PBDB Collection

Topalu 4, Dobrogea, Romania (Jurassic of Romania)

Also known as Reef 3293

Where: Romania (44.6° N, 28.0° E: paleocoordinates 37.1° N, 34.6° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Early/Lower Kimmeridgian (155.7 - 150.8 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; lithified reef rocks

• 10 m thick 20 m wide reef body

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: quarrying, peel or thin section,

• Focus on corals (Roniewicz, 1976)

Primary reference: E. Roniewicz. 1976. Les scléractiniaires du Jurassique supérieur de la Dobrogea centrale, Roumanie. Palaeontologia Polonica 34:17-121 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 35201: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Wolfgang Kiessling on 18.11.2003, edited by Uta Merkel

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Taxonomic list

• Quantitative data only for newly described species

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unclassified
-	Rhaptorhynchia inconstans¹ Rhaptorhynchia inconstans¹
Bivalvia
Nuculanida - Isoarcidae	Isoarca sp.¹ Isoarca sp.¹ Muenster 1842 clam
Ostreida - Pinnidae	Trichites incrassatus¹ Trichites incrassatus¹ oyster
Pectinida - Limidae	Lima sp.¹, Ctenostreon sp.¹ Lima sp.¹ Bruguière 1797 file clam Ctenostreon sp.¹ Eichwald 1862 file clam
Pectinida - Anomiidae	Placunopsis sp.¹ Placunopsis sp.¹ Morris and Lycett 1853 scallop
Pectinida - Entoliidae	Entolium sp.¹, Entolium aff. spathulatus¹ Entolium sp.¹ Meek 1865 scallop Entolium aff. spathulatus¹ scallop
Pectinida - Pectinoidae	Pecten subpunctatus¹, Pecten moreanus¹, Pecten subarticulatus¹, Hinnites sp.¹, Chlamys sp.¹, Aequipecten sp.¹ Pecten subpunctatus¹ scallop Pecten moreanus¹ scallop Pecten subarticulatus¹ scallop Hinnites sp.¹ Defrance 1821 scallop Chlamys sp.¹ Röding 1798 scallop Aequipecten sp.¹ Fischer 1886 scallop
Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae	Pholadomya sp.¹ Pholadomya sp.¹ Sowerby 1823 clam
Hippuritida - Diceratidae	Diceras sp.¹, Diceras speciosus¹, Diceras bavaricum¹ Diceras sp.¹ Lamarck 1805 rudist Diceras speciosus¹ rudist Diceras bavaricum¹ rudist
Cardiida - Arcticidae	Anisocardia sp.¹ Anisocardia sp.¹ Munier-Chalmas 1863 clam
Carditida - Astartidae	Praeconia ingens¹, Opisoma sp.¹ Praeconia ingens¹ clam Opisoma sp.¹ Stoliczka 1871 clam
Rhynchonellata
Rhynchonellida - Cyclothyrididae	Septaliphoria astieriana¹, Septaliphoria moravica¹ Septaliphoria astieriana¹ d'Orbigny 1850 Septaliphoria moravica¹ Uhlig 1882
Terebratulida - Loboidothyrididae	""Terebratula" zieteni" = Colosia zieteni¹ ""Terebratula" zieteni" = Colosia zieteni¹ de Loriol 1878
Terebratulida - Terebratulidae	"Terebratula" topalensis¹, "Terebratula" carsiensis¹, "Terebratula" formosa¹ "Terebratula" topalensis¹ "Terebratula" carsiensis¹ "Terebratula" formosa¹
Hydrozoa
Spongiomorphida - Spongiomorphidae	Spongiomorpha aff. globosa¹ Spongiomorpha aff. globosa¹ Yabe and Sugiyama 1931
Anthozoa
Scleractinia - Donacosmilidae	Parepismilia thurmanni, "Cylindrosmilia cylindrata n. gen. n. sp." = Cylismilia cylindrata Parepismilia thurmanni Etallon 1862 stony coral "Cylindrosmilia cylindrata n. gen. n. sp." = Cylismilia cylindrata Roniewicz 1976 stony coral
Scleractinia - Intersmiliidae	Intersmilia irregularis n. sp. Intersmilia irregularis n. sp. stony coral
Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae	Rhabdophyllia flexuosa n. sp., Clausastrea topalensis n. sp., Isastrea bernensis, Montlivaltia sp., Montlivaltia tenuilamellata n. sp. Rhabdophyllia flexuosa n. sp. Roniewicz 1976 stony coral Clausastrea topalensis n. sp. Roniewicz 1976 stony coral Isastrea bernensis Etallon 1864 stony coral Montlivaltia sp. Lamouroux 1821 stony coral Montlivaltia tenuilamellata n. sp. Roniewicz 1976 stony coral
Scleractinia - Eugyridae	Myriophyllia rastellina Myriophyllia rastellina Michelin 1843 stony coral
Scleractinia - Amphiastreidae	Pleurophyllia cara, Cheilosmilia rugosa Pleurophyllia cara Eliasova 1975 stony coral Cheilosmilia rugosa Koby 1888 stony coral
Scleractinia - Smilostyliidae	Smilostylia alpina Smilostylia alpina Koby 1884 stony coral
Scleractinia - Solenocoeniidae	Solenocoenia sexradiata, Solenocoenia gracilis n. sp. Solenocoenia sexradiata Goldfuss 1826 stony coral Solenocoenia gracilis n. sp. Roniewicz 1976 stony coral
Scleractinia - Cyathophoridae	Cyathophora claudiensis, Pseudocoenia sp. Cyathophora claudiensis Etallon 1859 stony coral Pseudocoenia sp. d'Orbigny 1850 stony coral
Scleractinia - Stylinidae	Stylosmilia michelini, Stylosmilia corallina, "Placophyllia tenuis n. sp." = Stylosmilia tenuis, Stylosmilia octonaria n. sp., Pseudocoeniopsis maior n. gen. n. sp., Pseudocoeniopsis jurassica, Stylina parcicosta, "Pseudocoenia slovenica" = Adelocoenia parvistella, "Pseudocoenia breviseptata n. sp." = Adelocoenia breviseptata, "Pseudocoenia limbata" = Adelocoenia limbata, "Pseudocoenia radisensis" = Adelocoenia radisensis, "Pseudocoenia hexaphyllia" = Adelocoenia hexaphyllia, Enallhelia differencia², Heliocoenia variabilis, Heliocoenia orbignyi Stylosmilia michelini Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral Stylosmilia corallina Koby 1881 stony coral "Placophyllia tenuis n. sp." = Stylosmilia tenuis Roniewicz 1976 stony coral Stylosmilia octonaria n. sp. Roniewicz 1976 stony coral Pseudocoeniopsis maior n. gen. n. sp. stony coral Pseudocoeniopsis jurassica Turnsek 1973 stony coral Stylina parcicosta Koby 1905 stony coral "Pseudocoenia slovenica" = Adelocoenia parvistella Alloiteau 1961 stony coral "Pseudocoenia breviseptata n. sp." = Adelocoenia breviseptata Roniewicz 1976 stony coral "Pseudocoenia limbata" = Adelocoenia limbata Goldfuss 1829 stony coral "Pseudocoenia radisensis" = Adelocoenia radisensis d'Orbigny 1850 stony coral "Pseudocoenia hexaphyllia" = Adelocoenia hexaphyllia d'Orbigny 1850 stony coral Enallhelia differencia² Eliasova 1981 stony coral Heliocoenia variabilis Etallon 1859 stony coral Heliocoenia orbignyi Roniewicz 1966 stony coral
Scleractinia - Cladophylliidae	"Schizosmilia rollieri" = Cladophyllia rollieri "Schizosmilia rollieri" = Cladophyllia rollieri Koby 1888 stony coral
Scleractinia - Microsolenidae	Microsolena thurmanni, Microsolena agariciformis, Microsolena exigua, Comoseris minima, Dermoseris delgadoi Microsolena thurmanni Koby 1887 stony coral Microsolena agariciformis Etallon 1859 stony coral Microsolena exigua Koby 1887 stony coral Comoseris minima Beauvais 1964 stony coral Dermoseris delgadoi Koby 1905 stony coral
