Locality G5, Saikra Biohermal Complex, Saikra, Djebel Tebaga: Capitanian, Tunisia

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Disjectoporidae
Radiotrabeculopora reticulata Fan et al. 1991
Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996 31 individuals
Radiotrabeculopora cf. xiangboensis Fan et al. 1991
Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996 1 individual
Demospongiae - Agelasida - Virgolidae
Intratubospongia osiensis (de Gregorio 1930)
Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996 32 individuals
Medenina laterala n. gen., n. sp. Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996
Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996 1 individual
Polytubifungia maxima n. gen., n. sp. Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996
Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996 1 individual
Pseudohimatella n. gen. pauciporata (Parona 1933)
Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996 14 individuals
Parahimatella vesiculata n. gen., n. sp. Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996
Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996 7 individuals
Demospongiae - Agelasida - Stellispongiellidae
Stellispongiella reticulata n. gen., n. sp. Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996
Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996 2 individuals
Stellispongiella n. gen. bacilla (Termier and Termier 1955)
Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996 4 individuals
Stellispongiella insculpta n. gen., n. sp. Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996
Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996 10 individuals
Prestellispongia n. gen. permica (Parona 1933)
Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996 1 individual
Prestellispongia paula n. gen., n. sp. Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996
Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996 15 individuals
Demospongiae - Agelasida - Exotubispongiidae
Exotubispongia pustulata n. gen., n. sp. Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996
Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996 1 individual
Demospongiae - Agelasida - Sebargasiidae
Amblysiphonella merlai Parona 1933
Senowbari-Daryan and Rigby 1988
misspelling Laccosiphonella merlai
Amblysiphonella ramosa n. sp. Senowbari-Daryan and Rigby 1988
Senowbari-Daryan and Rigby 1988
Demospongiae - Agelasida - Auriculospongiidae
Auriculospongia auriculata (Termier and Termier 1955)
Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996 3 individuals
Auriculospongia perforata n. sp. Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996
Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996 1 individual
Demospongiae - Agelasida - Preperonidellidae
Precorynella ampliata n. sp. Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996
Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996 1 individual
Precorynella crysanthemum (Parona 1933)
Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996 1 individual
Precorynella virgosa n. sp. Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996
Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996 1 individual
Precorynella robusta n. sp. Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996
Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996 1 individual
Radiofibra delicata n. gen., n. sp. Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996
Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996 2 individuals
Radiofibra inordinata n. gen., n. sp. Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996
Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996 1 individual
Heptatubispongia symmetrica n. gen., n. sp. Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996
Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996 4 individuals
Saginospongia angusta n. gen., n. sp. Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996
Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996 2 individuals
Permocorynella n. gen. ovoidalis (Parona 1933)
Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996 3 individuals
Permocorynella fruticosa n. gen., n. sp. Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996
Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996 2 individuals
Djemelia nana n. gen., n. sp. Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996
Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996 1 individual
Djemelia mediala n. gen., n. sp. Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996
Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996 1 individual
Demospongiae - Verticillitida - Colospongiidae
Cystothalamia ramosa n. sp. Senowbari-Daryan and Rigby 1988
Senowbari-Daryan and Rigby 1988
recombined as Imbricatocoelia ramosa
Crinoidea - Dendrocrinida - Laudonocrinidae
Tetrabrachiocrinus fabianii Yakovlev 1934
Lane 1979
unclassified
Bryozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1831
see common names

Geography
Country:Tunisia State/province:Madanin
Coordinates: 33.5° North, 10.3° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:6.6° South, 18.2° 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
Formation:Saikra Biohermal Complex
Local section:G - East end Djebel Tebaga Local bed:5
Local order:bottom to top
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Stratigraphy comments: Saikra Biohermal Complex is uppermost unit, Capitanian in age. 25 metres thick.
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: argillaceous lime mudstone
Secondary lithology: grainstone
Lithology description: Marl, rich in sponges and bryozoans, contains several beds of platy calcarenite
Environment:reef, buildup or bioherm
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 and bivalves.
Metadata
Also known as:Reef 200
Database number:41879
Authorizer:D. Bottjer Enterer:M. Clapham
Modifier:W. Kiessling Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2004-07-21 14:28:12 Last modified:2007-09-10 11:31:11
Access level:the public Released:2004-07-21 14:28:12
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
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]

Secondary references:

11196 N. G. Lane. 1979. Upper Permian crinoids from Djebel Tebaga, Tunisia. Journal of Paleontology 53(1):121-132 [D. Bottjer/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
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]
11155 B. Senowbari-Daryan and J.K. Rigby. 1988. Upper Permian segmented sponges from Djebel Tebaga, Tunisia. Facies 19:171-250 [D. Bottjer/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]