Hofbergli (Jurassic of Switzerland)

Also known as Reef 529

Where: Switzerland (47.3° N, 7.6° E: paleocoordinates 38.3° N, 16.5° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Oxfordian (163.5 - 157.3 Ma)

• H. crenularis beds

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: perireef or subreef; lithified limestone

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: L. Beauvais. 1964. Etude stratigraphique et paleontologique des formations a madreporaires du Jurassique superieur du Jura et de l'est du Basin de Paris. Memoires de la Societe Geologique de France 100:1-288 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 93098: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 04.01.2010

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Diplocteniopsidae
Latiphyllia confluens Quenstedt 1843 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae
Thecosmilia annularis Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851 stony coral
Thecosmilia langi Koby 1884 stony coral
Thecosmilia cartieri Koby 1884 stony coral
Isastrea goldfussi Koby 1885 stony coral
Isastrea fallax Etallon and Thurmann 1862 stony coral
Isastrea explanata Münster 1829 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Cyathophoridae
Cryptocoenia cartieri Koby 1881 stony coral
"Adelocoenia heberti" = Cryptocoenia castellum Michelin 1843 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Stylinidae
Adelocoenia maxima n. sp. Beauvais 1964 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Microsolenidae
Microsolena fromenteli Koby 1887 stony coral
Microsolena caesaris Koby 1887 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Acrosmiliidae
Acrosmilia cupulata Koby 1886 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Thamnasteriidae
"Stereocoenia concinna" = Stereocaenia
"Stereocoenia concinna" = Stereocaenia stony coral