Nago, Italy (Eocene of Italy)

Also known as Reef 2319

Where: Italy (45.9° N, 10.9° E: paleocoordinates 42.0° N, 9.0° E)

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Nago Limestone Formation, Priabonian (38.0 - 33.9 Ma)

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

• Massive coral beds (total thickness 12 m), clinostratified

Preservation: cast, original calcite, replaced with calcite

Primary reference: F. R. Bosellini. 1998. Diversity, composition and structure of Late Eocene shelf-edge coral associations (Nago Limestone, Northern Italy). Facies 39:203-226 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 13354: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Wolfgang Kiessling on 04.03.2002, edited by Mihaela Krause

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Taxonomic list

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Ulvophyceae
 Bryopsidales - Halimedaceae
Halimeda sp.1
Halimeda sp.1 Lamouroux 1812
Foraminifera
 Foraminifera -
Foraminifera indet.2
 Acervulinacea - Homotrematidae
Miniacina multicamerata2, Miniacina aff. multiformis2, Miniacina "sp. 1"2, Carpenteria sp.2
 Planorbulinacea - Planorbulinidae
Planorbulina bronnimanni2
 Planorbulinacea - Victoriellidae
Victoriellidae indet.2
Victoriellidae indet.2 Chapman and Crespin 1930
Globothalamea
 Loftusiida - Acervulinidae
Gypsina globula2, Gypsina mastelensis2, Acervulina linearis2
Foraminifera
 Lituolacea - Haplophragmoiidae
Placopsilina "sp. 1"2
Placopsilina "sp. 1"2 d'Orbigny 1850
  -
Fabiania cassis2
 Lituolida - Lituolidae
Haddonia heissigi2
Florideophyceae
 Sporolithales - Corallinophycidae
Sporolithon sp.1, Sporolithon aschersoni1
Sporolithon sp.1 Rothpletz 1891
Sporolithon aschersoni1 Schwager 1883
 Hapalidiales - Corallinophycidae
Mesophyllum sp.1, Lithothamnion sp.1
Mesophyllum sp.1 Lemoine 1930
Lithothamnion sp.1 Heydrich 1897
2 species
 Corallinales - Corallinophycidae
Polystrata alba1, Neogoniolithon sp.1, Spongites sp.1, Jania cf. nummulitica1, Corallina sp.1, Lithoporella melobesioides1, Lithoporella minus1, Hydrolithon sp.1
Polystrata alba1 Pfender 1936
Neogoniolithon sp.1 Setchell and Mason 1943
2 species
Spongites sp.1 Kützing 1841
3 species
Jania cf. nummulitica1 Lemoine 1927
Corallina sp.1 Linnaeus 1758
Lithoporella minus1 Johnson 1964
Hydrolithon sp.1 Foslie 1909
Rhodophyceae
  - Solenoporaceae
Solenomeris sp.2
Solenomeris sp.2 Douvillé 1924
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Agathiphylliidae
Agathiphyllia gregaria
Agathiphyllia gregaria Catullo 1852 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Euphylliidae
"Plocophyllia bartai" = Euphyllia
"Plocophyllia bartai" = Euphyllia stony coral
 Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Antiguastrea lucasiana, Caulastrea fusinieri, "Cereiphyllia tenuis" = Cladocora tenuis
Antiguastrea lucasiana Defrance 1826 stony coral
Caulastrea fusinieri Catullo 1847 stony coral
"Cereiphyllia tenuis" = Cladocora tenuis Reuss 1868 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Mussidae
Leptomussa sp.
Leptomussa sp. d'Archiardi 1867 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Acroporidae
Astreopora tecta, Alveopora rudis, Acropora sp.
Astreopora tecta Catullo 1856 stony coral
Alveopora rudis Reuss 1864 stony coral
Acropora sp. Oken 1815 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Pocilloporidae
Stylophora sp.
Stylophora sp. Schweigger 1819 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Montastraeidae
"Montastrea guettardi" = Montastraea
"Montastrea guettardi" = Montastraea stony coral
 Scleractinia - Agariciidae
Cyathoseris sp., Pavona bronni
Cyathoseris sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849 stony coral
Pavona bronni Haime 1850 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Actinacididae
Actinacis rollei
Actinacis rollei Reuss 1864 stony coral
percent refers to corals only
 Scleractinia - Poritidae
Goniopora sp., Goniopora rudis
Goniopora sp. Blainville 1830 stony coral
Goniopora rudis Reuss 1869 stony coral
Bryozoa
  -
Bryozoa indet.1
Bryozoa indet.1 Ehrenberg 1831
1Bassi 1998; 2Bosellini and Papazzoni 2013