Gisliflue-Homberg (Jurassic of Switzerland)

Where: Switzerland (47.4° N, 8.1° E: paleocoordinates 37.4° N, 17.7° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Bajocian (170.3 - 168.3 Ma)

Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; chalk

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: E. Wullschleger. 1966. Bemerkungen zum fossilen Korallenriff Gisliflue-Homberg. Mitteilungen der aargauischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft Band 27 [W. Kiessling/M. Krause]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 162347: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Mihaela Krause on 23.09.2014

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Taxonomic list

Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Calamophylliidae
? Calamophyllia sp. Blainville 1830 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae
Isastrea cf. explanulata Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850 stony coral
Isastrea bernardiana d'Orbigny 1850 stony coral
Isastrea tenuistriata MacCoy 1848 stony coral
Isastrea decorata Meyer 1888 stony coral
Isastrea limitata M'Coy 1848 stony coral
Isastrea cf. marcoui Koby 1885 stony coral
Isastrea cf. salinensis Koby 1885 stony coral
Thecosmilia sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
Thecosmilia gregaria M'Coy 1851 stony coral
Thecosmilia cf. jaccardi Koby 1884 stony coral
Montlivaltia decipiens Goldfuss 1826 stony coral
Complexastrea sp. d'Orbigny 1850 stony coral
Complexastrea conybearei Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851 stony coral
Complexastrea major Meyer 1888 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Latomeandridae
"Isastrea cf. serialis" = Trigerastraea serialis, ? Microphyllia sp.
"Isastrea cf. serialis" = Trigerastraea serialis Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851 stony coral
? Microphyllia sp. d'Orbigny 1849 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Cladophylliidae
? Cladophyllia sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851 stony coral
Cladophyllia (Aplophyllia) babeauana d'Orbigny 1850 stony coral
Cladophyllia (Aplophyllia) tenuis Koby 1889 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Stylinidae
? Stylina sp. Lamarck 1816 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Thamnasteriidae
Thamnasteria sp. LeSauvage 1823 stony coral
Thamnasteria terquemi Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851 stony coral
Thamnasteria cf. defrancei Michelin 1840 stony coral
Thamnasteria mettensis Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851 stony coral