Liesberg, Jura, Switzerland (Jurassic of Switzerland)

Also known as Reef 1339

Where: Switzerland (47.4° N, 7.4° E: paleocoordinates 38.4° N, 16.4° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Plicatilis zone, Liesberg Member (St. Ursanne Formation), Middle Oxfordian (161.2 - 155.7 Ma)

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

Collection methods: Mid-Oxfordian microsolenid biostrome.

•Corals moderately diverse, extremely rich associated faunas.

•30-70 % skeletal biovolume.

•Below St. Ursanne reefs.

Primary reference: E. Insalaco. 1996. Upper Jurassic microsolenid biostromes of northern and central Europe: facies and depositional environment. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 121:169-194 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 22735: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Wolfgang Kiessling on 24.06.2002, edited by Mihaela Krause

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Taxonomic list

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Rhynchonellata
 Rhynchonellida - Cyclothyrididae
Septaliphoria ex gr. pinguis
 Rhynchonellida - Rhynchonellidae
? Thurmannella obtrita
? Thurmannella obtrita Defrance 1828
 Terebratulida - Dictyothyrididae
Dictyothyris rollieri
 Terebratulida - Postepithyrididae
Galliennithyris bourgueti
 Terebratulida - Zeilleriidae
? Ornithella subbucculenta, Delmontanella delmontana
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae
Thecosmilia sp., Isastrea sp., Montlivaltia sp.
Thecosmilia sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
Isastrea sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851 stony coral
Montlivaltia sp. Lamouroux 1821 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Stylinidae
Stylosmilia sp., Goniocora sp.
Stylosmilia sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
Goniocora sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Cladophylliidae
Cladophyllia sp.
Cladophyllia sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Microsolenidae
"Dendrarea sp." = Dendraraea, Microsolena sp., Dimorpharaea sp., Comoseris sp.
"Dendrarea sp." = Dendraraea d'Orbigny 1849 stony coral
Microsolena sp. Lamouroux 1821 stony coral
Dimorpharaea sp. de Fromentel 1861 stony coral
Comoseris sp. d'Orbigny 1849 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Latomeandridae
Fungiastraea sp.
Fungiastraea sp. Alloiteau 1952 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Haplaraeidae
Meandraraea sp., "Actinarea sp." = Actinaraea
Meandraraea sp. Etallon 1859 stony coral
"Actinarea sp." = Actinaraea d'Orbigny 1849 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Dermosmiliidae
Calamophylliopsis sp.
Calamophylliopsis sp. Alloiteau 1952 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Thamnasteriidae
Thamnasteria sp.
Thamnasteria sp. LeSauvage 1823 stony coral