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
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Radiotrabeculopora cf. xiangboensis
Fan et al. 1991
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1 individual | ||||||
Demospongiae
- Agelasida
- Exotubispongiidae
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Exotubispongia virgulata n. gen., n. sp.
Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996
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5 individuals | ||||||
Demospongiae
- Agelasida
- Preperonidellidae
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Permocorynella n. gen. ovoidalis
(Parona 1933)
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1 individual | ||||||
Demospongiae
- Agelasida
- Virgolidae
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Intratubospongia osiensis
(de Gregorio 1930)
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1 individual | ||||||
Demospongiae
- Agelasida
- Auriculospongiidae
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Auriculospongia perforata n. sp.
Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996
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3 individuals | ||||||
Demospongiae
- Agelasida
- Stellispongiellidae
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Stellispongiella n. gen. bacilla
(Termier and Termier 1955)
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3 individuals | ||||||
Prestellispongia bolaria n. gen., n. sp.
Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996
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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] |