PBDB Collection

Urspring sponge mound, Germany (Jurassic of Germany)

Also known as Reef 3193

Where: Bavaria, Germany (49.7° N, 11.2° E: paleocoordinates 41.0° N, 19.4° E)

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: planula zone, Late/Upper Oxfordian (161.2 - 155.7 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

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

• Microbial sponge bioherm with up to 50% laminated peloidal crusts

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: quarrying, mechanical, peel or thin section,

Primary reference: B. Lang. 1989. Die Schwamm-Biohermfazies der nördlichen Fankenalb (Urspring; Oxford, Malm): Mikrofazies, Palökologie, Paläontologie. Facies 20:199-274 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 25411: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Wolfgang Kiessling on 11.09.2002

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Taxonomic list

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Insecta
Neuroptera - Sisyridae	Neuropora sp. Neuropora sp. Khramov 2019 spongillafly
Cephalopoda
Ammonitida - Perisphinctidae	Idoceras planula Idoceras planula Heyl in Zeiten 1830 ammonite
Ammonitida - Oppeliidae	Taramelliceras sp., Glochiceras sp. Taramelliceras sp. Del Campana 1904 ammonite Glochiceras sp. Hyatt 1900 ammonite
Bivalvia
Ostreida - Gryphaeidae	cf. Liostrea sp. cf. Liostrea sp. Douvillé 1904 oyster
Pectinida - Limidae	Lima sp. Lima sp. Bruguière 1797 file clam
Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae	Pholadomya sp. Pholadomya sp. Sowerby 1823 clam
Rhynchonellata
Thecideida - Thecideidae	Thecidea sp. Thecidea sp. Defrance 1822
Craniata
Craniida - Craniidae	Crania sp. Crania sp. Retzius 1781
Stenolaemata
Cyclostomata - Stomatoporidae	Stomatopora sp. Stomatopora sp. Bronn 1825
Cyclostomata - Diastoporidae	Berenicea sp. Berenicea sp. Lamouroux 1821
Polychaeta
Terebellomorpha -	Terebella lapilloides Terebella lapilloides
Calcarea
Lithonida - Minchinellidae	Muellerithalamia extensus Muellerithalamia extensus calcareous sponge
Calcaronea - Stellispongiidae	Peronidella sp. Peronidella sp. Hinde 1893 calcareous sponge
Hexactinellida
Lychniscosa - Sporadopylidae	? Sporadopyle obliqua ? Sporadopyle obliqua Goldfuss 1826 glass sponge
Lychniscosa - Ventriculitidae	Lychniscaulus sp. Lychniscaulus sp. Schrammen 1937 glass sponge
Lychniscosa - Pachyteichismatidae	Trochobolus cf. texatus Trochobolus cf. texatus Goldfuss 1833 glass sponge
Lychniscosa - Cypelliidae	"Cypellia sp." = Cypellia, "Phanerochiderma sp." = Cypellia, "Cryptochiderma sp." = Cypellia, "cf. Cryptochiderma sp." = Cypellia, Porocypellia piriformis, Paracypellia sp., cf. Paracypellia sp. "Cypellia sp." = Cypellia Pomel 1872 glass sponge "Phanerochiderma sp." = Cypellia Pomel 1872 glass sponge "Cryptochiderma sp." = Cypellia Pomel 1872 glass sponge "cf. Cryptochiderma sp." = Cypellia Pomel 1872 glass sponge Porocypellia piriformis Goldfuss 1833 glass sponge Paracypellia sp. Schrammen 1936 glass sponge cf. Paracypellia sp. Schrammen 1936 glass sponge
Hexactinosa - Cribrospongiidae	? Feifelia gigas, "Tremadictyon cf. cucullatum" = Cribrospongia, "Tremadictyon ? radicatum" = Cribrospongia, "Tremadictyon sp." = Cribrospongia, "Tremadictyon cf. elegans" = Cribrospongia elegans ? Feifelia gigas glass sponge "Tremadictyon cf. cucullatum" = Cribrospongia glass sponge "Tremadictyon ? radicatum" = Cribrospongia glass sponge "Tremadictyon sp." = Cribrospongia d'Orbigny 1849 glass sponge "Tremadictyon cf. elegans" = Cribrospongia elegans Schrammen 1937 glass sponge
Hexactinosa - Staurodermatidae	Stauroderma cf. lochensis Stauroderma cf. lochensis glass sponge
Hexactinosa - Euretidae	cf. Periphragella sp. cf. Periphragella sp. Marshall 1875 glass sponge
Hexactinosa -	Porospongia marginata Porospongia marginata Goldfuss 1829 glass sponge
Demospongiae
Ancorinida - Ancorinidae	? Discispongia ? unica ? Discispongia ? unica demosponge
Tetralithistida - Cylindrophymatidae	Melonella sp. Melonella sp. Zittel 1878 demosponge End sponges
Spirosclerophorida - Platychoniidae	cf. Chonellopsis sp., Platychonia sp. cf. Chonellopsis sp. Schrammen 1937 demosponge Platychonia sp. Zittel 1878 demosponge
Spirosclerophorida - Cnemidiastridae	Cnemidiastrum goldfussi, Cnemidiastrum sp., Cnemidiastrum cf. stellatum, "Cnemidiastrum cf. rimulosum" = Cnemopeltia (Cnemopeltia) rimulosum Cnemidiastrum goldfussi demosponge Cnemidiastrum sp. Zittel 1878 demosponge Cnemidiastrum cf. stellatum Goldfuss 1826 demosponge "Cnemidiastrum cf. rimulosum" = Cnemopeltia (Cnemopeltia) rimulosum Goldfuss 1826 demosponge