - Agelasida - Auriculospongiidae
Auriculospongia perforata n. sp. Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996
3 individuals
Demospongiae - Agelasida - Stellispongiellidae
Stellispongiella n. gen. bacilla (Termier and Termier 1955)
3 individuals
Prestellispongia bolaria n. gen., n. sp. Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996
1 individual
see common names

Geography
Country:Tunisia State/province:Madanin
Coordinates: 33.4° North, 10.2° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:6.6° South, 18.1° East
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Permian Epoch:Guadalupian
Stage:Capitanian 10 m.y. bin:Permian 4
Key time interval:Capitanian
Age range of interval:264.28000 - 259.51000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Lithology and environment
Environment:perireef or subreef
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection excludes:some macrofossils
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Taxonomic list comments:Sponges only.
Metadata
Also known as:Reef 200
Database number:41871
Authorizer:D. Bottjer Enterer:M. Clapham
Modifier:W. Kiessling Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2004-07-21 12:18:19 Last modified:2007-09-10 11:27:53
Access level:the public Released:2004-07-21 12:18:19
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

11156. J. K. Rigby and B. Senowbari-Daryan. 1996. Upper Permian inozoid, demospongid, and hexactinellid sponges from Djebel Tebaga, Tunisia. University of Kansas Paleontological Contributions, New Series 7:1-130 [D. Bottjer/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]

Secondary references:

11153 N. D. Newell, J.K. Rigby, A. Driggs, D.W. Boyd, and F.G. Stehli. 1976. Permian reef complex, Tunisia. Brigham Young University Geology Studies 23(1):75-112 [D. Bottjer/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]