PBDB Collection

Amelungsberg, Süntel, Germany (Jurassic of Germany)

Also known as Reef 1338

Where: Germany (52.2° N, 9.3° E: paleocoordinates 43.3° N, 17.4° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

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

• subzone variocostatus of cutisnigrae zone. Basal upper Oxfordian

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

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

• 4 m thick coral bank with branching corals, overlying oolites

Collection methods: peel or thin section

Primary reference: C. Helm and I. Schülke. 1999. Ein "Tethys-Riff" im Korallenoolith (Oxfodium) von Nordwestdeutschland. Zentralblatt Geologie Paläontologie Teil I 1998(5-6):399-414 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 21257: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Wolfgang Kiessling on 24.06.2002

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Taxonomic list

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Polychaeta
Terebellomorpha -	Terebella lapilloides Terebella lapilloides incrusting
Sabellida - Sabellidae	Glomerula sp. Glomerula sp. Brünnich Nielsen 1931
Rhynchonellata
Terebratulida - Postepithyrididae	Juralina humeralis Juralina humeralis
Stenolaemata
Cyclostomata - Diastoporidae	"Berenicea" sp. "Berenicea" sp. Lamouroux 1821
Anthozoa
Scleractinia - Thamnasteriidae	Thamnasteria concinna¹, Thamnasteria dendroidea Thamnasteria concinna¹ Goldfuss 1826 stony coral flat Thamnasteria dendroidea Lamouroux 1821 stony coral ramose
Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae	Isastrea sp. Isastrea sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851 stony coral
Scleractinia - Haplaraeidae	cf. Meandraraea sp.¹ cf. Meandraraea sp.¹ Etallon 1859 stony coral
Scleractinia - Latomeandridae	Latomeandra plicata¹, "Latiastraea cf. variabilis" = Latiastrea variabilis¹, Microphyllia sp.¹, Fungiastraea arachnoides¹ Latomeandra plicata¹ Goldfuss 1826 stony coral phaceloid "Latiastraea cf. variabilis" = Latiastrea variabilis¹ Etallon 1858 stony coral bulbous Microphyllia sp.¹ d'Orbigny 1849 stony coral Fungiastraea arachnoides¹ Parkinson 1808 stony coral flat
Scleractinia - Cyathophoridae	Pseudocoenia sp.¹ Pseudocoenia sp.¹ d'Orbigny 1850 stony coral bulbous
Scleractinia - Stylinidae	"Stylina cf. limbata" = Adelocoenia limbata¹, "Pseudocoenia cf. limbata" = Adelocoenia limbata¹, Stylina tubulifera¹, Goniocora socialis¹ "Stylina cf. limbata" = Adelocoenia limbata¹ Goldfuss 1829 stony coral ?Stylosmilia in ref. 6531 "Pseudocoenia cf. limbata" = Adelocoenia limbata¹ Goldfuss 1829 stony coral Stylina tubulifera¹ Phillips 1829 stony coral Goniocora socialis¹ Roemer 1836 stony coral
Scleractinia - Cladophylliidae	Cladophyllia rollieri¹ Cladophyllia rollieri¹ Koby 1888 stony coral
Pharetronida
Pharetronida -	Pharetronida indet. Pharetronida indet. Zittel 1878
Rhodophyceae
- Solenoporaceae	Solenopora jurassica Solenopora jurassica Brown 1894
Chlorophyceae
Dasycladales -	Terquemella sp.², Rajkaella cf. iailaensis² Terquemella sp.² Morellet and Morellet 1913 Am-(6.3/0.25) Rajkaella cf. iailaensis² Am-19.6/0.6
Foraminifera
Lituolacea - Haplophragmoiidae	? Placopsilina sp. ? Placopsilina sp. d'Orbigny 1850
Nodosariata
Polymorphinida - Polymorphinidae	Bullopora sp. Bullopora sp. Quenstedt 1856
Rothpletzella
-	Rothpletzella sp. Rothpletzella sp. Wood 1948
Cyanophyceae
- Garwoodiaceae	Bacinella irregularis Bacinella irregularis Radoicic 1959
Lithocodium aggregatum
-	Lithocodium aggregatum Lithocodium aggregatum Elliott 1956
Porostromata
-	Iberopora bodeuri² Iberopora bodeuri² Am-2.2(3)
Hormogoneae
Oscillatoriales - Girvanellaceae	Mitcheldeania americana² Mitcheldeania americana² calcimicrobe Am-I-1.1
Wetheredellidae
- Wetheredellidae	Koskinobullina socialis Koskinobullina socialis Cherchi and Schroeder 1979 Am(6.3/0.25)

¹Helm et al. 2003; ²Helm et al. 2003