PBDB Collection

Canning Basin Reef (Devonian of Australia)

Also known as Reef 1574 and others

Where: Western Australia, Australia (17.5° S, 125.0° E: paleocoordinates 18.7° S, 125.7° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Pillara Formation, Frasnian (382.7 - 372.2 Ma)

• Some data also from Sadler Limestone

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

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

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: Summary of all reef builders from a variety of sources

Primary reference: J. A. Fagerstrom. 1994. The history of Devonian-Carboniferous reef communities: extinctions, effects, recovery. Facies 30:177-191 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 25263: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Wolfgang Kiessling on 05.09.2002

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
-	"Stromatolites" indet. "Stromatolites" indet.
Anthozoa
Rugosa - Charactophyllidae	Temnophyllum turbinatum, Temnophyllum menyouense Temnophyllum turbinatum Hill 1954 horn coral Temnophyllum menyouense Hill and Jell 1970 horn coral
Stauriida - Zaphrentidae	"Zaphrentis iocosa" = Zaphrenthis "Zaphrentis iocosa" = Zaphrenthis horn coral
Stauriida - Phillipsastreidae	Peneckiella sp., Peneckiella teicherti, Phacellophyllum sp., "? Haplothecia laciniosa" = Kuangxiastraea laciniosa Peneckiella sp. Soshkina 1939 horn coral Peneckiella teicherti Hill 1954 horn coral Phacellophyllum sp. Gürich 1909 horn coral "? Haplothecia laciniosa" = Kuangxiastraea laciniosa Hill and Jell 1970 horn coral
Stauriida - Disphyllidae	Hexagonaria playfordi, "Donia brevilamellata" = Careophyllum brevilamellatum, Argutastrea hullensis, Disphyllum curtum, Disphyllum aff. curtum, Disphyllum sp., Disphyllum intertextum, Disphyllum caespitosum, Disphyllum virgatum, "Temnophyllum incomptum" = Disphyllum incomptum, "Temnophyllum floriforme" = Hillastraea floriformis Hexagonaria playfordi horn coral "Donia brevilamellata" = Careophyllum brevilamellatum Hill 1936 horn coral Argutastrea hullensis Hill 1954 horn coral Disphyllum curtum horn coral Disphyllum aff. curtum horn coral Disphyllum sp. Fromentel 1861 horn coral 2 species Disphyllum intertextum Hill 1954 horn coral Disphyllum caespitosum Goldfuss 1826 horn coral Disphyllum virgatum Hinde 1890 horn coral "Temnophyllum incomptum" = Disphyllum incomptum Hill and Jell 1970 horn coral "Temnophyllum floriforme" = Hillastraea floriformis Hill 1954 horn coral
Stauriida - Laccophyllidae	Catactotoechus irregularis, Catactotoechus obliquus, Syringaxon dickinsi Catactotoechus irregularis horn coral Catactotoechus obliquus horn coral Syringaxon dickinsi horn coral
Stauriida - Metriophyllidae	Metriophyllum trochoides Metriophyllum trochoides horn coral
Favositida - Pachyporidae	Thamnopora angusta, Thamnopora bolonensis Thamnopora angusta tabulate coral Thamnopora bolonensis tabulate coral
Favositida - Alveolitidae	Alveolites tumidus, Alveolites cf. intermixtus, Alveolites cf. multiperforatus, Alveolites cf. caudatus, Alveolites suborbicularis, Alveolites cf. saleei Alveolites tumidus tabulate coral Alveolites cf. intermixtus tabulate coral Alveolites cf. multiperforatus tabulate coral Alveolites cf. caudatus tabulate coral Alveolites suborbicularis Lamarck 1801 tabulate coral Alveolites cf. saleei Lecompte 1933 tabulate coral
Auloporida - Auloporidae	Aulopora cf. liniformis, Aulopora sp. Aulopora cf. liniformis tabulate coral Aulopora sp. Goldfuss 1829 tabulate coral
Stromatoporoidea
Stromatoporida - Stromatoporidae	Stromatopora cooperi, Stromatopora minutitextum Stromatopora cooperi stromatoporoid sponge Stromatopora minutitextum stromatoporoid sponge
Clathrodictyida - Anostylostromatidae	Anostylostroma ponderosum Anostylostroma ponderosum stromatoporoid sponge
Amphiporida - Amphiporidae	Amphipora rudis, Amphipora pervesiculata Amphipora rudis stromatoporoid sponge Amphipora pervesiculata stromatoporoid sponge
Stromatoporellida - Stromatoporellidae	Clathrocoilona spissa, Stromatoporella laminata Clathrocoilona spissa Lecompte 1951 stromatoporoid sponge Stromatoporella laminata stromatoporoid sponge
Stromatoporellida - Trupetostromatidae	Trupetostroma bassleri, Trupetostroma mclearni, Hermatostroma schlueteri, Hermatostroma roemeri, Hermatostroma ambiguum, Hermatostroma perseptatum Trupetostroma bassleri stromatoporoid sponge Trupetostroma mclearni stromatoporoid sponge Hermatostroma schlueteri stromatoporoid sponge Hermatostroma roemeri stromatoporoid sponge Hermatostroma ambiguum stromatoporoid sponge Hermatostroma perseptatum stromatoporoid sponge
Syringostromatida - Stachyoditidae	Stachyodes australe, Stachyodes costulata Stachyodes australe stromatoporoid sponge Stachyodes costulata Lecompte 1952 stromatoporoid sponge
Actinostromatida - Actinostromatidae	Actinostroma papillosum, Actinostroma windjanicum Actinostroma papillosum stromatoporoid sponge Actinostroma windjanicum stromatoporoid sponge
Sphaerocodium
-	? Sphaerocodium magnum, Sphaerocodium exile ? Sphaerocodium magnum Sphaerocodium exile
Renalcis
- Chabakoviacea	Renalcis devonicus, Renalcis turbitus Renalcis devonicus Renalcis turbitus
Hormogoneae
Oscillatoriales - Girvanellaceae	Girvanella wetheredi Girvanella wetheredi
Rhodophyceae
- Solenoporaceae	? Solenopora geikiei, Parachaetetes regularis ? Solenopora geikiei could be Pseudosolenopora Parachaetetes regularis
Epiphyton
- Ludloviaceae	Paraepiphyton caritus Paraepiphyton caritus Wray 1967