Perte du Rhône: Aptian, Switzerland

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Maeandrarea maeandroides
Thamnastrea favrei
Thamnastrea urgonensis
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Comoseriidae
Polyphylloseris convexa (d'Orbigny 1850)
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
Parasmilia aptiensis Pictet and Renevier 1858
Platycyathus orbignyi Fromentel 1862
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Thamnasteriidae
Thamnastraea urgonensis Koby 1898
recombined as Mesomorpha urgonensis
Thamnastraea maeandra Koby 1898
recombined as Thamnasteria maeandra
Thamnastraea duparci
synonym of Thamnasteria
Thamnastraea schmidti
synonym of Thamnasteria
Thamnastraea dupasquieri
synonym of Thamnasteria
Thamnastraea favrei
synonym of Thamnasteria
Astrocoenia triboleti Koby 1896
recombined as Stereocaenia triboleti
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Faviidae
Favia turbinata Fromentel 1857
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae
Isastrea geometrica
questionable assignment
Isastrea dupasquieri
    = Isastrea neocomiensis de Fromentel 1857
Idakieva 2007
Latimaeandra kaufmanni Koby 1897
recombined as Dimorphocoenia kaufmanni
Dimorphastrea crassisepta d'Orbigny 1850
recombined as Dimorphocoenia crassisepta
Placosmilia urgoniensis Koby 1895
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Eugyridae
Eugyra pusilla Koby 1895
Eugyra digitata Koby 1896
Eugyra cotteaui Fromentel 1857
Eugyra neocomiensis Fromentel 1857
Hydnophora crassa Fromentel 1862
recombined as Eugyra (Felixigyra) crassa
Hydnophora picteti Koby 1897
recombined as Eugyra (Felixigyra) picteti
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Acroporidae
Diplocoenia picteti Koby 1895
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Astrocoeniidae
Astrocoenia subornata
upper Aptian
Astrocoenia jaccardi
Astrocoenia excavata Fromentel 1857
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Actinastreidae
Astrocoenia urgonensis Koby 1896
recombined as Actinastrea urgonensis
Astrocoenia pseudominima Koby 1897
recombined as Actinastrea pseudominima
Holocoenia jaccardi Koby 1897
Astrocoenia minima Fromentel 1857
recombined as Stelidioseris minima
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Cyathophoridae
Cryptocoenia picteti
Convexastrea desori Koby 1895
recombined as Cryptocoenia desori
Convexastrea dubia Koby 1895
recombined as Cryptocoenia dubia
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Stylinidae
Stylohelia jaccardi Koby 1895
recombined as Psammohelia jaccardi
Heliocoenia picteti Koby 1895
Stylina pachystylina Koby 1895
Stylina micropora Koby 1895
Stylina favrei Koby 1895
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Cladophylliidae
Calamophyllia stutzi Koby 1897
recombined as Cladophyllia stutzi
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Montastraeidae
Phyllocoenia picteti
synonym of Montastraea
questionable assignment
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Calamophylliidae
Calamophyllia corymbosa
questionable assignment
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Dermosmiliidae
Calamophyllia compressa d'Orbigny 1850
recombined as Calamophylliopsis compressa
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Cyclolitidae
Thecocyathus radiatus Koby 1895
recombined as Paracycloseris radiatus
emended, Koby stated Thecocyatus
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Actinacididae
Thamnarea cancellata
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Haplaraeidae
Latimaeandra lorioli Koby 1897
recombined as Meandraraea lorioli
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Microsolenidae
Microsolena guttata Koby 1897
Microsolena guttata Koby 1897
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Cunnolitidae
Cyclolites aptiensis
synonym of Cunnolites
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Latomeandridae
Favia schmidti Koby 1897
    = Ellipsocoenia sp. d'Orbigny 1850
Kiessling 2008
Favia lorioli Koby 1896
recombined as Ellipsocoenia lorioli
Latimaeandra picteti
synonym of Latomeandra
Dimorphastrea bellula d'Orbigny 1850
Thamnastraea golliezi
    = Dimorphastrea petalophyes Felix 1891
Löser 2006
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Axosmiliidae
Pleurosmilia renevieri Koby 1895
recombined as Axosmilia renevieri
Anthozoa - Helioporacea
Polytremacis urgonensis Koby 1895
see common names

Geography
Country:Switzerland
Coordinates: 46.4° North, 6.1° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:36.1° North, 15.8° East
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Cretaceous Epoch:Early/Lower Cretaceous
Stage:Aptian 10 m.y. bin:Cretaceous 3
Key time interval:Aptian
Age range of interval:121.40000 - 113.00000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Lithology and environment
Lithology description: no information given
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Metadata
Database number:76998
Authorizer:W. Kiessling Enterer:A. Girndt, U. Merkel, W. Kiessling
Modifier:A. Girndt Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2007-12-14 04:33:41 Last modified:2007-12-14 07:46:51
Access level:authorizer only Released:2009-12-14 04:33:41
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
26025. F. Koby. 1895. Monographie des Polypiers Crétacés de la Suisse [Monograph of cretaceous corals from Switzerland]. Mémoires de la société paléontologique Suisse 22:1-100 [W. Kiessling/A. Girndt]

Secondary references:

30902 V. Idakieva. 2007. Taxonomy of scleractinian corals from the Barremian-Lower Aptian of central north Bulgaria (Lovech Urgonian Group). Godishnik na Sofiyskiya Universitet Sv. Kliment Okhridski, Geologo-Geografski Fakultet, Geologiya 100:29-66 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]
26431 W. Kiessling. 2008. New opinions on coral taxonomy. [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]
30094 H. Löser. 2006. Barremian corals from San Antonio Texcala, Puebla, Mexico - A review of the type material of Felix 1891. Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Instituto de Geologia, Boletin 114:1-68 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]