Pr1, Cassian bulk collection: Julian, Italy

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Rhodophyceae - Solenoporaceae
Solenoporaceae indet. Pia 1927
Fürsich 2005 1 individual
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Reimaniphylliidae
Thecosmilia sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848
Fürsich 2005 3 individuals
    = Retiophyllia sp. Cuif 1966
Kiessling 2003
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Margarophylliidae
Margarosmilia sp. Volz 1896
Fürsich 2005 8 individuals
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Stylophyllidae
Pinacophyllum gracile
Fürsich 2005 2 individuals
Crinoidea - Isocrinida - Isocrinidae
Isocrinus tyrolensis
Fürsich 2005 1 individual
Echinoidea - Diadematoida - Diadematidae
Mesodiadema latum
Fürsich 2005 1 individual
Echinoidea
"Cidaris" costata Zardini 1973
Fürsich 2005 1 individual
nomen dubium belonging to Echinoidea
"Cidaris" hausmanni Wissmann 1841
Fürsich 2005 1 individual
nomen dubium belonging to Echinoidea
Echinoidea - Cidaroida - Cidaridae
"Cidaris" lineola
Fürsich 2005 1 individual
"Cidaris" sp. Leske 1778
Fürsich 2005 1 individual
Balanocidaris dorsata
Fürsich 2005 1 individual
Echinoidea - Cidaroida - Rhabdocidaridae
"Cidaris" subcoronata Münster 1841
Fürsich 2005 1 individual
recombined as Rhabdocidaris subcoronata
Gastropoda
Gastropoda indet. Cuvier 1795
Fürsich 2005 52 individuals
Gastropoda informal indet. 1 Cuvier 1795
Fürsich 2005 14 individuals
Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Zygopleuridae
Zygopleura obliquecostata
Fürsich 2005 13 individuals
Zygopleura sp.
Fürsich 2005 8 individuals
Zygopleura arctecostata (Münster 1841)
Fürsich 2005 6 individuals
Zygopleura tenuis (Münster 1841)
Fürsich 2005 34 individuals
recombined as Ampezzopleura tenuis
Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Rhaphistomellidae
Rhaphistomella radians (Wissmann 1841)
Fürsich 2005 1 individual
Gastropoda - Trochidae
Anticonulus ogilviae
Fürsich 2005 1 individual
Gastropoda - Eucyclidae
Eucycloscala biserta
Fürsich 2005 5 individuals
Eucycloscala binodosa (Münster 1841)
Fürsich 2005 8 individuals
Eucycloscala cf. binodosa (Münster 1841)
Fürsich 2005 2 individuals
Gastropoda - Eunemopsidae
Pseudoclanculus cassianus (Wissmann 1841)
Fürsich 2005 1 individual
Gastropoda - Ampullinidae
Pseudamaura paludinaris
Fürsich 2005 2 individuals
spelled with current rank as Ampullina (Pseudamaura)
Gastropoda - Pseudomelaniidae
Pseudomelania muensteri (Wissmann 1841)
Fürsich 2005 4 individuals
Gastropoda - Protorculidae
Protorcula sp. (Kittl 1894)
Fürsich 2005 1 individual
Protorcula subpunctata (Münster 1841)
Fürsich 2005 2 individuals
Gastropoda - Coelostylinidae
Euchrysalis sp. Laube 1870
Fürsich 2005 3 individuals
Euchrysalis sinistrorsa Kittl 1894
Fürsich 2005 2 individuals
? Euchrysalis fusiformis (Münster 1841)
Fürsich 2005 2 individuals
Coelostylina conica (Münster 1841)
Fürsich 2005 1 individual
Coelostylina karreri Kittl 1894
Fürsich 2005 1 individual
Coelostylina crassa (Münster 1841)
Fürsich 2005 2 individuals
Pseudochrysalis sp. (Kittl 1894)
Fürsich 2005 1 individual
original and current combination Coelostylina (Pseudochrysalis)
Gastropoda - Acteoninidae
? Acteonina sp. d'Orbigny 1850
Fürsich 2005 3 individuals
Gastropoda - Purpurinidae
Angularia subpleurotomaria (Münster 1841)
Fürsich 2005 2 individuals
Gastropoda - Cycloneritida - Neritopsidae
Neritopsis sp. Grateloup 1832
Fürsich 2005 1 individual
Neritopsis decussata (Münster 1841)
Fürsich 2005 2 individuals
recombined as Cassianopsis decussata
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Mathildidae
Teretrina bolina
Fürsich 2005 3 individuals
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Schartiidae
Loxonema mersai Kittl 1894
Fürsich 2005 1 individual
recombined as Racheliella mersai
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Gordenellidae
Promathildia sp. Andreae 1887
Fürsich 2005 4 individuals
Promathildia colon (Münster 1841)
Fürsich 2005 10 individuals
Promathildia subornata (Münster 1841)
Fürsich 2005 11 individuals
Gastropoda - Naticopsidae
Naticopsis sp. M'Coy 1844
Fürsich 2005 5 individuals
Naticopsis expansa (Laube 1868)
Fürsich 2005 4 individuals
Gastropoda - Neritariidae
Neritaria mandelslohi (Klipstein 1843)
Fürsich 2005 2 individuals
Bivalvia
Bivalvia indet. Linnaeus 1758
Fürsich 2005 5 individuals
Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae
Palaeonucula expansa
Fürsich 2005 1 individual
Palaeonucula strigillata (Goldfuss 1837)
Fürsich 2005 3 individuals
original and current combination Nucula strigilata
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Malletiidae
Palaeoneilo elliptica (Goldfuss 1837)
Fürsich 2005 1 individual
recombined as Leda elliptica
Prosoleptus lineatus
Fürsich 2005 1 individual
Bivalvia - Carditida - Myophoricardiidae
Myophoriopis sp. von Wöhrmann 1889
Fürsich 2005 2 individuals
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Septiola pygmaea (Münster 1841)
Fürsich 2005 1 individual
original and current combination Mytilus pygmaeus
Bivalvia - Arcida - Parallelodontidae
Parallelodon formosissima
Fürsich 2005 10 individuals
Parallelodon sp. Meek and Worthen 1866
Fürsich 2005 3 individuals
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pteriidae
Pteria sp. Scopoli 1777
Fürsich 2005 2 individuals
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Cassianellidae
Cassianella beyrichii Bittner 1895
Fürsich 2005 1 individual
Cassianella decussata (Münster 1841)
Fürsich 2005 3 individuals
Cassianella planidorsata (Münster 1841)
Fürsich 2005 3 individuals
synonym of Cassianella decussata
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Bakevelliidae
Cultriopsis angulata
Fürsich 2005 1 individual
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Plicatulidae
Plicatula sp. Lamarck 1801
Fürsich 2005 2 individuals
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Anomiidae
Placunopsis sp. Morris and Lycett 1853
Fürsich 2005 1 individual
Scaphopoda - Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Dentalium decoratum Münster 1841
Fürsich 2005 3 individuals
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Terebratulidae
"Terebratula" sp. Müller 1776
Fürsich 2005 2 individuals
see common names

Geography
Country:Italy
Coordinates: 46.5° North, 11.9° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:12.4° North, 20.1° 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:69668
Authorizer:W. Kiessling Enterer:W. Kiessling
Modifier:W. Kiessling Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2007-03-01 09:41:17 Last modified:2016-08-16 11:55:33
Access level:the public Released:2007-03-01 09:41:17
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]
9159 W. Kiessling. 2003. Personal data. [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]