Nattheim (Jurassic of Germany)

Also known as Reef 3184

Where: Baden-Württemberg, Germany (48.7° N, 10.2° E: paleocoordinates 39.9° N, 18.5° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Massenkalk Formation, Early/Lower Tithonian (150.8 - 145.0 Ma)

• Schmid, Leinfelder & Günter Schweigert (2005: Zitteliana B26 31-41) note that this is the Massenkalk formation.

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

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

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: replaced with silica

Primary reference: O. F. Geyer. 1954. Die oberjurassische Korallenfauna von Württemberg. Palaeontographica Abteilung A 104(4-6):121-220 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/J. Alroy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 23904: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Wolfgang Kiessling on 23.07.2002, edited by Uta Merkel

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• List contains corals only, partial revisions of Lauxmann (1991) and Bertling (1993) considered
Bivalvia
 Ostreida - Palaeolophidae
Actinostreon gregareum2 Sowerby 1816 oyster
Rhynchonellata
 Rhynchonellida - Basiliolidae
Lacunosella sp.2 Wisniewska 1932
 Terebratulida - Loboidothyrididae
Echinoidea
 Cidaroida - Rhabdocidaridae
Rhabdocidaris orbigny2 pencil urchin
Crinoidea
 Millericrinida - Millericrinidae
Millericrinus sp.2 d'Orbigny 1840 Sea lily
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Diplocteniopsidae
Latiphyllia clausa Quenstedt 1858 stony coral
Latiphyllia suevica Quenstedt 1858 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae
"Thecosmilia trichotoma" = Thecosmilia densa Fromentel 1870 stony coral
= T. magna, = T. irregularis
Ellipsosmilia rugosa Milaschewitsch 1876 stony coral
Ellipsosmilia circumvelata Quenstedt 1852 stony coral
Isastrea crassa Goldfuss 1826 stony coral
= I. explanata
Isastrea helianthoides Goldfuss 1826 stony coral
= I. oblonga
Complexastrea thevenini Etallon 1858 stony coral
Complexastrea hemisphaerica Geyer 1954 stony coral
Montlivaltia obconica Münster 1829 stony coral
= M. crassisepta, =M. truncata, =M. compressa, =M. uricornis, =M. zitteli ...
Montlivaltia bullata Milaschewitsch 1876 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Amphiastreidae
Mitrodendron mitratum Quenstedt 1858 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Axosmiliidae
Axosmilia caudata Quenstedt 1881 stony coral
Axosmilia turbinata Münster 1829 stony coral
Axosmilia excavata Milaschewitsch 1876 stony coral
Axosmilia infundibuliformis Milaschewitsch 1876 stony coral
Axosmilia cylindrica Fromentel 1856 stony coral
Axosmilia crassa Milaschewitsch 1876 stony coral
Axosmilia hemisphaerica Milaschewitsch 1876 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
Stylocyathus coarctatus Quenstedt 1852 stony coral
Caryophyllia simplex Quenstedt 1881 stony coral
Caryophyllia suevica Quenstedt 1881 stony coral
Trochocyathus laminus Quenstedt 1858 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Solenocoeniidae
"Convexastrea sexradiata" = Solenocoenia sexradiata
"Convexastrea sexradiata" = Solenocoenia sexradiata Goldfuss 1826 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Cyathophoridae
Cyathophora bourgueti Defrance 1826 stony coral
Cyathophora claudiensis Etallon 1859 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Stylinidae
Stylosmilia suevica Becker 1875 stony coral
Stylina delabechii stony coral
Stylina tubulifera Phillips 1829 stony coral
Stylina aff. deluci Milne-Edwards and Haime 1860 stony coral
Stylina micrommata Quenstedt 1857 stony coral
Stylina tubulosa Goldfuss 1829 stony coral
Stylina lobata Goldfuss 1826 stony coral
"Stylina spissa" = Stylina inflata Fromentel 1856 stony coral
"Stylina decipiens" = Adelocoenia pistillum Fromentel 1861 stony coral
"Stylina limbata" = Adelocoenia limbata Goldfuss 1829 stony coral
= S. fallax
Enallhelia compressa Münster 1829 stony coral
Enallohelia compressa
Enallhelia tubulosa Becker 1875 stony coral
Enallohelia tubulosa
Enallhelia elegans Münster 1829 stony coral
Enallohelia elegans
Enallhelia striata Quenstedt 1858 stony coral
Enallohelia striata
Goniocora pumila Quenstedt 1852 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Cladophylliidae
Cladophyllia dichotoma Goldfuss 1826 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Microsolenidae
Microsolena agariciformis Etallon 1859 stony coral
"Thamnasteria major" = Microsolena major Ferry 1861 stony coral
Mycetaraea agaricoides Quenstedt 1881 stony coral
Tricycloseris triangularis Gregory 1900 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Latomeandridae
