Mt. Ptoon, Marmeiko, Biostrome 1, Boeotia (Cretaceous of Greece)

Also known as Reef 3428

Where: Greece (38.5° N, 23.3° E: paleocoordinates 21.5° N, 20.7° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Santonian (86.3 - 83.6 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

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

• marly limestones

Size classes: macrofossils, microfossils

Primary reference: A. Mermighis and A. Marcopoulou-Diacantoni. 2004. La faune à rudistes, porifères et scléractiniaires du Crétacé superieur du mont Ptoon (Béotie septentrionale, Grèce continentale) [The fauna with rudists, porifers and corals of upper Cretaceous of mount Ptoon (Northern Beotia, central Greece)]. Revue de Paléobiologie 23(1):313-353 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 61516: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 15.06.2006

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Taxonomic list

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Bivalvia
 Hippuritida - Hippuritidae
Vaccinites praesulcatus, Vaccinites cornuvaccinum, Vaccinites sulcatus
Vaccinites cornuvaccinum rudist
subspecies gaudryi
Vaccinites sulcatus Defrance 1821 rudist
 Hippuritida - Radiolitidae
Radiolites mamillaris, Radiolites sauvagesi, Agriopleura liatsikaei n. sp., Agriopleura mitzopoulei n. sp., Praelapeirousia sp. n. sp.
Radiolites sauvagesi d'Hombres-Firmas 1838 rudist
Agriopleura liatsikaei n. sp. rudist
Praelapeirousia sp. n. sp. Wiontzek 1934 rudist
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Amphiastreidae
Lochmaeosmilia (Eunomia) cf. radiata
Lochmaeosmilia (Eunomia) cf. radiata Lamouroux 1821 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Latomeandridae
Valliculastraea jauberti
 Scleractinia - Pachyphylliidae
"Columnocaenia lamberti" = Columnocoenia lamberti
"Columnocaenia lamberti" = Columnocoenia lamberti Alloiteau 1957 stony coral
Hexactinellida
 Lychniscosa - Callodictyonidae
Becksia ojcoviensis, Becksia augustae, Plocoscyphia communis
Becksia ojcoviensis glass sponge
Becksia augustae Schrammen 1902 glass sponge
Plocoscyphia communis Moret 1925 glass sponge
 Lychniscosa - Ventriculitidae
Coscinopora sp. n. sp.
Coscinopora sp. n. sp. Goldfuss 1826 glass sponge
 Lychniscosa - Coeloptychidae
"Etheridgea korzkievicensis" = Etheridgia mirabilis, Coeloptychium deciminum
"Etheridgea korzkievicensis" = Etheridgia mirabilis Tate 1865 glass sponge
Coeloptychium deciminum Roemer 1841 glass sponge
 Hexactinosa - Aphrocallistidae
Aphrocallistes coronatus, Aphrocallistes sp. n. sp., Aphrocallistes alveolites
Aphrocallistes sp. n. sp. Gray 1858 glass sponge
Aphrocallistes alveolites Roemer 1841 glass sponge
Demospongiae
 Tetralithistida - Theonellidae
Phyllodermia sp. n. sp.
Phyllodermia sp. n. sp. Schrammen 1924 demosponge
 Tetralithistida - Siphoniidae
Siphonia cf. tubulosa
 Spirosclerophorida - Azoricidae
Bolidium arbustum
Bolidium arbustum Hurcewicz 1968 demosponge
 Megalithistida - Pleromatidae
Pachypoterion biedai, "Homalodora tuberosa" = Homalodoriana tuberosa
Pachypoterion biedai Hurcewicz 1966 demosponge
"Homalodora tuberosa" = Homalodoriana tuberosa Schrammen 1910 demosponge
Foraminifera
 Textulariina - Dicyclinidae
Dicyclina schlumbergeri
Dicyclina schlumbergeri Munier-Chalmas 1887
 Textulariina - Cuneolinidae
Cuneolina pavonia
 Loftusiacea - Cyclamminidae
Pseudocyclammina sphaeroidea
 Trochamminacea - Trochamminidae
Trochamminidae indet.
Trochamminidae indet. Schwager 1877
Tubothalamea
 Miliolida - Ophthalmidiidae
Ophthalmidiidae indet.
 Miliolida - Miliolidae
Miliolidae indet.
Miliolidae indet. Ehrenberg 1839
Foraminifera
 Lituolida - Lituolidae
Textulariidae indet.
Textulariidae indet. Ehrenberg 1838
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Pseudonummoloculina sp.