D59, Cassian bulk collection: Julian, Italy

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Anthozoa
Anthozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1834
Fürsich 2005 6 individuals
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Thamnasteriidae
Thamnastraea sp. Lesauvage 1832
Fürsich 2005 2 individuals
synonym of Thamnasteria
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Koninckinidae
Amphiclina speciosa
Fürsich 2005 1 individual
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Diplospirellidae
Diplospirella sufflata (Verneuil 1855)
Fürsich 2005 1 individual
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae
Cruratula carinthiaca (von Hauer 1857)
Fürsich 2005 1 individual
Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae
Palaeonucula strigillata (Goldfuss 1837)
Fürsich 2005 1 individual
original and current combination Nucula strigilata
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Cassianellidae
Cassianella cf. beyrichii Bittner 1895
Fürsich 2005 1 individual
Cassianella tenuistria (Münster 1841)
Fürsich 2005 1 individual
Cassianella bidorsata (Münster 1841)
Fürsich 2005 1 individual
synonym of Cassianella tenuistria
Cassianella euglyphoides Bittner 1895
Fürsich 2005 2 individuals
Cassianella ampezzana Bittner 1895
Fürsich 2005 2 individuals
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limidae
Badiotella sp. Bittner 1890
Fürsich 2005 1 individual
Scaphopoda - Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Dentalium sp. Linnaeus 1758
Fürsich 2005 1 individual
Gastropoda
Gastropoda indet. Cuvier 1795
Fürsich 2005 3 individuals
Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Euomphalidae
Euomphalus sp. Sowerby 1814
Fürsich 2005 1 individual
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Mathildidae
Teretrina bolina
Fürsich 2005 1 individual
Gastropoda - Coelostylinidae
Pseudochrysalis sp. (Kittl 1894)
Fürsich 2005 1 individual
original and current combination Coelostylina (Pseudochrysalis)
Gastropoda - Pseudomelaniidae
Pseudomelania muensteri (Wissmann 1841)
Fürsich 2005 3 individuals
Gastropoda - Eucyclidae
Riselloidea damon
Fürsich 2005 1 individual
spelled with current rank as Calliotropis (Riselloidea)
Gastropoda - Schizogoniidae
Schizogonium serratum (Münster 1841)
Fürsich 2005 3 individuals
Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Zygopleuridae
Zygopleura arctecostata (Münster 1841)
Fürsich 2005 1 individual
Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Wortheniellidae
Worthenia cf. muensteri (Klipstein 1843)
Fürsich 2005 1 individual
recombined as Rinaldoella muensteri
Gastropoda - Naticopsidae
Naticopsis subelongata
Fürsich 2005 2 individuals
see common names

Geography
Country:Italy
Coordinates: 46.5° North, 12.2° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:12.3° North, 20.2° 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:235.00000 - 232.00000 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:69670
Authorizer:W. Kiessling Enterer:W. Kiessling
Modifier:W. Kiessling Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2007-03-01 09:43:14 Last modified:2016-08-17 10:09:24
Access level:the public Released:2007-03-01 09:43:14
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]