Scleractinia - Latomeandridae	Dimorphastrea conica, Dimorphastrea heteromorpha, Trochoplegmopsis gregoryi, Fungiastraea subtilis³, Fungiastraea arachnoides, Comophyllia polymorpha, ? Latomeandra sp., Latomeandra ramosa Dimorphastrea conica Koby 1886 stony coral Dimorphastrea heteromorpha Quenstedt 1858 stony coral Trochoplegmopsis gregoryi Koby 1905 stony coral Fungiastraea subtilis³ Eliasova and Roniewicz 1990 stony coral Fungiastraea arachnoides Parkinson 1808 stony coral Comophyllia polymorpha Koby 1906 stony coral ? Latomeandra sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849 stony coral Latomeandra ramosa Koby 1884 stony coral
Scleractinia - Astraraeidae	Haplaraea elegans Haplaraea elegans Milaschewitsch 1876 stony coral
Scleractinia - Kobyastraeidae	Kobyastraea tenuis n. sp. Kobyastraea tenuis n. sp. Roniewicz 1976 stony coral
Scleractinia - Haplaraeidae	"Actinaraeopsis araneola" = Camptodocis araneola, Meandraraea gresslyi, Meandrophyllia amedei, "Meandrophyllia edwardsi" = Meandrophyllia corrugata, "Actinarea granulata" = Actinaraea, "Actinarea minuta" = Actinaraea "Actinaraeopsis araneola" = Camptodocis araneola Roniewicz 1968 stony coral Meandraraea gresslyi Etallon 1864 stony coral Meandrophyllia amedei Etallon 1864 stony coral "Meandrophyllia edwardsi" = Meandrophyllia corrugata Michelin 1843 stony coral "Actinarea granulata" = Actinaraea stony coral "Actinarea minuta" = Actinaraea stony coral
Scleractinia - Dermosmiliidae	Calamophylliopsis moreauana, Calamophylliopsis compacta, Epistreptophyllum densum n. sp., Epistreptophyllum giganteum n. sp., Dermosmilia pauciramosa n. sp. Calamophylliopsis moreauana Michelin 1843 stony coral Calamophylliopsis compacta Koby 1884 stony coral Epistreptophyllum densum n. sp. Roniewicz 1976 stony coral Epistreptophyllum giganteum n. sp. Roniewicz 1976 stony coral Dermosmilia pauciramosa n. sp. Roniewicz 1976 stony coral
Scleractinia - Thamnasteriidae	Mesomorpha simionescui n. sp. Mesomorpha simionescui n. sp. Roniewicz 1976 stony coral
Scleractinia - Acroporidae	Diplocoenia cf. lobata, Etallonasteria minima⁴ Diplocoenia cf. lobata Etallon 1858 stony coral Etallonasteria minima⁴ Etallon 1864 stony coral
Scleractinia - Actinastreidae	Allocoenia trochiformis, Stephanastrea jurassica n. sp. Allocoenia trochiformis Etallon 1864 stony coral Stephanastrea jurassica n. sp. Roniewicz 1976 stony coral
Scleractinia - Rhipidogyridae	Rhipidogyra cf. langi, Rhipidogyra sp., Aplosmilia semisulcata, "Ironella rutimeyeri" = Starostinia rutimeyeri Rhipidogyra cf. langi stony coral Rhipidogyra sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral Aplosmilia semisulcata Michelin 1843 stony coral "Ironella rutimeyeri" = Starostinia rutimeyeri Doweld 2014 stony coral
Stromatoporoidea
-	Milleporidium remesi¹ Milleporidium remesi¹ Steinmann 1903 stromatoporoid sponge
Demospongiae
Agelasida - Milleporellidae	Shuqraia heybroeki¹ Shuqraia heybroeki¹ Hudson 1954 demosponge
Agelasida - Actinostromariidae	Actinostromaria tokadiensis¹ Actinostromaria tokadiensis¹ Yabe and Sugiyama 1935 demosponge
-	Blastochaetetes capilliformis¹, Ptychochaetetes sp.¹ Blastochaetetes capilliformis¹ Michelin 1845 demosponge Ptychochaetetes sp.¹ Koechlin 1947 demosponge
Tabulospongida - Parastromatoporidae	Hudsonella dobrogensis¹ Hudsonella dobrogensis¹ Turnsek and Barbulescu 1969 demosponge

¹Barbulescu 1976; ²Eliasova 1981; ³Eliasova 1990; ⁴Roniewicz 1987