Also known as Reef 3482
Where: Portugal (37.1° N, 8.0° W: paleocoordinates 31.3° N, 1.1° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Late/Upper Oxfordian to Late/Upper Oxfordian (161.2 - 150.8 Ma)
• probably including the Sao Romao Limestone, the upper Peral Beds and the Cabeca coral limestone
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; lithified limestone and lithified marl
Size class: macrofossils
Collection methods: peel or thin section,
Primary reference: S. Rosendahl. 1985. Die oberjurassische Korallenfazies von Algarve (Südportugal) [The Upper Jurassic coral facies of Algarve (Southern Portugal)]. Arbeiten aus dem Institut für Geologie und Paläontologie an der Universität Stuttgart 82:1-125 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 68590: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 29.01.2007
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Bivalvia | |
Ostreidae indet. Rafinesque 1815 oyster | |
Pectinidae indet. Wilkes 1810 scallop | |
Stenolaemata | |
? Ceriopora sp. Goldfuss 1826 | |
Anthozoa | |
"Thecosmilia trichotoma" = Thecosmilia densa
"Thecosmilia trichotoma" = Thecosmilia densa Fromentel 1870 stony coral | |
Myriophyllia loulensis n. sp.
Myriophyllia loulensis n. sp. Rosendahl 1985 stony coral | |
Donacosmilia corallina Fromentel 1861 stony coral
Mitrodendron modicum Eliasova 1975 stony coral
Amphiastrea basaltiformis Etallon 1859 stony coral | |
Axosmilia carrapateirensis Koby 1904 stony coral | |
Stylocyathus coarctatus Quenstedt 1852 stony coral | |
Cyathophora cesaredensis, "Pseudocoenia suboctonis" = Cryptocoenia castellum
Cyathophora cesaredensis Koby 1904 stony coral
"Pseudocoenia suboctonis" = Cryptocoenia castellum Michelin 1843 stony coral | |
Stylosmilia michelini, Stylina girodi, "Pseudocoenia radisensis" = Adelocoenia radisensis, "Pseudocoenia hexaphyllia" = Adelocoenia hexaphyllia, Enallhelia cf. elegans, Heliocoenia variabilis, Heliocoenia orbignyi, Goniocora socialis, Goniocora pumila
Stylosmilia michelini Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
Stylina girodi Etallon 1864 stony coral
"Pseudocoenia radisensis" = Adelocoenia radisensis d'Orbigny 1850 stony coral
"Pseudocoenia hexaphyllia" = Adelocoenia hexaphyllia d'Orbigny 1850 stony coral
Enallhelia cf. elegans Münster 1829 stony coral
Heliocoenia variabilis Etallon 1859 stony coral
Heliocoenia orbignyi Roniewicz 1966 stony coral
Goniocora socialis Roemer 1836 stony coral
Goniocora pumila Quenstedt 1852 stony coral | |
Microsolena tuberosa, Microsolena ornata, Microsolena agariciformis, "Fungiastraea major" = Microsolena major
Microsolena tuberosa Michelin 1843 stony coral
Microsolena ornata Koby 1887 stony coral
Microsolena agariciformis Etallon 1859 stony coral
"Fungiastraea major" = Microsolena major Ferry 1861 stony coral | |
Fungiastraea arachnoides Parkinson 1808 stony coral
Microphyllia undans Etallon 1859 stony coral
Comophyllia polymorpha Koby 1906 stony coral | |
Synastrea subagaricites Becker 1875 stony coral
Synastrea dubia de Fromentel 1861 stony coral | |
Kobyastraea lomontiana Etallon 1864 stony coral | |
Meandraraea gresslyi Etallon 1864 stony coral
Actinaraea minuta Roniewicz 1966 stony coral | |
Calamophylliopsis flabellum, Calamophylliopsis cervina, "Calamophylliopsis stokesi" = Calamophylliopsis stockesi
Calamophylliopsis flabellum de Blainville 1830 stony coral
Calamophylliopsis cervina Etallon 1860 stony coral
"Calamophylliopsis stokesi" = Calamophylliopsis stockesi Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851 stony coral | |
Thamnasteria moreana d'Orbigny 1850 stony coral | |
Diplocoenia lobata Etallon 1858 stony coral | |
Actinastrea matheyi Koby 1885 stony coral | |
"Kologyra aldingeri" = Placogyra aldingeri Geyer 1955 stony coral
Psammogyra choffati Koby 1880 stony coral
Pruvostastraea labyrinthiformis Alloiteau 1957 stony coral | |
Acanthogyra columnaris Ogilvie 1897 stony coral | |
Calcarea | |
? Protosycon sp. calcareous sponge | |
? Barroisia sp. Munier-Chalmas 1882 calcareous sponge | |
? Peronidella sp. Hinde 1893 calcareous sponge
"Eusiphonella sp." = Pareudea Etallon 1859 calcareous sponge
Eudea sp. Lamouroux 1821 calcareous sponge | |
Stromatoporoidea | |
Milleporidium lusitanicum stromatoporoid sponge | |
Demospongiae | |
Astroporina orientalis Hudson 1960 demosponge | |
Actinostromaria tokadiensis Yabe and Sugiyama 1935 demosponge | |
Ptychochaetetes globosus demosponge
Ptychochaetetes cf. peroni Fischer 1970 demosponge | |
Rhodophyceae | |
Solenoporaceae indet. Pia 1927 |