Mira, Coimbra (Cretaceous of Portugal)

Also known as Reef 2623

Where: Portugal (40.4° N, 8.7° W: paleocoordinates 31.5° N, 5.6° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Campanian (83.6 - 72.1 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; lithified sandstone and lithified limestone

• coral debris in beach sandstones

Size classes: macrofossils, microfossils

Primary reference: M. Beauvais, P. Y. Berthou, and J. Lauverjat. 1975. Le gisement campanien de Mira (Beira litorale, Portugal): sedimentologie, micropaleontologie, revision de Madreporaires [The Campanian of Mira (Beira, Portugal)): sedimentology, micropaleontology, revision of Scleractinia)]. Comunicacoes dos Servicos Geologicos de Portugal 59:37-58 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 74563: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 14.08.2007

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Taxonomic list

Foraminifera
 Lituolida - Lituolidae
Textulariidae indet. Ehrenberg 1838
Tubothalamea
 Miliolida - Cornuspiridae
 Miliolida - Meandropsinidae
 Miliolida - Miliolidae
Miliolidae indet. Ehrenberg 1839
Foraminifera
 Orbitoidacea - Lepidorbitoididae
"Siderolites vidali" = Pseudosiderolites vidali
"Siderolites vidali" = Pseudosiderolites vidali Douville 1907
 Orbitoidacea - Orbitoididae
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Pachyphylliidae
 Scleractinia - Actinastreidae
"Actinastrea pygmaea" = Columactinastraea pygmaea
"Actinastrea pygmaea" = Columactinastraea pygmaea Felix 1903 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Meandrinidae
Diploctenium affine Felix 1903 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Cunnolitidae
Cunnolites felixi n. sp., "Cunnolites regularis" = Cunnolites polymorphus, "Cunnolites cf. regularis" = Cunnolites polymorphus
Cunnolites felixi n. sp. stony coral
"Cunnolites regularis" = Cunnolites polymorphus Goldfuss 1826 stony coral
"Cunnolites cf. regularis" = Cunnolites polymorphus Goldfuss 1826 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Latomeandridae
Fungiastraea miraensis n. sp. stony coral
Cephalopoda
 Ammonitida - Placenticeratidae
Gastropoda
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Turritella sp. Lamarck 1799 turret shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae
Aporrhais sp. da Costa 1778 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Natica sp. Scopoli 1777 moon snail
Bivalvia
 Arcida - Arcidae
Arca sp. Linnaeus 1758 ark
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris sp. Da Costa 1778 clam
 Pectinida - Limidae
Lima sp. Bruguière 1797 file clam
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Pecten sp. Müller 1776 scallop
 Pectinida - Neitheoidae
"Neithea quadricostata" = Neithea regularis
"Neithea quadricostata" = Neithea regularis Schlotheim 1813 scallop
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Exogyra sp. Say 1820 oyster
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Mytilus sp. Linnaeus 1758 mussel
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Cardium sp. Linnaeus 1758 cockle
 Solenida - Solenidae
Solen sp. Linnaeus 1758 clam
Rhynchonellata
 Rhynchonellida - Rhynchonellidae
Rhynchonella sp. Fischer 1809
Bryozoa
  -
Bryozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1831
Echinoidea
 Cassiduloida -
Ovulechinus sp. sea urchin