Russiz, Gorizia: Lutetian, Italy

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Montastraeidae
Montastraea alpina
Bosellini et al. 2022 28 specimens
1 from previous, 27 from Bosellini (2022)
Montastraea forojuliensis
Bosellini et al. 2022 4 specimens
Montastraea irradians
Bosellini et al. 2022 11 specimens
Montastrea irradians (Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848)
3 specimens
Montastrea alpina (d'Achiardi 1867)
13 specimens
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Agathiphylliidae
Pattalophyllia complanata
Bosellini et al. 2022 1 specimen
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Euphylliidae
Euphyllia caespitosa
Bosellini et al. 2022 1 specimen
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Astrocoeniidae
Astrocoenia parvistellata
Bosellini et al. 2022 4 specimens
Astrocoenia sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848
Bosellini et al. 2022 6 specimens
Astrocoenia bistellata (Catullo 1856)
16 specimens
8 from previous 8 from Bosellini (2022)
Astrocoenia reussiana d'Achiardi 1866
Bosellini et al. 2022 3 specimens
Astrocoenia laminosa d'Achiardi 1866
45 specimens
Astrocoenia lobatorotundata (Michelin 1842)
30 specimens
1 from previous 29 from Bosellini (2022)
Stylocoenia taurinensis (Michelin 1842)
Bosellini et al. 2022 4 specimens
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Pocilloporidae
Stylophora pulcherrima d'Achiardi 1875
24 specimens
1 from previous 23 from Bosellini (2022)
Stylophora conferta Reuss 1868
Bosellini et al. 2022 1 specimen
Stylophora italica d'Achiardi 1866
Bosellini et al. 2022 2 specimens
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Acroporidae
Astreopora discoidalis
Bosellini et al. 2022 3 specimens
Astreopora panicea
Bosellini et al. 2022 13 specimens
Astreopora sp. Blainville 1830
Bosellini et al. 2022 4 specimens
Astreopora auvertiaca (Michelin 1844)
Bosellini et al. 2022 5 specimens
Astreopora annulata d'Achiardi 1875
23 specimens
12 from previous 11 from Bosellini (2022)
Astreopora meneghiniana (d'Achiardi 1866)
8 specimens
Astreopora tecta (Catullo 1856)
12 specimens
Astreopora dubiosa d'Achiardi 1875
Bosellini et al. 2022 1 specimen
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Rhipidogyridae
Barysmilia vicentina d'Achiardi 1866
6 specimens
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Hydnophyllia scalaria (Catullo 1856)
Bosellini et al. 2022 1 specimen
Hydnophyllia sublabyrinthica (Catullo 1856)
Bosellini et al. 2022 6 specimens
Colpophyllia stellata (Catullo 1856)
6 specimens
recombined as Hydnophyllia stellata
Caulastraea brevis
Bosellini et al. 2022 3 specimens
original and current combination Caulastrea
Caulastraea granulosa
Bosellini et al. 2022 9 specimens
original and current combination Caulastrea
Caulastraea medunensis
Bosellini et al. 2022 3 specimens
original and current combination Caulastrea
Caulastraea sp. Dana 1846
Bosellini et al. 2022 2 specimens
original and current combination Caulastrea
Caulastrea fusinieri (Catullo 1847)
7 specimens
6 from previous 1 from Bosellini (2022)
Dipsastraea costata
Bosellini et al. 2022 1 specimen
Dipsastraea exilis
Bosellini et al. 2022 2 specimens
Dipsastraea meneguzzoi
Bosellini et al. 2022 6 specimens
Dipsastraea profunda
Bosellini et al. 2022 5 specimens
Leptoria italibrevia n. sp.
Bosellini et al. 2022 12 specimens
Leptoria cristata Dainelli 1925
1 specimen
Leptoria italica (d'Achiardi 1875)
19 specimens
4 from previous 15 from Bosellini (2022)
Echinopora hilarionensis
Bosellini et al. 2022 7 specimens
Paraleptoria polygonalis (Catullo 1856)
Bosellini et al. 2022 2 specimens
Paraleptoria flexuosissima (d'Achiardi 1868)
Bosellini et al. 2022 7 specimens
Cladocora sp. Ehrenberg 1834
Bosellini et al. 2022 1 specimen
Cladocora unilateralis
Bosellini et al. 2022 1 specimen
Antiguastrea lucasiana (Defrance 1826)
1 specimen
Goniastrea cocchii d'Achiardi 1868
10 specimens
3 from previous 7 from Bosellini (2022)
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Faviidae
Favia meneguzzoi d'Achiardi 1875
1 specimen
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae
? Thecosmilia sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848
Bosellini et al. 2022 1 specimen
originally Thecosmilia cf. nana d'Achiardi
Trochosmilia rosatii
Bosellini et al. 2022 1 specimen
Placosmiliopsis multisinuosus (Michelin 1846)
36 specimens
recombined as Trochosmilia multisinuosa
33 from previous 3 from Bosellini (2022)
Placosmilia multisinuosa (Michelin 1846)
Bosellini et al. 2022 3 specimens
recombined as Trochosmilia multisinuosa
Placosmilia sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848
Bosellini et al. 2022 2 specimens
Placosmilia strangulata
Bosellini et al. 2022 1 specimen
Placosmilia elliptica d'Achiardi 1875
Bosellini et al. 2022 1 specimen
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Meandrinidae
Meandrina taramellii
Bosellini et al. 2022 9 specimens
Meandrina oppenheimi
Bosellini et al. 2022 9 specimens
Pachygyra compressa
Bosellini et al. 2022 7 specimens
Pachygyra plana
Bosellini et al. 2022 34 specimens
Pachygyra reussi
Bosellini et al. 2022 2 specimens
Strotogyra savii (d'Achiardi 1866)
18 specimens
original and current combination Pachygyra savii
5 from previous 13 from Bosellini (2022)
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Mussidae
Variabilifavia confertissima (Reuss 1868)
Bosellini et al. 2022 3 specimens
Colpophyllia flexuosa
Bosellini et al. 2022 2 specimens
Colpophyllia taramellii
Bosellini et al. 2022 3 specimens
Circophyllia dachiardii
20 specimens
1 from previous, 19 from Bosellini (2022)
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Actinacididae
Actinacis perelegans
Bosellini et al. 2022 8 specimens
Actinacis sp. d'Orbigny 1849
Bosellini et al. 2022 1 specimen
Actinacis cognata Oppenheim 1901
Bosellini et al. 2022 20 specimens
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Poritidae
Dictyaraea meneghiniana
Bosellini et al. 2022 10 specimens
Goniopora polystyla
Bosellini et al. 2022 1 specimen
Goniopora sp. Blainville 1830
Bosellini et al. 2022 2 specimens
Dictyaraea elegans (Leymerie 1846)
Bosellini et al. 2022 1 specimen
recombined as Goniopora elegans
Goniopora microsiderea (Catullo 1856)
Bosellini et al. 2022 7 specimens
Goniopora nummulitica (Reuss 1864)
Bosellini et al. 2022 2 specimens
original and current combination Porites nummulitica
Goniopora ramosa (Catullo 1856)
Bosellini et al. 2022 2 specimens
synonym of Porites nummulitica
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Fungiidae
Cycloseris brazzanensis Oppenheim 1901
1 specimen
Axoseris dachiardii
Bosellini et al. 2022 9 specimens
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Siderastreidae
Siderofungia eocenica
Bosellini et al. 2022 30 specimens
2 from previous 28 from Bosellini (2022)
Siderofungia forojuliensis
Bosellini et al. 2022 1 specimen
Siderastrea morloti (Reuss 1864)
1 specimen
recombined as Siderofungia morloti
Siderastrea funesta
Bosellini et al. 2022 5 specimens
Pironastrea discoides d'Achiardi 1875
Bosellini et al. 2022 5 specimens
1 from previous, 4 from Bosellini (2022)
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Agariciidae
Cyathoseris aff. dinarica Oppenheim 1901
1 specimen
recombined as Leptoseris dinarica
Cyathoseris dinarica Oppenheim 1901
Bosellini et al. 2022 15 specimens
recombined as Leptoseris dinarica
Pavona granulosa
Bosellini et al. 2022 8 specimens
Pavona multilamellosa
Bosellini et al. 2022
Hydnophorabacia variabilis d'Achiardi 1875
2 specimens
recombined as Pavona variabilis
Cyathoseris marinellii
Bosellini et al. 2022 10 specimens
Cyathoseris raristella
Bosellini et al. 2022 2 specimens
Cyathoseris sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849
Bosellini et al. 2022 4 specimens
Cyathoseris judriensis (Dainelli 1925)
6 specimens
4 from previous 2 from Bosellini (2022)
Cyathoseris formosa d'Achiardi 1875
Bosellini et al. 2022 5 specimens
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Thamnasteriidae
Thamnasteria eocoenica
7 specimens
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
Coelosmilia costata
Bosellini et al. 2022 3 specimens
Stephanosmilia dachiardi
4 specimens
Anthozoa - Helioporacea - Helioporidae
Parapolytremacis bellardii (Haime 1852)
58 specimens
11 from previous 47 from Bosellini (2022)
see common names

