D12d clay facies, Cassian bulk collection: Julian, Italy

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Crinoidea - Isocrinida - Isocrinidae
Isocrinus tyrolensis
Fürsich 2005 1 individual
Echinoidea
"Cidaris" hausmanni Wissmann 1841
Fürsich 2005 1 individual
nomen dubium belonging to Echinoidea
"Cidaris" waechteri Wissmann 1841
Fürsich 2005 1 individual
nomen dubium belonging to Echinoidea
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Terebratulidae
"Terebratula" sp. Müller 1776
Fürsich 2005 3 individuals
Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae
Palaeonucula expansa
Fürsich 2005 12 individuals
Palaeonucula strigillata (Goldfuss 1837)
Fürsich 2005 2 individuals
original and current combination Nucula strigilata
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Bakevelliidae
Cultriopsis angusta (Munster 1838)
Fürsich 2005 1 individual
Gastropoda - Naticopsidae
Naticopsis expansa (Laube 1868)
Fürsich 2005 3 individuals
Gastropoda - Coelostylinidae
Coelostylina sp. Kittl 1894
Fürsich 2005 1 individual
Coelostylina karreri Kittl 1894
Fürsich 2005 2 individuals
Spirochrysalis nympha (Münster 1841)
Fürsich 2005 7 individuals
Gastropoda - Goniasmatidae
Cheilotomona acuta
Fürsich 2005 5 individuals
Gastropoda - Pseudomelaniidae
Oonia miles
Fürsich 2005 2 individuals
spelled with current rank as Pseudomelania (Oonia)
Oonia similis (Münster 1841)
Fürsich 2005 6 individuals
Gastropoda - Schizogoniidae
Schizogonium serratum (Münster 1841)
Fürsich 2005 1 individual
Gastropoda - Cycloneritida - Neritopsidae
Neritopsis armata (Münster 1841)
Fürsich 2005 2 individuals
recombined as Cassianopsis armata
Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Wortheniellidae
Worthenia canalifera (Münster 1841)
Fürsich 2005 2 individuals
recombined as Wortheniella canalifera
Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Zygopleuridae
Zygopleura arctecostata (Münster 1841)
Fürsich 2005 7 individuals
Zygopleura tenuis (Münster 1841)
Fürsich 2005 2 individuals
recombined as Ampezzopleura tenuis
Scaphopoda - Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Dentalium simile Münster 1841
Fürsich 2005 2 individuals
Demospongiae - Spirosclerophorida
Verrucospongia informal sp. 1
Fürsich 2005 1 individual
see common names

Geography
Country:Italy
Coordinates: 46.5° North, 12.0° 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Basis of coordinate:unpublished field data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 Triassic
Stage: Carnian 10 m.y. bin: Triassic 3
Key time interval: Julian
Age range of interval: 237 - 233.4 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 claystone
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:69665
Authorizer:W. Kiessling Enterer:W. Kiessling
Modifier:W. Kiessling Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2007-03-01 09:38:53 Last modified:2016-08-16 11:22:40
Access level:the public Released:2007-03-01 09:38:53
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]