D9, Cassian bulk collection: Julian, Italy

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Eugyridae
Myriophyllia sp. d'Orbigny 1849
Fürsich 2005 1 individual
    = "Myriophyllia" sp. d'Orbigny 1849
Kiessling 2008
unclassified
Porifera indet. Grant 1836
Fürsich 2005 4 individuals
Calcarea - Calcaronea - Stellispongiidae
Peronidella sp. Hinde 1893
Fürsich 2005 1 individual
Calcarea - Calcaronea - Endostomatidae
Corynella sp.
Fürsich 2005 1 individual
synonym of Endostoma
Demospongiae - Agelasida - Preperonidellidae
Precorynella astroites (Münster 1841)
Fürsich 2005 1 individual
Demospongiae - Agelasida - Pharetrospongiidae
Leiospongia sp. d'Orbigny 1849
Fürsich 2005 2 individuals
unclassified
Brachiopoda indet. Cuvier 1805
Fürsich 2005 4 individuals
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Rhynchonellidae
"Rhynchonella" cf. subacuta (Münster 1841)
Fürsich 2005 1 individual
Rhynchonellata - Thecideida - Thecospiridae
Thecospira tirolensis Loretz 1875
Fürsich 2005 2 individuals
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Diplospirellidae
Diplospirella wissmanni (Münster 1841)
Fürsich 2005 25 individuals
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Terebratulidae
Waldheimia porrecta Bittner 1904
Fürsich 2005 2 individuals
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
"Pecten" sp. Müller 1776
Fürsich 2005 1 individual
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Cassianellidae
Cassianella sp. Beyrich 1862
Fürsich 2005 1 individual
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Basis of coordinate:unpublished field data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: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:reef, buildup or bioherm
Geology comments: Patch reefs on extensive carbonate platform
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
Also known as:Reef 162
Database number:69663
Authorizer:W. Kiessling Enterer:W. Kiessling
Modifier:W. Kiessling Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2007-03-01 09:37:47 Last modified:2016-08-16 11:20:15
Access level:the public Released:2007-03-01 09:37:47
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]
26431 W. Kiessling. 2008. New opinions on coral taxonomy. [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]