PBDB Collection

San Antonio Texcala (Cretaceous of Mexico)

Where: Puebla, Mexico (18.4° N, 97.4° W: paleocoordinates 16.1° N, 53.1° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Zapotitlan Formation, Barremian (129.4 - 125.0 Ma)

• probably Zapotitlan Formation

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithified limestone and lithified marl

• limestone with chert concretions and marl layers, it is not clear from where Felix collected the corals

Size class: macrofossils

Collected by Felix in 1891

Primary reference: H. Löser. 2006. Barremian corals from San Antonio Texcala, Puebla, Mexico - A review of the type material of Felix 1891. Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Instituto de Geologia, Boletin 114:1-68 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 89865: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 18.06.2009

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Taxonomic list

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Anthozoa
Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae	Thecosmilia sandbergeri, Dimorphocoenia xipei, "Comophyllastraea wollheimi" = Meandrastrea wollheimi Thecosmilia sandbergeri stony coral Dimorphocoenia xipei Felix 1891 stony coral "Comophyllastraea wollheimi" = Meandrastrea wollheimi Felix 1891 stony coral
Scleractinia - Mussidae	"? Meandroria mariscali" = Cycloria mariscali "? Meandroria mariscali" = Cycloria mariscali Felix 1891 stony coral
Scleractinia - Eugyridae	Pseudomyriophyllia sp., Pseudomyriophyllia cf. carpathica, Eugyra affinis Pseudomyriophyllia sp. Morycowa 1971 stony coral Pseudomyriophyllia cf. carpathica Morycowa 1971 stony coral Eugyra affinis Prever 1909 stony coral
Scleractinia - Cyathophoridae	"Pseudocoenia micrommatos" = Cyathophora micrommatos, Cryptocoenia regularis, Cryptocoenia neocomiensis, Cryptocoenia antiqua, Cryptocoenia corbariensis, "Cryptocoenia bulgarica" = Cryptocoenia biedai "Pseudocoenia micrommatos" = Cyathophora micrommatos Felix 1891 stony coral Cryptocoenia regularis Fromentel 1875 stony coral Cryptocoenia neocomiensis d'Orbigny 1850 stony coral Cryptocoenia antiqua d'Orbigny 1850 stony coral Cryptocoenia corbariensis Alloiteau 1948 stony coral "Cryptocoenia bulgarica" = Cryptocoenia biedai Morycowa 1964 stony coral
Scleractinia - Stylinidae	Enallhelia anomalos, Goniocora sp. Enallhelia anomalos Felix 1891 stony coral Goniocora sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851 stony coral
Scleractinia - Cladophylliidae	"Cladophyllia miroi" = Cladophyllia organisans "Cladophyllia miroi" = Cladophyllia organisans d'Orbigny 1850 stony coral
Scleractinia - Microsolenidae	Microsolena sp. Microsolena sp. Lamouroux 1821 stony coral
Scleractinia - Latomeandridae	Dimorphastrea petalophyes, Ovalastrea sp., "Astraeofungia crespoi" = Fungiastraea crespoi, ? Thamnoseris arborescens Dimorphastrea petalophyes Felix 1891 stony coral Ovalastrea sp. d'Orbigny 1849 stony coral "Astraeofungia crespoi" = Fungiastraea crespoi Felix 1891 stony coral ? Thamnoseris arborescens Felix 1891 stony coral
Scleractinia - Synastraeidae	Synastrea cf. agaricites Synastrea cf. agaricites Goldfuss 1826 stony coral
Scleractinia - Kobyastraeidae	? Kobyastraea holmoides ? Kobyastraea holmoides Felix 1891 stony coral
Scleractinia - Haplaraeidae	Meandraraea tulae, "Meandraraea steini" = Meandrophyllia steini, "Meandraraea sauteri" = Meandrophyllia steini, Meandrophyllia meandriformis¹ Meandraraea tulae Felix 1891 stony coral "Meandraraea steini" = Meandrophyllia steini Felix 1891 stony coral "Meandraraea sauteri" = Meandrophyllia steini Felix 1891 stony coral Meandrophyllia meandriformis¹ Morycowa 1971 stony coral
Scleractinia -	Pachyphyllia nannodes Pachyphyllia nannodes Felix 1891 stony coral
Scleractinia - Siderastreidae	? Siderofungia zitteli, "Thamnoseris irregularis" = Siderofungia irregularis ? Siderofungia zitteli Felix 1891 stony coral "Thamnoseris irregularis" = Siderofungia irregularis Felix 1891 stony coral
Scleractinia - Agariciidae	"Astraeofungia barcenai" = Morphastrea barcenai, "Astraeofungia tenochi" = Lamellofungia tenochi "Astraeofungia barcenai" = Morphastrea barcenai Felix 1891 stony coral "Astraeofungia tenochi" = Lamellofungia tenochi Felix 1891 stony coral
Scleractinia - Comoseriidae	Polyphylloseris iwateensis, Polyphylloseris polymorpha, Polyphylloseris conophora, Polyphylloseris convexa Polyphylloseris iwateensis Eguchi 1951 stony coral Polyphylloseris polymorpha Felix 1891 stony coral Polyphylloseris conophora Felix 1891 stony coral Polyphylloseris convexa d'Orbigny 1850 stony coral
Scleractinia - Astrocoeniidae	"? Diploastrea cyclops" = Haldonia cyclops "? Diploastrea cyclops" = Haldonia cyclops Felix 1891 stony coral
Scleractinia - Heterocoeniidae	Heterocoenia pusilla, Latusastrea alveolaris², Latusastrea provincialis, Latusastrea irregularis Heterocoenia pusilla Reig Oriol 1992 stony coral Latusastrea alveolaris² Goldfuss 1829 stony coral Latusastrea provincialis d'Orbigny 1849 stony coral Latusastrea irregularis Toula 1884 stony coral
Helioporacea -	Polytremacis tehuacanensis Polytremacis tehuacanensis Felix 1891

¹Baron-Szabo 2009; ²Filkorn and Pantoja-Alor 2009