"Dimorphoseris dubia" = Dimorphastrea dubia Fromentel 1861 stony coral
Dimorphastrea concentrica Becker 1875 stony coral
Dimorphastrea heteromorpha Quenstedt 1858 stony coral
Dimorphastrea speciosa Becker 1875 stony coral
Ovalastrea cf. lobata Koby 1884 stony coral
Ovalastrea caryophylloides Goldfuss 1826 stony coral
Ovalastrea michelini Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851 stony coral
"Thamnasteria pseudarachnoides" = Fungiastraea pseudarachnoides Becker 1875 stony coral
"Thamnasteria cristata" = Fungiastraea cristata Goldfuss 1826 stony coral
Microphyllia seriata Becker 1875 stony coral
Microphyllia soemmeringii Muenster 1829 stony coral
Microphyllia brevivallis Becker 1875 stony coral
Microphyllia astroides Goldfuss 1826 stony coral
Comophyllia corrugata Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849 stony coral
Latomeandra dubia Becker 1875 stony coral
Latomeandra plicata Goldfuss 1826 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Astraraeidae
"Diplaraea elegans" = Haplaraea elegans
"Diplaraea elegans" = Haplaraea elegans Milaschewitsch 1876 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Synastraeidae
Synastrea foliacea Quenstedt 1852 stony coral
Dimorphoseris affinis Becker 1875 stony coral
Dimorphoseris helianthus Becker 1875 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Haplaraeidae
"Actinarea granulata" = Actinaraea, Diplaraea arbuscula
"Actinarea granulata" = Actinaraea stony coral
Diplaraea arbuscula Milaschewitsch 1876 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Acrosmiliidae
Acrosmilia robusta Geyer 1954 stony coral
Acrosmilia depressa Etallon 1858 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Dermosmiliidae
"Calamophyllia cervina" = Calamophylliopsis cervina Etallon 1860 stony coral
Epistreptophyllum commune Milaschewitsch 1876 stony coral
Epistreptophyllum tenue Milaschewitsch 1876 stony coral
Epistreptophyllum flabelliforme Milaschewitsch 1876 stony coral
Dermosmilia laxata Etallon 1864 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Calamophylliidae
Protoseris suevica Becker 1875 stony coral
Protoseris robusta Becker 1875 stony coral
Protoseris placenta Quenstedt 1881 stony coral
"Calamophyllia disputabilis" = Calamoseris disputabilis Becker 1875 stony coral
Gyrodendron proliferum Becker 1875 stony coral
Gyrodendron lobatum Quenstedt 1881 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Lobophylliidae
 Scleractinia - Thamnasteriidae
Thamnasteria concinna Goldfuss 1826 stony coral
= T. gracilis, = Synastraea concinna
Thamnasteria microconos Goldfuss 1826 stony coral
Thamnasteria heterogenea Becker 1875 stony coral
Thamnasteria seriata Becker 1875 stony coral
Thamnasteria lobata Goldfuss 1826 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Actinastreidae
Actinastrea pentagonalis Goldfuss 1829 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Rhipidogyridae
Rhipidogyra alata Quenstedt 1858 stony coral
Rhipidogyra costata Becker 1875 stony coral
Aplosmilia suevica Geyer 1954 stony coral
Tiaradendron germinans Quenstedt 1852 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Placophylliidae
Placophyllia rugosa Becker 1875 stony coral
Placophyllia dianthus Goldfuss 1826 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Heterocoeniidae
Latusastrea alveolaris Goldfuss 1829 stony coral
Calcarea
 Calcaronea - Stellispongiidae
"Eusiphonella gemella" = Pareudea3, "Eusiphonella bronnii" = Pareudea bronnii3, "Crispispongia expansa" = Oculospongia3, "Crispispongia parabolis" = Oculospongia3, "Blastinia costata" = Astrospongia costata3, Enaulofungia glomerata3, Enaulofungia pedunculata3
"Eusiphonella gemella" = Pareudea3 calcareous sponge
"Eusiphonella bronnii" = Pareudea bronnii3 Goldfuss 1829 calcareous sponge
"Crispispongia expansa" = Oculospongia3 calcareous sponge
"Crispispongia parabolis" = Oculospongia3 calcareous sponge
"Blastinia costata" = Astrospongia costata3 Münster 1829 calcareous sponge
Enaulofungia glomerata3 calcareous sponge
Enaulofungia pedunculata3 Müller 1984 calcareous sponge
 Calcaronea - Endostomatidae
"Corynella costata" = Endostoma3, Corynella quenstedti3, "Corynella intermedia" = Endostoma intermedia3, "Corynella perplexa" = Endostoma perplexa3
"Corynella costata" = Endostoma3 calcareous sponge
Corynella quenstedti3 Zittel 1880 calcareous sponge
"Corynella intermedia" = Endostoma intermedia3 Münster 1829 calcareous sponge
"Corynella perplexa" = Endostoma perplexa3 Quenstedt 1877 calcareous sponge
Demospongiae
 Agelasida - Sestrostomellidae
"Myrmecidium indutum" = Epitheles3
"Myrmecidium indutum" = Epitheles3 demosponge