Sierra de Cazorla (RGCHSP), spongiolithic limestone, Andalucia (Jurassic of Spain)

Where: Spain (37.9° N, 2.9° W: paleocoordinates 29.9° N, 5.6° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Middle Oxfordian (161.2 - 155.7 Ma)

• Transversarium Zone

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: deep subtidal shelf; lithified limestone

• spongiolithic limestones

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: F. Oloriz, M. Reolid, and F. J. Rodriguez-Tovar. 2003. A Late Jurassic carbonate ramp colonized by sponges and benthic microbial communities (External Prebetic, Southern Spain). Palaios 18:528-545 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 68308: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 15.01.2007

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Echinoidea
 Cidaroida -
Plegiocidaris sp.
Plegiocidaris sp. Pomel 1883 pencil urchin
 Holectypoida - Holectypidae
Holectypus sp.
Holectypus sp. sea urchin
 Irregularia - Disasteridae
Collyrites sp.
Collyrites sp. sea urchin
Rhynchonellata
 Rhynchonellida - Norellidae
Monticlarella sp.
Monticlarella sp. Wisniewska 1932
 Rhynchonellida - Basiliolidae
Lacunosella sp.
Lacunosella sp. Wisniewska 1932
 Terebratulida - Kingenidae
Zittelina sp.
Zittelina sp. Rollier 1919
 Terebratulida -
Placothyris sp.
Placothyris sp. Westphal 1970
 Terebratulida - Lobothyrididae
Argovithyris sp.
 Terebratulida - Dictyothyrididae
Dictyothyris sp.
Dictyothyris sp. Douville 1880
Bryozoa
  -
Bryozoa indet.
Bryozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1831
Polychaeta
 Sabellida - Serpulidae
Serpulidae indet.
Serpulidae indet. Rafinesque 1835
Cephalopoda
 Ammonitida - Perisphinctidae
"Enayites sp." = Passendorferia (Enayites), "Dichotomoceras sp." = Perisphinctes (Dichotomoceras)
"Enayites sp." = Passendorferia (Enayites) ammonite
"Dichotomoceras sp." = Perisphinctes (Dichotomoceras) ammonite
Gastropoda
  -
Gastropoda indet.
Gastropoda indet. Cuvier 1795 snail
Bivalvia
 Nuculanida - Isoarcidae
Isoarca sp.
Isoarca sp. Muenster 1842 clam
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Chlamys sp., Spondylopecten sp., Aequipecten sp.
Chlamys sp. Röding 1798 scallop
Spondylopecten sp. Röder 1882 scallop
Aequipecten sp. Fischer 1886 scallop
 Pectinida - Entoliidae
Entolium sp.
Entolium sp. Meek 1865 scallop
 Pterioida -
Pseudovola sp.
Pseudovola sp. Lissajous 1923 clam
 Pholadida - Ceratomyidae
Ceratomya sp.
Ceratomya sp. Sandberger 1864 clam
 Poromyida - Parilimyidae
Procardia sp.
Procardia sp. Meek 1871 clam
Hydrozoa
  - Nigriporellidae
Tubiphytes sp.
Tubiphytes sp. Maslov 1956
Anthozoa
 Hexacorallia -
Scleractinia indet.
Scleractinia indet. Bourne 1900 stony coral
Hexactinellida
 Hexactinosa - Cribrospongiidae
"Cribrospongia sp." = Cribrospongia, "Tremadictyon sp." = Cribrospongia
"Cribrospongia sp." = Cribrospongia d'Orbigny 1849 glass sponge
"Tremadictyon sp." = Cribrospongia d'Orbigny 1849 glass sponge
 Hexactinosa - Staurodermatidae
Stauroderma sp.
Stauroderma sp. Zittel 1877 glass sponge
 Hexactinosa - Euretidae
Verrucocoelia sp.
Verrucocoelia sp. Etallon 1859 glass sponge
 Lychniscosa - Sporadopylidae
"Sporadopyle sp." = Favispongia
"Sporadopyle sp." = Favispongia Quenstedt 1878 glass sponge
 Lychniscosa - Cypelliidae
Cypellia sp.
Cypellia sp. Pomel 1872 glass sponge
 Lychniscosa - Ventriculitidae
Discophyma sp.
Discophyma sp. Oppliger 1915 glass sponge
 Lychniscosa - Pachyteichismatidae
Pachyteichisma sp.
Pachyteichisma sp. Zittel 1877 glass sponge
 Innaecoeliida - Craticulariidae
Craticularia sp., "Thyroidium sp." = Dictyonocoelia
Craticularia sp. Zittel 1877 glass sponge
"Thyroidium sp." = Dictyonocoelia Etallon 1859 glass sponge
Demospongiae
 Lithistida -
Lithistida indet.
Nodosariata
 Polymorphinida - Polymorphinidae
Bullopora sp.
Bullopora sp. Quenstedt 1856
Tubothalamea
 Miliolida - Nubeculariidae
Nubeculariidae indet.