Sanganeh Formation, Mashad, Level 1 (Cretaceous to of Iran)

Also known as Reef 3817

Where: Razavi-Chorasan, Iran (36.2° N, 59.8° E: paleocoordinates 19.9° S, 48.6° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Sanganeh Formation, Late/Upper Aptian to Late/Upper Aptian (122.5 - 109.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; limestone

• reef dwelling fauna
• limestone blocks with corals

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: peel or thin section,

• Bayerische Staatssammlung für Paläontologie und Geologie, Munich

Primary reference: D. K. Pandey, F. T. Fürsich, R. Baron-Szabo and M. Wilmsen. 2007. Lower Cretaceous corals from the Koppeh Dagh, NE-Iran. Zitteliana (A47)3-52 [W. Kiessling/A. Girndt]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 83393: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Antje Girndt on 20.08.2008

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Actinastreidae
"Enallocoenia crassoramosa" = Actinastrea crassoramosa, "Columactinastrea torallolensis" = Columactinastraea torallolensis, Stephanastrea simonneliana
"Enallocoenia crassoramosa" = Actinastrea crassoramosa Michelin 1843 stony coral
"Columactinastrea torallolensis" = Columactinastraea torallolensis Reig Oriol 1989 stony coral
Stephanastrea simonneliana d'Orbigny 1850 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Dermosmiliidae
Dermosmilia cretacica Turnsek 1974 stony coral
Calamophylliopsis sp. Alloiteau 1952 stony coral
Epistreptophyllum flabelliforme Milaschewitsch 1876 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Agariciidae
Lamellofungia "sp. A" Alloiteau 1957 stony coral
Maeandrella wellsi Reig Oriol 1995 stony coral
"Microsolena barcenai" = Morphastrea barcenai Felix 1891 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Acrosmiliidae
Acrosmilia conica d'Orbigny 1850 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Placocoeniidae
Paraplacocoenia pruvosti Beauvais 1982 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Eugyridae
Myriophyllia propria Sikharulidze 1979 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae
Isastrea "sp. A" Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851 stony coral
Isastrea richardsoni Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851 stony coral
Thecosmilia longimana Quenstedt 1881 stony coral
Thecosmilia cumanensis Wells 1944 stony coral
Thecosmilia langi Koby 1884 stony coral
Thecosmilia gresslyi Koby 1884 stony coral
"Meandrastraea aff. corbariensis" = Meandrastrea stony coral
Montlivaltia sp. Lamouroux 1821 stony coral
Montlivaltia cornutiformis Gregory 1900 stony coral
Montlivaltia truncata Defrance 1817 stony coral
Montlivaltia caryophyllata Lamouroux 1821 stony coral
Montlivaltia moeschi Koby 1883 stony coral
"Trochosmilia communis" = Trochophyllia rara Prever 1909 stony coral
Peplosmilia austeni Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850 stony coral
Paraclausastrea pulchra Morycowa and Masse 1998 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Meandrinidae
Rennensismilia inflexa Reuss 1854 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
Smilotrochus sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851 stony coral
Tiarasmilia sp. Wells 1932 stony coral
questionable assignment
 Scleractinia - Agathiphylliidae
Turnsekophyllia cantabrica Baron-Szabo 2002 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Coscinaraeidae
Craterastraea crateriformis Gregory 1900 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Microsolenidae
Comoseris meandrinoides Michelin 1843 stony coral
Kobya crassolamellosa Gregory 1900 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Latomeandridae
Fungiastraea aff. arachnoides Parkinson 1808 stony coral
listed as Fungiastrea aff. arachnoides
Dimorphastraea renevieri Koby 1887 stony coral
Comophyllia polymorpha Koby 1906 stony coral
Periseris elegantula d'Orbigny 1850 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Cladophylliidae
Cladophyllia cf. furcifera Roemer 1888 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Cyathophoridae
Cyathophora bourgueti Defrance 1826 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Stylinidae
"Heliocoenia carpathica" = Stylina inflata, Stylina micropora, "Stylina regularis" = Stylina digitiformis
"Heliocoenia carpathica" = Stylina inflata Fromentel 1856 stony coral
Stylina micropora Koby 1895 stony coral
"Stylina regularis" = Stylina digitiformis Achiardi 1880 stony coral
 Life -