Kamar-e-Mehdi area (Jurassic to of Iran)

Also known as e.g. Chah-e-Bidu

Where: Tabas Area, Iran (33.0° N, 56.5° E: paleocoordinates 14.1° S, 43.1° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Echellon Limestone Member (Kamar-e-Mehdi Formation), Middle Callovian to Middle Callovian (164.7 - 150.8 Ma)

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

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

• small patch reefs
• Carbonate sediments, composed of small parasequences that are topped by shell beds rich in large pectinid bivalves

•Corals are insignificant and restricted to rare small patch reefs

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: bulk,

Primary reference: D. K. Pandey and F. T. Fürsich. 2003. Jurassic corals of east-central Iran. Beringeria 32:1-138 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 41417: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Marcus Apel on 14.07.2004, edited by Mihaela Krause

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Rhynchonellata
 Terebratulida - Terebratulidae
Terebratulidae indet.1
 Terebratulida - Lissajousithyrididae
Dorsoplicathyris sp.1
Dorsoplicathyris sp.1 Alméras 1970
 Rhynchonellida - Rhynchonellidae
Rhynchonellidae indet.1
Bivalvia
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Mesosaccella morrisii1
Mesosaccella morrisii1 pointed nut clam
 Carditida - Astartidae
Nicaniella extensa1
 Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae
Homoya vezelayi1
 Cardiida - Arcticidae
Isocyprina cyreniformis1
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Protocardia sp.1, Protocardia striatula1
Protocardia sp.1 Beyrich 1845 cockle
Protocardia striatula1 Sowerby 1829 cockle
 Pholadida - Ceratomyidae
Ceratomya concentrica1
Ceratomya concentrica1 Sowerby 1822 clam
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
Corbulomima cf. obscura1
Corbulomima cf. obscura1 Sowerby 1821 clam
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Arcomytilus laitmairensis1
Arcomytilus laitmairensis1 de Loriol 1883 mussel
 Ostreida - Palaeolophidae
Actinostreon gregareum1
Actinostreon gregareum1 Sowerby 1816 oyster
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
"Nanogyra nana" = Nanogyra (Nanogyra) nana1
"Nanogyra nana" = Nanogyra (Nanogyra) nana1 Sowerby 1822 oyster
 Ostreida - Eligmidae
Eligmus rollandi1
Eligmus rollandi1 Douvillé 1907 oyster
 Ostreida - Pinnidae
Trichites sp.1
Trichites sp.1 Lhuyd 1760 oyster
 Pectinida - Limidae
Plagiostoma sp.1, Acesta sp.1, Ctenostreon sp.1
Plagiostoma sp.1 Sowerby 1814 file clam
Acesta sp.1 Adams and Adams 1858 file clam
Ctenostreon sp.1 Eichwald 1862 file clam
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Camptonectes (Grandinectes) teres1, Camptonectes subulatus1, Chlamys sp.1, Pseudopecten tipperi1, Radulopecten inequicostatus1, Spondylopecten sp.1
Camptonectes subulatus1 Goldfuss 1834 scallop
Chlamys sp.1 Röding 1798 scallop
Spondylopecten sp.1 Röder 1882 scallop
Insecta
 Neuroptera - Sisyridae
Neuropora sp.1
Neuropora sp.1 Khramov 2019 spongillafly
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Thamnasteriidae
Thamnasteria scita
Thamnasteria scita Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Dermosmiliidae
Dermosmilia capitata, Stibastrea structa
Dermosmilia capitata Koby 1904 stony coral
Stibastrea structa Gregory 1900 stony coral
Stibastraea structa
 Scleractinia - Latomeandridae
Ovalastrea plicata, Microphyllia contorta
Ovalastrea plicata Koby 1904 stony coral
Microphyllia contorta Koby 1885 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Microsolenidae
Microsolena ornata, Microsolena agariciformis
Microsolena ornata Koby 1887 stony coral
Microsolena agariciformis Etallon 1859 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Amphiastreidae
Amphiastrea piriformis
Amphiastrea piriformis Gregory 1900 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Stylinidae
"Pseudocoenia hexaphyllia" = Adelocoenia hexaphyllia, "Pseudocoenia limbata" = Adelocoenia limbata, "Pseudocoenia slovenica" = Adelocoenia parvistella, Heliocoenia variabilis
"Pseudocoenia hexaphyllia" = Adelocoenia hexaphyllia d'Orbigny 1850 stony coral
"Pseudocoenia limbata" = Adelocoenia limbata Goldfuss 1829 stony coral
"Pseudocoenia slovenica" = Adelocoenia parvistella Alloiteau 1961 stony coral
Heliocoenia variabilis Etallon 1859 stony coral
Hydrozoa
  - Nigriporellidae
Tubiphytes sp.1
Tubiphytes sp.1 Maslov 1956
Demospongiae
 Agelasida - Preperonidellidae
Preperonidella "sp. 3"2
Preperonidella "sp. 3"2 Finks et al. 2004 demosponge
 Clavulina - Clionaidae
Entobia sp.1
Entobia sp.1 Bronn 1838 demosponge
Calcarea
 Calcaronea - Endostomatidae
? Polyendostoma irregularis n. sp.2
? Polyendostoma irregularis n. sp.2 Senowbari-Daryan et al. 2020 calcareous sponge
 Calcaronea - Stellispongiidae
? Tremospongia sp.2
? Tremospongia sp.2 calcareous sponge
 Ichnofossils -
Gastrochaenolites sp.1
Gastrochaenolites sp.1 Leymerie 1842
1Fürsich et al. 2016; 2Senowbari-Daryan et al. 2020