Where: Switzerland (47.0° N, 8.3° E: paleocoordinates 32.4° N, 18.8° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Schrattenkalk Formation, Early/Lower Aptian (121.4 - 122.5 Ma)
• Upper Schrattenkalk. Age determined by larger foraminifers
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: open shallow subtidal; lithified limestone
Size class: macrofossils
Collection methods: peel or thin section,
• They were taken from the surface of the limestones at 25 points, each covering 0.5 square metres.
Primary reference: E. Morycowa and D. Decrouez. 2006. Early Aptian scleractinian corals from the Upper Schrattenkalk of Hergiswil (Lucerne region, Helvetic Zone of central Switzerland). Revue de Paléobiologie 25(2):791-838 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 72040: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Wolfgang Kiessling on 23.05.2007
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Anthozoa | |
Etallonasteria minima Etallon 1864 stony coral | |
"Actinastrea major" = Stelidioseris major
"Actinastrea major" = Stelidioseris major Morycowa 1971 stony coral | |
Calamophylliopsis fotisalensis Bendukidze 1961 stony coral | |
Meandraraea (Michelinaraea) sp. Etallon 1859 stony coral | |
Latusastrea decipiens Prever 1909 stony coral | |
Eugyra lanckoronensis, Eugyra clavisepta n. sp., Eugyra cotteaui, Eugyra pusilla, Felixigyra duncani, "Eohydnophora picteti" = Eugyra (Felixigyra) picteti, "Eohydnophora crassa" = Eugyra (Felixigyra) crassa
Eugyra lanckoronensis Morycowa 1964 stony coral
Eugyra clavisepta n. sp. Morycowa and Decrouez 2006 stony coral
Eugyra cotteaui Fromentel 1857 stony coral
Felixigyra duncani Prever 1909 stony coral
"Eohydnophora picteti" = Eugyra (Felixigyra) picteti Koby 1897 stony coral
"Eohydnophora crassa" = Eugyra (Felixigyra) crassa Fromentel 1862 stony coral | |
Latiphyllia cf. neocomiensis Fromentel 1877 stony coral | |
Microsolenidae indet., Hydnophoromeandraraea volzi, Microsolena "sp. B", ? Microsolena "sp. C", Microsolena "sp. A", Microsolena aff. agariciformis, Microsolena formosa n. sp., "Microsolena distefanoi" = Microsolena major, Eocomoseris sp., Dimorpharaea manchacaensis, Dimorpharaea cf. catalaunica, ? Trocharea sp., Comoseris sp., "Comoseris bargyensis" = Comoseris jireceki, ? Dermoseris sp.
Microsolenidae indet. Koby 1890 stony coral
Hydnophoromeandraraea volzi Morycowa 1971 stony coral
Microsolena "sp. B" Lamouroux 1821 stony coral
? Microsolena "sp. C" Lamouroux 1821 stony coral
Microsolena "sp. A" Lamouroux 1821 stony coral
Microsolena aff. agariciformis Etallon 1859 stony coral
Microsolena formosa n. sp. Morycowa and Decrouez 2006 stony coral
"Microsolena distefanoi" = Microsolena major Ferry 1861 stony coral
Dimorpharaea manchacaensis Wells 1933 stony coral
Dimorpharaea cf. catalaunica Reig Oriol 1995 stony coral
? Trocharea sp. Etallon 1864 stony coral
Comoseris sp. d'Orbigny 1849 stony coral
"Comoseris bargyensis" = Comoseris jireceki Toula 1889 stony coral
? Dermoseris sp. Koby 1887 stony coral | |
Thamnoseris carpathica, Periseris frondescens, "Ovalastrea lorioli" = Ellipsocoenia lorioli, Fungiastraea muelleri, Fungiastraea columellaris, Vallimeandra sp.
Thamnoseris carpathica Morycowa 1971 stony coral
Periseris frondescens d'Orbigny 1850 stony coral
"Ovalastrea lorioli" = Ellipsocoenia lorioli Koby 1896 stony coral
Fungiastraea muelleri Eliasova 1994 stony coral
Fungiastraea columellaris Hackemesser 1936 stony coral
Vallimeandra sp. Alloiteau 1957 stony coral | |
Stylina micropora Koby 1895 stony coral | |
Columnocoenia ksiazkiewiczi Morycowa 1964 stony coral | |
Amphiaulastrea rarauensis Morycowa 1971 stony coral | |
? Simplexastraea sp. Eliasova 1976 stony coral | |
"Mesomorpha ornata" = Ahrdorffia ornata
"Mesomorpha ornata" = Ahrdorffia ornata Morycowa 1971 stony coral |