Colli Berici, Vicenza (Oligocene of Italy)

Also known as Reef 683

Where: Vicenza, Italy (45.4° N, 11.5° E: paleocoordinates 42.7° N, 9.8° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Calcareniti di Castelgomberto Formation, Early/Lower Oligocene (33.9 - 28.4 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

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

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: J. Geister and S. Ungaro. 1977. The Oligocene coral formations of the Colli Berici (Vicenza, northern Italy). Eclogae Geologicae Helvetiae 70(3):811-823 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 69701: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 02.03.2007, edited by Mark Uhen

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Malacostraca
 Decapoda - Pilumnidae
Glabropilumnus soghensis n. sp. De Angeli and Beschin 2008 crab
 Decapoda - Epialtidae
Hyastenus corallinus n. sp. De Angeli and Beschin 2008 spider crab
 Decapoda - Majidae
Micromaia sp. Bittner 1875 spider crab
Micippa antiqua Beschin et al. 2001 spider crab
 Decapoda - Parthenopidae
Phrynolambrus italicus n. sp. De Angeli and Beschin 2008 crab
 Decapoda - Portunidae
Euronectes grumiensis Beschin et al. 2001 swimming crab
 Decapoda - Ethusidae
Ethusa berica n. sp. De Angeli and Beschin 2008 crab
 Decapoda -
Actaeites lobatus Muller and Collins 1991 crab
Haydnella oligocenica n. sp. De Angeli and Beschin 2008 crab
 Decapoda - Mathildellidae
Branchioplax rossii n. sp. De Angeli and Beschin 2008 crab
 Decapoda - Dairidae
Daira depressa Milne Edwards 1865 crab
 Decapoda - Carpiliidae
Palaeocarpilius aquitanicus Milne-Edwards 1862 crab
 Decapoda -
Daragrapsus trispinosus Muller and Collins 1991 crab
 Decapoda - Pseudoziidae
Priabonacarcinus gallicus Muller and Collins 1991 crab
 Decapoda - Dynomenidae
Kromtitis sp. Muller 1984 crab
Dynomene lessinea Beschin et al. 2001 crab
 Decapoda - Dromiidae
Dromilites corvini Bittner 1893 crab
 Decapoda - Paguridae
Pagurus cf. latidactylus Muller and Collins 1991 hermit crab
 Decapoda - Porcellanidae
Petrolisthes vicetinus Beschin et al. 2001 decapod
 Decapoda - Galatheidae
Palaeomunida defecta Lorenthey 1902 decapod
Galathea valmaranensis de Angeli and Garassino 2002 decapod
Galathea cf. weinfurteri Bachmayer 1950 decapod
 Decapoda - Callianassidae
Neocallichirus cf. allegranzii Beschin et al. 2005 decapod
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Pocilloporidae
Stylophora sp. Schweigger 1819 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Acroporidae
Acropora sp. Oken 1815 stony coral
Astreopora sp. Blainville 1830 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Poritidae
Porites sp. Link 1807 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Montastraeidae
"Montastrea sp." = Montastraea
"Montastrea sp." = Montastraea Blainville 1830 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Euphylliidae
Euphyllia sp. Dana 1846 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Caulastrea sp. Dana 1846 stony coral
Antiguastrea sp. Vaughan 1919 stony coral
Florideophyceae
 Corallinales - Corallinophycidae
Archaeolithothamnium sp. Rothpletz 1891
Lithophyllum sp. Philippi 1837
 Hapalidiales - Corallinophycidae
Lithothamnion sp. Heydrich 1897
Melobesioideae indet. Bizzozero 1885