Fischerwiese, Steinplatte: Rhaetian, Austria

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Trochamminidae
Trochammina alpina
Gazdzicki et al. 1979
Ammodiscidae
Tolypammina sp. Rhumbler 1895
Gazdzicki et al. 1979
Coscinophragmatidae
Alpinophragmium perforatum
Gazdzicki et al. 1979
Endothyridae
? Endothyra sp.
Gazdzicki et al. 1979
Trocholinidae
Trocholina permodiscoides
Gazdzicki et al. 1979
Involutinidae
Glomospirella friedli Kristan-Tollmann 1962
Gazdzicki et al. 1979
Involutina communis
Gazdzicki et al. 1979
Involutina sp.
Gazdzicki et al. 1979
Tubothalamea - Miliolida - Miliolidae
Sigmoilina sp. Schlumberger 1887
Gazdzicki et al. 1979
Tubothalamea - Miliolida - Milioliporidae
Miliolipora sp.
Gazdzicki et al. 1979
Galeanella sp.
Gazdzicki et al. 1979
Tubothalamea - Miliolida - Cornuspiridae
Planiinvoluta deflexa
Gazdzicki et al. 1979
unclassified
Ophthalmidium sp. Kübler and Zwingli 1870
Gazdzicki et al. 1979
Nodosariata - Robertinida - Duostominidae
Diplotremina sp.
Gazdzicki et al. 1979
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Cuifastraeidae
Cuifastraea arthaberi (Haas 1909)
3 specimens
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Astraeomorphidae
Seriastraea multiphylla Schäfer and Senowbari-Daryan 1978
Astraeomorpha confusa (Winckler 1861)
17 specimens
Astraeomorpha crassisepta Reuss 1854
9 specimens
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Procyclolitidae
Procyclolites triadicus Frech 1890
Anthozoa - Scleractinia
Parastraeomorpha similis n. gen., n. sp. Roniewicz 1989
2 specimens
Parastraeomorpha minuscula n. gen., n. sp. Roniewicz 1989
20 specimens
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Actinastreidae
Chondrocoenia ohmanni (Frech 1890)
20 specimens
Chondrocoenia schafhaeutli (Winckler 1861)
14 specimens
Chondrocoenia waltheri (Frech 1890)
1 specimen
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Pamiroseriidae
Pamiroseris rectilamellosa (Winckler 1861)
? Crassistella juvavica (Frech 1890)
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Gablonzeriidae
Gablonzeria profunda (Reuss 1854)
17 specimens
Gablonzeria major (Frech 1890)
2 specimens
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Cyclophylliidae
Cyclophyllia cyclica (Schaffer and Senowbari-Daryan 1978)
15 specimens
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Margarophylliidae
Distichomeandra minor (Frech 1890)
3 specimens
Distichomeandra austriaca (Frech 1890)
2 specimens
Distichomeandra dieneri (Haas 1909)
1 specimen
Margarosmilia charlyana (Frech 1890)
11 specimens
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Reimaniphylliidae
Retiophyllia sp. Cuif 1966
Retiophyllia sp. A
Retiophyllia frechi n. sp. Roniewicz 1989
10 specimens
> 9 specimens
Retiophyllia gracilis n. sp. Roniewicz 1989
6 specimens
Retiophyllia fenestrata (Reuss 1854)
1 specimen
Retiophyllia norica (Frech 1890)
40 specimens
Retiophyllia multiramis n. sp. Roniewicz 1989
2 specimens
Retiophyllia oppeli (Reuss 1864)
14 specimens
Retiophyllia robusta n. sp. Roniewicz 1989
12 specimens
Retiophyllia caespitosa (Reuss 1864)
35 specimens
> 32 specimens
Palaeastraea grandissima (Frech 1890)
6 specimens
Palaeastraea cyathophylloides (Frech 1890)
9 specimens
Kuhnastraea decussata (Reuss 1854)
16 specimens
Kuhnastraea incrassata (Frech 1890)
20 specimens
Distichophyllia norica (Frech 1890)
70 specimens
Distichophyllia fritschi (Frech 1890)
1 specimen
Oedalmia sp. Cuif 1976
1 specimen
Oedalmia norica (Frech 1890)
17 specimens
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Stylophyllidae
Coccophyllum sturi Reuss 1864
Pinacophyllum parallelum Frech 1890
Stylophyllopsis zitteli Frech 1890
100 specimens
Anthostylis acanthophora (Frech 1890)
30 specimens
? Molukkia sp. Jaworski 1915
Maeandrostylis irregularis (Frech 1890)
19 specimens
entered as Meandrostylis irregularis
Maeandrostylis frechi (Haas 1909)
5 specimens
entered as Meandrostylis frechi
Stylophyllopsis lindstroemi Frech 1890
32 specimens
> 30 specimens
Stylophyllopsis polyactis Frech 1890
12 specimens
Stylophyllopsis ramosa n. sp. Qi and Stanley 1989
9 specimens
Stylophyllopsis rudis (Emmrich 1853)
14 specimens
Stylophyllum vesiculatum n. sp. Roniewicz 1989
3 specimens
Stylophyllum paradoxum Frech 1890
100 specimens
Stylophyllum polyacanthum Reuss 1854
50 specimens
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Gigantostyliidae
Gigantostylis epigonus Frech 1890
50 specimens
Demospongiae - Agelasida - Sebargasiidae
Amblysiphonella steinmanni (Haas 1909)
Gazdzicki et al. 1979
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Spondylospiridae
Zugmayerella koessensis
Gazdzicki et al. 1979
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Cyclothyrididae
Fissirhynchia fissicostata (Suess 1854)
Gazdzicki et al. 1979
Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Choristoceratidae
Choristoceras marshi Hauer 1865
Gazdzicki et al. 1979
Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Arcestidae
Stenarcestes polysphinctus (von Mojsisovics 1875)
Gazdzicki et al. 1979
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Oxytomidae
Oxytoma inaequivalvis (Sowerby 1819)
Gazdzicki et al. 1979
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
cf. Lithophaga (Leiosolenus) sp. (Carpenter 1856)
Carter and Stanley 2004
Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Trigoniidae
Trigonia zlambachiensis (Haas 1909)
Gazdzicki et al. 1979
Holothuroidea - Dendrochirotida - Calclamnidae
Eocaudina hexagona n. sp. Kristan-Tollmann 1963
Kristan-Tollmann 1963
Fissobractites subsymmetrica n. gen., n. sp. Kristan-Tollmann 1963
Kristan-Tollmann 1963
see common names

