Casal da Lapa, Arruda dos Vinhos area, Serra Isabel level, biostrome (Jurassic of Portugal)

Also known as Reef 503

Where: Portugal (39.0° N, 9.1° W: paleocoordinates 33.2° N, 1.2° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Abadia Formation, Kimmeridgian (157.3 - 152.1 Ma)

• Serra Isabel level 30-40 m below the top of the formation

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

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

• lenticular biostromal bed with a maximum thickness of 1.5 m; at the base: thrombolite with siliceous sponges; above: crust-rich highly diverse coral association

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: peel or thin section,

Primary reference: R. R. Leinfelder, M. Krautter, M. Nose, M. M. Ramalho, and W. Werner. 1993. Siliceous sponge facies from the Upper Jurassic of Portugal. Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie, Abhandlungen 189:199-254 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 68242: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 11.01.2007

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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"Thrombolite" indet.
Insecta
 Neuroptera - Sisyridae
Neuropora spinosa
Neuropora spinosa spongillafly
Bivalvia
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Bivalvia indet.
Bivalvia indet. Linnaeus 1758 clam
Rhynchonellata
 Terebratulida - Terebratulidae
Terebratulidae indet.
Echinoidea
  -
Echinoidea indet.
Echinoidea indet. Leske 1778 sea urchin
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae
Thecosmilia dichotoma, "Thecosmilia trichotoma" = Thecosmilia densa, Isastrea sp., Montlivaltia cf. obconica
Thecosmilia dichotoma Koby 1884 stony coral
"Thecosmilia trichotoma" = Thecosmilia densa Fromentel 1870 stony coral
Isastrea sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851 stony coral
Montlivaltia cf. obconica Münster 1829 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Cyathophoridae
Cyathophora sp.
Cyathophora sp. Michelin 1843 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Stylinidae
Convexastrea sp., "Stylina decipiens" = Adelocoenia pistillum, Enallhelia sp., Heliocoenia sp.
Convexastrea sp. d'Orbigny 1849 stony coral
"Stylina decipiens" = Adelocoenia pistillum Fromentel 1861 stony coral
Enallhelia sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849 stony coral
Heliocoenia sp. Etallon 1859 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Microsolenidae
Microsolena sp., "Trocharea cf. gregoryi" = Trocharea, "Trochophlegma sp." = Trocharea, Dermoseris sp.
Microsolena sp. Lamouroux 1821 stony coral
"Trocharea cf. gregoryi" = Trocharea stony coral
"Trochophlegma sp." = Trocharea Etallon 1864 stony coral
Dermoseris sp. Koby 1887 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Latomeandridae
Fungiastraea moeschi
Fungiastraea moeschi Koby 1887 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Dermosmiliidae
Calamophylliopsis sp., Dermosmilia simplex
Calamophylliopsis sp. Alloiteau 1952 stony coral
Dermosmilia simplex Koby 1889 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Thamnasteriidae
Thamnasteria sp.
Thamnasteria sp. LeSauvage 1823 stony coral
Calcarea
 Calcaronea - Sphaerocoeliidae
Thalamopora lusitanica
Thalamopora lusitanica Termier et al. 1985 calcareous sponge
 Calcaronea - Stellispongiidae
Peronidella sp.
Peronidella sp. Hinde 1893 calcareous sponge
Hexactinellida
 Lychniscosa - Cypelliidae
Cypellia cf. rugosa
Cypellia cf. rugosa Goldfuss 1826 glass sponge
 Innaecoeliida - Craticulariidae
Craticularia sp.
Craticularia sp. Zittel 1877 glass sponge
Demospongiae
 Agelasida - Sestrostomellidae
"Myrmecidium sp." = Epitheles
"Myrmecidium sp." = Epitheles Fromentel 1860 demosponge
 Tetralithistida - Cylindrophymatidae
Cylindrophyma milleporata
Cylindrophyma milleporata Goldfuss 1826 demosponge
 Spirosclerophorida - Discostromatidae
? Hyalotragos sp.
? Hyalotragos sp. Zittel 1878 demosponge