Bohinjska Bistrica area, Southern Julian Alps (Triassic to of Slovenia)

Also known as Reef 19

Where: Slovenia (46.3° N, 14.0° E)

• Paleocoordinates: 20.2° N, 30.6° E (Wright 2013)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Norian to Norian (228.0 - 201.3 Ma)

• Upper Norian-Rhaetian

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

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

• Reefs are comprised within the Dachstein Limestone and overlain by crinoidal limestone of the Hierlatz facies. The reef limestone is 250 to 300 m thick and forms a continuous belt which is 5 km long and some hundred meters wide.

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils, microfossils

Collection methods: peel or thin section

Primary reference: S. Buser, A. Ramovs, and D. Turnsek. 1982. Triassic Reefs in Slovenia. Facies (6)15-24 [W. Kiessling/B. Brenneis/B. Brenneis]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 36565: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Benjamin Brenneis on 04.02.2004, edited by Uta Merkel

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Taxonomic list

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Foraminifera
 Textulariina - Coscinophragmatidae
Alpinophragmium perforatum
 Involutinina - Involutinidae
Involutina parva
Nodosariata
 Nodosariida - Nodosariidae
Frondicularia woodwardi
Demospongiae
 Agelasida - Solenolmiidae
"Dictyocoelia investiculosa" = Solenolmia
"Dictyocoelia investiculosa" = Solenolmia demosponge
 Verticillitida - Cheilosporitiidae
Cheilosporites tirolensis
Cheilosporites tirolensis Wähner 1903 demosponge
 Verticillitida - Annaecoeliidae
Annaecoelia cf. maxima
Annaecoelia cf. maxima Senowbari-Daryan 1978 demosponge
 Lithistida - Anthaspidellidae
Stromatomorpha stylifera
Stromatomorpha stylifera Frech 1890 demosponge
Stromatoporoidea
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Lamellata waehneri
Lamellata waehneri stromatoporoid sponge
listed as Lamellata wähneri
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Stylophyllidae
Stylophyllum paradoxum
Stylophyllum paradoxum Frech 1890 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Reimaniphylliidae
Palaeastraea grandissima, Distichophyllia norica, Distichophyllia gosaviensis, Retiophyllia minima, Retiophyllia fenestrata, "Retiophyllia clathrata" = Retiophyllia clathrata, "Retiophyllia paraclathrata" = Retiophyllia clathrata
Palaeastraea grandissima Frech 1890 stony coral
Distichophyllia norica Frech 1890 stony coral
Distichophyllia gosaviensis Frech 1890 stony coral
Retiophyllia minima stony coral
Retiophyllia fenestrata Reuss 1854 stony coral
"Retiophyllia clathrata" = Retiophyllia clathrata Emmrich 1853 stony coral
"Retiophyllia paraclathrata" = Retiophyllia clathrata Emmrich 1853 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Margarophylliidae
Margarosmilia charliana
Margarosmilia charliana Frech 1890 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Alpinophylliidae
Alpinoseris dendroidea
Alpinoseris dendroidea Roniewicz 1989 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Archaeosmiliidae
Archaeosmilia sp.
Archaeosmilia sp. Melnikova 1975 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Volzeiidae
Meandrovolzeia sp.
Meandrovolzeia sp. Cuif 1976 stony coral
listed as Meandrovolzeia
Polychaeta
  -
Microtubus communis