San Giovanni Ilarione (Eocene of Italy)

Where: Italy (45.5° N, 11.3° E: paleocoordinates 39.8° N, 9.4° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Middle Eocene (48.6 - 37.2 Ma)

Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; tuff and breccia

• Dieser Höhenzug besteht hauptsächlich aus zwei sehr grossen Lagermassen von Basalt, basaltischer Breccie und Tuff, welche durch ein Kalkflötz von einander getrennt sind, welches Kalkflötz selbst da und dort grün gefärbte Tufflagen umschliesst.

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Primary reference: A. E. Ritter v. Reuss,. 1872. Paläontologische Studien über die älteren Tertiärschichten der Alpen. III. Abtheilung. Die fossilien anthozoen der Schichtengruppe von S. Giovanni Ilarione und von Ronca. [W. Kiessling/M. Krause]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 146598: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Mihaela Krause on 28.06.2013, edited by Pete Wagner and Mark Uhen

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Hydrozoa
 Milleporina -
Millepora sp., "Millepora cylindrica" = Millepora depauperata
Millepora sp. fire coral
"Millepora cylindrica" = Millepora depauperata Reuss 1864 fire coral
Anthozoa
 Helioporacea -
 Scleractinia - Acroporidae
"? Astraeopora sphaeroidalis" = Astreopora, "? Astraeopora panicea" = Astreopora, "Araeacis sp." = Astreopora, "Araeacis auvertiaca" = Astreopora, Acropora sp.
"? Astraeopora sphaeroidalis" = Astreopora stony coral
"? Astraeopora panicea" = Astreopora stony coral
"Araeacis sp." = Astreopora Blainville 1830 stony coral
"Araeacis auvertiaca" = Astreopora stony coral
Acropora sp. Oken 1815 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Pocilloporidae
Stylophora sp. Schweigger 1819 stony coral
Stylophora contorta stony coral
Stylophora conferta Reuss 1868 stony coral
Stylophora annulata Reuss 1864 stony coral
Stylophora rugosa d'Archiac 1848 stony coral
? Stylophora italica d'Achiardi 1866 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Astrocoeniidae
? Astrocoenia (Reussana) sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
"Stylocoenia lobatorotundata" = Astrocoenia lobatorotundata Michelin 1842 stony coral
Stylocoenia sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Poritidae
Porites sp., "Litharaea sp." = Goniopora
Porites sp. Link 1807 stony coral
"Litharaea sp." = Goniopora Blainville 1830 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Calamophylliidae
Calamophyllia sp. Blainville 1830 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Acrosmiliidae
"Leptophyllia sp." = Acrosmilia
"Leptophyllia sp." = Acrosmilia d'Orbigny 1849 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Cyclolitidae
Cyclolitopsis sp. Reuss 1873 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Fungiidae
? Fungia dubia stony coral
Cycloseris sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849 stony coral
Cycloseris perezi Haime 1850 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Oculinidae
? Madrepora (Solanderi) sp. Linne 1758 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Heliastraeidae
"Heliastraea sp." = Heliastrea, "? Heliastraea alpina" = Heliastrea
"Heliastraea sp." = Heliastrea Milne Edwards and Haime 1857 stony coral
"? Heliastraea alpina" = Heliastrea stony coral
 Scleractinia - Mussidae
Diploria sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Merulinidae
? Pectinia pseudomaeandrites, "Calamophyllia pseudoflabellum" = Caulastrea pseudoflabellum, "Goniastrea sp." = Goniastrea, "Goniastraea cocchii" = Goniastrea
"Calamophyllia pseudoflabellum" = Caulastrea pseudoflabellum Catullo 1852 stony coral
"Goniastrea sp." = Goniastrea Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
"Goniastraea cocchii" = Goniastrea stony coral
 Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae
Thecosmilia sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
Rhabdophyllia sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851 stony coral
Placosmilia sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
Trochosmilia sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Rhizangiidae
Rhizangia sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
Rhizangia hornesi stony coral
hörnesi
? Phyllangia alpina stony coral
 Scleractinia - Faviidae
? Favia (Meneguzzii) sp. Oken 1815 stony coral
Favia sp. Oken 1815 stony coral
? Favia subdenticulata Catullo 1856 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
Smilotrochus sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851 stony coral
? Paracyathus (Spinellii) sp. Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
? Leptocyathus (Atalayensis) sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850 stony coral
Parasmilia sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
Trochocyathus sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Flabellidae
 Scleractinia - Euphylliidae
"Plocophyllia sp." = Euphyllia
"Plocophyllia sp." = Euphyllia Dana 1846 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Rhipidogyridae
Barysmilia sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Dendrophylliidae
 Scleractinia - Stylinidae
Stylangia sp. Fromentel 1857 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Thamnasteriidae
"Thamnastraea sp." = Thamnasteria
"Thamnastraea sp." = Thamnasteria LeSauvage 1823 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Zardinophyllidae
? Epismilia (Hilarionensis) sp. Fromentel 1861 stony coral
Gastropoda
 Trochoidea - Turbinidae
 Sorbeoconcha - Rostellariidae
Malacostraca
 Decapoda - Raninidae
Ranina laevifrons2 Bittner 1875 crab
Ranina marestiana2 König 1825 crab
Lophoranina reussi1 Woodward 1866 crab
"Notopus beyrichii" = Notoporanina beyrichi2 Bittner 1875 crab