Fuente Alamo, Sponge Biostrome, External Prebetic Zone, Albacete (Jurassic of Spain)

Also known as Reef 449

Where: Spain (38.7° N, 1.4° W: paleocoordinates 30.0° N, 7.3° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Oxfordian (163.5 - 157.3 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

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

• sponge limestone, 12 m thick

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: H. Behmel. 1970. Beiträge zur Stratigraphie und Paläontologie des Juras von Ostspanien, V: Stratigraphie und Fazies im präbetischen Jura von Albacete und Nord-Murcia [Stratigraphy and paleontology of the Jurassic of eastern Spain, part 5: Stratigraphy and facies in the Prebetic Jurassic of Albacete and northern Murcia]. Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie, Abhandlungen 137:1-102 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 67866: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 14.12.2006

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Taxonomic list

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Hexactinellida
 Lyssacinosa - Stauractinellidae
Stauractinella jurassica
Stauractinella jurassica Zittel 1877 glass sponge
 Lychniscosa - Pachyteichismatidae
Trochobolus sp.
Trochobolus sp. Zittel 1877 glass sponge
 Lychniscosa - Ventriculitidae
Discophyma sp.
Discophyma sp. Oppliger 1915 glass sponge
 Lychniscosa - Sporadopylidae
"Amphiblestrum sp." = Xenoschrammenum
"Amphiblestrum sp." = Xenoschrammenum de Laubenfels 1955 glass sponge
 Hexactinosa - Cribrospongiidae
"Tremadictyon sp." = Cribrospongia, "Tremadictyon reticulatum" = Cribrospongia reticulata
"Tremadictyon sp." = Cribrospongia d'Orbigny 1849 glass sponge
"Tremadictyon reticulatum" = Cribrospongia reticulata Goldfuss 1826 glass sponge
 Hexactinosa - Staurodermatidae
Stauroderma sp.
Stauroderma sp. Zittel 1877 glass sponge
 Innaecoeliida - Craticulariidae
Craticularia ex gr. rhizoconus, Craticularia sp.
Craticularia sp. Zittel 1877 glass sponge
Demospongiae
 Tetralithistida - Siphoniidae
Jerea sp.
Jerea sp. Lamouroux 1821 demosponge
 Spirosclerophorida - Cnemidiastridae
Cnemidiastrum sp.
Cnemidiastrum sp. Zittel 1878 demosponge
Anthozoa
  -
Anthozoa indet.
Anthozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1834
Echinoidea
 Cidaroida -
Plegiocidaris sp., Plegiocidaris coronata
Plegiocidaris sp. Pomel 1883 pencil urchin
Plegiocidaris coronata Schlotheim 1820 pencil urchin
 Irregularia - Disasteridae
Cardiolampas sp.
Cardiolampas sp. sea urchin
Crinoidea
 Millericrinida - Millericrinidae
Millericrinus sp.
Millericrinus sp. d'Orbigny 1840 Sea lily
Sedentaria
 Sabellida - Serpulidae
Serpulidae indet.
Serpulidae indet. Rafinesque 1835
Bryozoa
  -
Bryozoa indet.
Bryozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1831
Rhynchonellata
 Terebratulida - Loboidothyrididae
Bihenithyris sp.
Bihenithyris sp. Muir-Wood 1935
 Terebratulida - Trigonithyrididae
Trigonithyris sp.
Trigonithyris sp. Muir-Wood 1935
 Terebratulida - Postepithyrididae
"Terebratula subsella" = Xestosina subsella
"Terebratula subsella" = Xestosina subsella Leymerie 1846
 Terebratulida - Terebratulidae
Terebratula sp.
Terebratula sp. Müller 1776
 Terebratulida - Nucleatidae
Nucleata nucleata
Nucleata nucleata Schlotheim 1820
 Rhynchonellida - Cyclothyrididae
Septaliphoria cf. astieriana
 Rhynchonellida - Rhynchonellidae
Rhynchonella sp.
Rhynchonella sp. Fischer 1809
 Rhynchonellida - Basiliolidae
Lacunosella lacunosa, "Lacunosella arolica" = Lacunosella (Lacunosella) arolica
Lacunosella lacunosa Schlotheim 1813
"Lacunosella arolica" = Lacunosella (Lacunosella) arolica Oppel 1865
Gastropoda
  -
Gastropoda indet.
Gastropoda indet. Cuvier 1795 snail
Bivalvia
 Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae
Pholadomya acuminata
Pholadomya acuminata Hartmann 1830 clam
