D 71, Cassian bulk collection: Julian, Italy

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Gastropoda - Naticopsidae
Naticopsis ladina Kittl 1892
Fürsich 2005 1 individual
Gastropoda - Neritariidae
Neritaria plicatilis (Klipstein 1843)
Fürsich 2005 1 individual
Gastropoda - Settsassiidae
Katosira sp. Koken 1892
Fürsich 2005 1 individual
Gastropoda - Coelostylinidae
Coelostylina conica (Münster 1841)
Fürsich 2005 1 individual
Coelostylina crassa (Münster 1841)
Fürsich 2005 1 individual
Spirochrysalis nympha (Münster 1841)
Fürsich 2005 2 individuals
Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Phymatopleuridae
Worthenia sp. de Koninck 1883
Fürsich 2005 3 individuals
Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Wortheniellidae
Worthenia joannisaustriae (Klipstein 1843)
Fürsich 2005 1 individual
recombined as Rinaldoella johannisaustriae
Bivalvia
Bivalvia indet. Linnaeus 1758
Fürsich 2005 4 individuals
Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae
Palaeonucula sp. Quenstedt 1930
Fürsich 2005 1 individual
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Cassianellidae
Cassianella sp. Beyrich 1862
Fürsich 2005 1 individual
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Bakevelliidae
Cultriopsis angulata
Fürsich 2005 1 individual
Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Trigonodidae
Trigonodus sp. Alberti 1864
Fürsich 2005 1 individual
Bivalvia - Unionida - Pachycardiidae
Pachycardia haueri Wöhrmann and Koken 1892
Fürsich 2005 1 individual
Bivalvia - Megalodontida - Megalodontidae
Megalodon informal sp. A Sowerby 1827
Fürsich 2005 4 individuals
Megalodon informal sp. B Sowerby 1827
Fürsich 2005 2 individuals
Megalodon informal sp. C Sowerby 1827
Fürsich 2005 2 individuals
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Diplospirellidae
Diplospirella multicostata
Fürsich 2005 1 individual
Diplospirella wissmanni (Münster 1841)
Fürsich 2005 1 individual
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Rhynchonellidae
"Rhynchonella" subacuta (Münster 1841)
Fürsich 2005 1 individual
Echinoidea - Cidaroida - Cidaridae
Balanocidaris dorsata
Fürsich 2005 1 individual
Echinoidea
"Cidaris" fustis Laube 1865
Fürsich 2005 1 individual
nomen dubium belonging to Echinoidea
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Conophyllidae
Omphalophyllia sp. Laube 1865
Fürsich 2005 1 individual
unclassified
Porifera indet. Grant 1836
Fürsich 2005 4 individuals
see common names

Geography
Country:Italy
Coordinates: 46.7° North, 12.2° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:12.5° North, 20.3° East
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
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:bed
Stratigraphy comments: Age range indicated as Langobardian ton ?Julian, now confirmed to be early Carnian (Cordevolian)
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified "limestone"
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: Small patch reefs, laterally grading in to oolitic limestones. Material supposedly stems from reefs, although it was mostly collected from marly interbeds.
Environment:shallow subtidal indet.
Geology comments: Lagoonal setting inferred from occurrenc of Megalodon
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body,original aragonite,original calcite
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:bulk,field collection
Reason for describing collection:paleoecologic analysis
Taxonomic list comments:Taxonomy has not been revised since 1977
Metadata
Database number:69649
Authorizer:W. Kiessling Enterer:W. Kiessling
Modifier:M. Clapham Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2007-03-01 09:12:29 Last modified:2013-07-22 17:34:43
Access level:the public Released:2007-03-01 09:12:29
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:

23366 F. T. Fürsich. 2005. Primary collection data of Cassian Formation used for publication of Fürsich and Wendt (1977) (ref. 9188). pers. comm. [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]