Geography
Country:Italy
Coordinates: 46.0° North, 13.5° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:39.5° North, 11.7° East
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Paleogene Epoch:Eocene
Stage:Lutetian 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 2
Key time interval:Lutetian
Age range of interval:47.80000 - 41.20000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Stratigraphy comments: Early Lutetian
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified "limestone"
Lithology description: patch-reefs developed on deltaic systems
Environment:reef, buildup or bioherm
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Preservation of anatomical detail:good
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Metadata
Also known as:Reef 3634
Database number:75454
Authorizer:W. Kiessling Enterer:U. Merkel, M. Krause
Modifier:W. Kiessling Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2007-10-10 02:06:38 Last modified:2008-01-10 08:55:03
Access level:authorizer only Released:2009-10-10 02:06:38
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

25454. P. Maddaleni. 1997. I coralli di Russiz nel Collio orientale (Luteziano inferiore, Gorizia, Italia nord-orientale) [The corals of Russiz in the eastern Collio (Early Lutetian, Gorizia, NE Italy)]. Gortania - Atti del Museo Friulano di Storia Naturale 19:61-84 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel/M. Carrano]

Secondary references:

82932 F. R. Bosellini, A. Benedetti, A. F. Budd and C. A. Papazzoni. 2022. A coral hotspot from a hot past: The EECO and post-EECO rich reef coral fauna from Friuli (Eocene, NE Italy). Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 607:111284 [W. Kiessling/M. Krause]