Gosaukamm, Kesselwand-Rohrmoos/Schneckengraben, Austria: Rhaetian, Austria

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Cuifastraeidae
Cuifastraea arthaberi (Haas 1909)
1 specimen
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Astraeomorphidae
Seriastraea crassa n. sp. Roniewicz 1989
2 specimens
Seriastraea multiphylla Schäfer and Senowbari-Daryan 1978
Astraeomorpha confusa (Winckler 1861)
1 specimen
Astraeomorpha crassisepta Reuss 1854
3 specimens
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Procyclolitidae
Procyclolites triadicus Frech 1890
Anthozoa - Scleractinia
Parastraeomorpha minuscula n. gen., n. sp. Roniewicz 1989
1 specimen
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Actinastreidae
Chondrocoenia sp. Roniewicz 1989
1 specimen
Chondrocoenia sp.A
Chondrocoenia ohmanni (Frech 1890)
2 specimens
Chondrocoenia schafhaeutli (Winckler 1861)
7 specimens
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Pamiroseriidae
Pamiroseris rectilamellosa (Winckler 1861)
Crassistella juvavica (Frech 1890)
5 specimens
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Gablonzeriidae
Gablonzeria profunda (Reuss 1854)
1 specimen
Gablonzeria major (Frech 1890)
6 specimens
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Cyclophylliidae
Cyclophyllia n. gen. cyclica (Schaffer and Senowbari-Daryan 1978)
Cyclophyllia major n. gen., n. sp. Roniewicz 1989
2 specimens
Kompsasteria oligocystis (Frech 1890)
6 specimens
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Alpinophylliidae
Alpinophyllia flexuosa n. gen., n. sp. Roniewicz 1989
3 specimens
Stuoresimorpha norica (Frech 1890)
4 specimens
Alpinoseris dendroidea n. gen., n. sp. Roniewicz 1989
1 specimen
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Margarophylliidae
Distichomeandra minor (Frech 1890)
8 specimens
Distichomeandra austriaca (Frech 1890)
4 specimens
Distichomeandra dieneri (Haas 1909)
8 specimens
Margarosmilia charlyana (Frech 1890)
2 specimens
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Reimaniphylliidae
Coryphyllina rhaetica n. gen., n. sp. Roniewicz 1995
Roniewicz 1995
Retiophyllia frechi n. sp. Roniewicz 1989
3 specimens
Retiophyllia gracilis n. sp. Roniewicz 1989
4 specimens
Retiophyllia fenestrata (Reuss 1854)
1 specimen
Retiophyllia gosaviensis n. sp. Roniewicz 1989
3 specimens
Retiophyllia norica (Frech 1890)
Retiophyllia gephyrophora n. sp. Roniewicz 1989
1 specimen
Retiophyllia multiramis n. sp. Roniewicz 1989
5 specimens
Retiophyllia oppeli (Reuss 1864)
5 specimens
Retiophyllia robusta n. sp. Roniewicz 1989
3 specimens
Retiophyllia caespitosa (Reuss 1864)
Palaeastraea grandissima (Frech 1890)
Palaeastraea cyathophylloides (Frech 1890)
Kuhnastraea decussata (Reuss 1854)
3 specimens
Kuhnastraea incrassata (Frech 1890)
Distichophyllia maior n. sp. Roniewicz 1995
Roniewicz 1995
pars Coryphyllia elliptica Roniewicz 1989
Distichophyllia norica (Frech 1890)
5 specimens
Oedalmia norica (Frech 1890)
3 specimens
Coryphyllia elliptica (Melnikova 1975)
4 specimens
    = Cuifia columnaris n. sp. Roniewicz 1995
Roniewicz 1995
Cuifia columnaris n. sp. Roniewicz 1995
Roniewicz 1995
Distichoflabellum zapfei n. gen., n. sp. Roniewicz 1989
4 specimens
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Stylophyllidae
Coccophyllum sturi Reuss 1864
2 specimens
Pinacophyllum parallelum Frech 1890
3 specimens
2 morphotypes A+B
Stylophyllopsis zitteli Frech 1890
Meandrostylis frechi
1 specimen
Meandrostylis irregularis
Stylophyllopsis lindstroemi Frech 1890
Stylophyllopsis polyactis Frech 1890
4 specimens
Stylophyllopsis rudis (Emmrich 1853)
5 specimens
Stylophyllum vesiculatum n. sp. Roniewicz 1989
1 specimen
Stylophyllum paradoxum Frech 1890
3 specimens
Stylophyllum polyacanthum Reuss 1854
1 specimen
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Gigantostyliidae
Gigantostylis epigonus Frech 1890
Holothuroidea - Stichopitidae
Uncinulinoides hastata n. sp. Mostler 1972
Mostler 1972
Holothuroidea - Dendrochirotida - Calclamnidae
Eocaudina crassa Mostler 1972
Mostler 1972
Holothuroidea - Kuehnitidae
Kuehnites serratus Mostler 1972
Mostler 1972
Holothuroidea - Priscopedatidae
Priscopedatus elongatus Mostler 1972
Mostler 1972
see common names

Geography
Country:Austria State/province:Calcareous Alps
Coordinates: 47.5° North, 13.5° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:30.5° North, 17.4° East
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Geographic resolution:local area
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: marl
Secondary lithology: lithified "limestone"
Includes fossils?Y
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: Schneckengraben: well stratified marls and limestones; Kesselwand-Rohrmoos: corals are scattered in thin layers of detrital limestones (calcarenites and calcirudites)
Environment:shallow subtidal indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body,recrystallized,original aragonite
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Preservation of anatomical detail:good
Fragmentation:frequent
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:peel or thin section,field collection,survey of museum collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Metadata
Database number:38144
Authorizer:W. Kiessling, L. Villier Enterer:B. Brenneis, L. Villier
Modifier:B. Brenneis Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2004-04-15 01:21:05 Last modified:2004-04-18 05:42:18
Access level:the public Released:2004-04-15 01:21:05
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:

31959 H. Mostler. 1972. Neue Holothurien-Sklerite aus der Trias der Nördlichen Kalkalpen. Geologisch-Paläontologische Mitteilungen Innsbruck 2(7):1-34 [L. Villier/L. Villier]
10248 E. Roniewicz. 1995. Upper Triassic Solitary Corals from the Gosaukamm and other North Alpine Regions. Sitzungsberichte Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, mathematisch-naturwissenschaftliche Klasse, Abteilung I 202:3-41 [W. Kiessling/B. Brenneis/B. Brenneis]