 Pectinida - Entoliidae
Entolium sp.
Entolium sp. Meek 1865 scallop
 Pectinida - Limidae
"Lima (Plagiostoma) aciculata" = Plagiostoma, Ctenostreon sp.
"Lima (Plagiostoma) aciculata" = Plagiostoma file clam
Ctenostreon sp. Eichwald 1862 file clam
 Pectinida - Anomiidae
Placunopsis sp.
Placunopsis sp. Morris and Lycett 1853 scallop
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Aequipecten sp.
Aequipecten sp. Fischer 1886 scallop
 Arcida - Cucullaeidae
Cucullaea cf. royei
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nuculoma sp.
Nuculoma sp. Cossmann 1907 nut clam
Cephalopoda
 Phylloceratida - Phylloceratidae
Sowerbyceras tortisulcatum, Calliphylloceras (Holcophylloceras) mediterraneum, Phylloceras sp., Phylloceras (Phylloceras) plicatum
Sowerbyceras tortisulcatum d'Orbigny 1841 ammonite
Phylloceras sp. Suess 1865 ammonite
 Ammonitida - Aspidoceratidae
Neaspidoceras cf. lusitanicum, Neaspidoceras tietzei, "Aspidoceras (Physodoceras) sp." = Physodoceras, Euaspidoceras eucyphum, Euaspidoceras sp., Euaspidoceras cf. oegir, Epipeltoceras sp.
"Aspidoceras (Physodoceras) sp." = Physodoceras Hyatt 1900 ammonite
Euaspidoceras sp. Spath 1931 ammonite
Euaspidoceras cf. oegir Oppel 1863 ammonite
 Ammonitida - Perisphinctidae
Perisphinctes (Divisosphinctes) sp., Perisphinctes (Orthosphinctes) monteiroi, Perisphinctes (Otosphinctes) birmensdorfensis, Perisphinctes (Arisphinctes) sp., "Perisphinctes (Divisosphinctes) grossouvrei" = Perisphinctes (Dichotomoceras) grossouvrei, Perisphinctes (Divisosphinctes) bifurcatus, Perisphinctes (Kranaosphinctes) sp., Perisphinctes (Dichotomosphinctes) ouatius, Perisphinctes (Dichotomosphinctes) sp., Perisphinctes (Dichotomosphinctes) antecedens, Perisphinctes (Dichotomosphinctes) wartae, Perisphinctes (Dichotomosphinctes) elisabethae, "Perisphinctes (Otosphinctes) pulvinus" = Otosphinctes, "Perisphinctes (Otosphinctes) sp." = Otosphinctes, Idoceras laxevolutum, Idoceras planula
Perisphinctes (Arisphinctes) sp. Buckman 1924 ammonite
"Perisphinctes (Divisosphinctes) grossouvrei" = Perisphinctes (Dichotomoceras) grossouvrei Siemiradzki 1898 ammonite
"Perisphinctes (Otosphinctes) pulvinus" = Otosphinctes ammonite
"Perisphinctes (Otosphinctes) sp." = Otosphinctes Buckman 1926 ammonite
Idoceras planula Heyl in Zeiten 1830 ammonite
 Ammonitida - Aulacostephanidae
"Decipia sp." = Ringsteadia (Decipia), Microbiplices microbiplex
"Decipia sp." = Ringsteadia (Decipia) ammonite
Microbiplices microbiplex Quenstedt 1887 ammonite
 Ammonitida - Ataxioceratidae
Lithacoceras (Discosphinctes) richei, Lithacoceras (Discosphinctes) sp.
 Ammonitida - Lytoceratidae
Lytoceras sp.
Lytoceras sp. Suess 1865 ammonite
 Ammonitida - Oppeliidae
Ochetoceras sp., Ochetoceras (Ochetoceras) hispidiforme, Ochetoceras (Ochetoceras) cf. hispidum, Trimarginites sp., Glochiceras (Gochiceras) sp., Glochiceras sp., Glochiceras (Glochiceras) subclausum, Taramelliceras sp., Taramelliceras (Metahaploceras) falcula, Taramelliceras (Metahaploceras) sp., Taramelliceras (Metahaploceras) wenzeli, Taramelliceras (Taramelliceras) costatus, Taramelliceras (Taramelliceras) sp.
Trimarginites sp. Rollier 1909 ammonite
Glochiceras (Gochiceras) sp. Hyatt 1900 ammonite
Glochiceras sp. Hyatt 1900 ammonite
Taramelliceras sp. Del Campana 1904 ammonite
Taramelliceras (Taramelliceras) sp. Del Campana 1904 ammonite
 Nautilida - Pseudonautilidae
Pseudaganides sp.
Pseudaganides sp. Spath 1927
 Nautilida - Paracenoceratidae
Paracenoceras sp.
Paracenoceras sp. Spath 1927
 Belemnitida - Belemnitidae
Belemnites sp.
Belemnites sp. Lamarck 1799 belemnite
 Belemnitida - Mesohibolitidae
"Hibolites hastatus" = Hibolithes hastatus
"Hibolites hastatus" = Hibolithes hastatus Blainville 1808 belemnite
Tubothalamea
 Miliolida - Nubeculariidae
Nubeculinella sp.
Nubeculinella sp. Cushman 1930