Geography
Country:Austria State/province:Calcareous Alps
Coordinates: 47.6° North, 13.7° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:30.5° North, 17.6° East
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period: Triassic Epoch: Late Triassic
Stage: Rhaetian 10 m.y. bin: Triassic 4
Key time interval: Rhaetian
Age range of interval: 208.5 - 201.4 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Zlambach
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:gray,green marl
Secondary lithology: lithified "limestone"
Includes fossils?Y
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: Corals come mainly from soft, grey and greenish-grey marls, less often from limestones. Coral-bearing limestones are hard, poorly sorted organodetrital calcirudites, or well sorted calcarenites composed of peloids and fine detrital fragments.
Environment:perireef or subreef
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body,recrystallized,original aragonite
Size of fossils:macrofossils,mesofossils,microfossils
Preservation of anatomical detail:good
Fragmentation:frequent
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:bulk,chemical,peel or thin section,acetic,sieve,field collection,survey of museum collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Metadata
Also known as:Reef 40
Database number:38141
Authorizer:W. Kiessling, A. Dunhill, L. Villier Enterer:B. Brenneis, L. Villier, B. Allen
Modifier:L. Villier Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2004-04-14 08:33:44 Last modified:2010-11-28 15:12:27
Access level:the public Released:2004-04-14 08:33:44
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

10246. E. Roniewicz. 1989. Triassic Corals of the Zlambach Beds, Northern Calcareous Alps, Austria. Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Mathematisch- naturwissenschaftliche Klasse, Denkschriften 126:1-152 [W. Kiessling/B. Brenneis/B. Brenneis]

Secondary references:

68972 J. G. Carter and G. D. Stanley. 2004. Late Triassic Gastrochaenid and Lithophaginid Borings (Mollusca: Bivalvia) from Nevada (USA) and Austria. Journal of Paleontology 78(1):230-234 [A. Dunhill/B. Allen]
29109 F. Frech. 1890. Die Korallenfauna der Trias. Palaeontographica 37:1-116 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]
34346 A. Gazdzicki, H. Kozur, and R. Mock. 1979. The Norian-Rhaetian boundary in the light of micropaleontological data. Geologija 22(1):71-112 [L. Villier/L. Villier]
31739 E. Kristan-Tollmann. 1963. Holothurien-Sklerite aus der Trias der Ostalpen. Sitzungsberichte der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Abteilung 1 172:351-380 [L. Villier/L. Villier]