Valzemola reef, Section D-1, Italy (Oligocene of Italy)

Also known as Reef 882

Where: Italy (44.4° N, 8.2° E: paleocoordinates 42.7° N, 7.0° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Molare Formation, Chattian (28.1 - 23.0 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; lithified bafflestone and lithified wackestone

• Coral bafflestone infilled by grey-whitish wackestone and grading upwards to coral framestone

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Collection methods: peel or thin section,

• Focus on coralline algae, some corals described

Primary reference: P. Fravega, M. Piazza, R. Stockar and G. Vannucci. 1994. Oligocene coral and algal reef and related facies of Valzemola (Savona, NW Italy). Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia 100:423-456 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 36251: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Wolfgang Kiessling on 20.01.2004

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Taxonomic list

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Florideophyceae
 Hapalidiales - Corallinophycidae
Mesophyllum vaughanii
 Corallinales - Corallinophycidae
Peyssonnelia antiqua, "Archaeolithothamnium" varium, Lithophyllum lemoinei, Spongites albanensis, Lithoporella melobesioides
Peyssonnelia antiqua Johnson 1964
Spongites albanensis Braga et al. 1993
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Antiguastrea lucasiana
Antiguastrea lucasiana Defrance 1826 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Montastraeidae
"Montastrea sp." = Montastraea
"Montastrea sp." = Montastraea Blainville 1830 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Actinacididae
Actinacis rollei
Actinacis rollei Reuss 1864 stony coral