PBDB Collection

Steeple Ashton reef, England (Jurassic of the United Kingdom)

Also known as Reef 455

Where: United Kingdom (51.3° N, 1.8° W: paleocoordinates 41.9° N, 8.2° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Perisphinctes cautisnigrae ammonoid zone, Steeple Ashton Coral Bed Formation, Late/Upper Oxfordian (161.2 - 155.7 Ma)

• cautisnigrae Zone

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

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

• Fore reef debris

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: replaced with calcite

Collection methods: mechanical,

• Focus on corals but associated fauna described as well

Primary reference: P. E. Negus and L. Beauvais. 1979. The corals of Steeple Ashton, Wiltshire (English upper Oxfordian). Proceedings of the Geologists' Association 90(4):213-227 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 35300: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Wolfgang Kiessling on 26.11.2003

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Taxonomic list

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Echinoidea
Salenioida - Acrosaleniidae	Acrosalenia angularis Acrosalenia angularis sea urchin
Calycina - Diplopodiidae	Diplopodia versipora Diplopodia versipora sea urchin
Irregularia - Nucleolitidae	Nucleolites scutatus Nucleolites scutatus Lamarck 1816 sea urchin
Rhynchonellata
Rhynchonellida - Cyclothyrididae	Torquirhynchia cf. speciosa Torquirhynchia cf. speciosa Munster 1839
Polychaeta
Serpulimorpha -	Mucroserpula tricarinata Mucroserpula tricarinata
Sabellida - Sabellidae	Glomerula gordialis Glomerula gordialis
Bivalvia
Mytilida - Mytilidae	Lithophaga sp. Lithophaga sp. Röding 1798 mussel
Pectinida - Pectinoidae	Chlamys splendens Chlamys splendens Dollfus 1863 scallop
Ostreida - Gryphaeidae	"Nanogyra nana" = Nanogyra (Nanogyra) nana "Nanogyra nana" = Nanogyra (Nanogyra) nana Sowerby 1822 oyster
Trigoniida - Myophorelloidae	"Trigonia clavellata" = Myophorella (Clavitrigonia) clavellata "Trigonia clavellata" = Myophorella (Clavitrigonia) clavellata Sowerby 1826 clam cited from Arkell (1927)
Anthozoa
Scleractinia - Thamnasteriidae	Thamnasteria pseudoculata, Thamnasteria concinna, Thamnasteria patina Thamnasteria pseudoculata stony coral written as T. pseudo-oculata Thamnasteria concinna Goldfuss 1826 stony coral Mesomorpha concinna (Goldfuss) Thamnasteria patina Becker 1875 stony coral
Scleractinia - Haplaraeidae	Astraraea fungiformis n. sp. Astraraea fungiformis n. sp. Beauvais 1979 stony coral
Scleractinia - Synastraeidae	Crateroseris fungiformis, Crateroseris parvistella n. sp. Crateroseris fungiformis Tomes 1883 stony coral Crateroseris parvistella n. sp. Negus and Beauvais 1979 stony coral
Scleractinia - Dermosmiliidae	"Calamophylliopsis stokesi" = Calamophylliopsis stockesi "Calamophylliopsis stokesi" = Calamophylliopsis stockesi Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851 stony coral
Scleractinia - Andemantastraeidae	Andemantastraea dreyfussi Andemantastraea dreyfussi Beauvais 1964 stony coral
Scleractinia - Agariciidae	Morphastrea laminata n. sp. Morphastrea laminata n. sp. Negus and Beauvais 1979 stony coral
Scleractinia - Calamophylliidae	Gyrodendron cf. lobatum, Protoseris waltoni Gyrodendron cf. lobatum Quenstedt 1881 stony coral cf. Gyrodendron lobatum Protoseris waltoni Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851 stony coral
Scleractinia - Microsolenidae	"Thecosmilia irregularis" = Dermoseris irregularis, Comoseris interrupta, Comoseris minima, Comoseris irradians, Microsolena thurmanni "Thecosmilia irregularis" = Dermoseris irregularis Thurmann and Etallon 1864 stony coral Comoseris interrupta Koby 1888 stony coral Comoseris minima Beauvais 1964 stony coral Comoseris irradians Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851 stony coral Microsolena thurmanni Koby 1887 stony coral
Scleractinia - Latomeandridae	Thamnoseris frotei, Fungiastraea gillieroni, Fungiastraea arachnoides, Dimorphastrea choffati Thamnoseris frotei Etallon 1862 stony coral Fungiastraea gillieroni Koby 1887 stony coral Fungiastraea arachnoides Parkinson 1808 stony coral several specimens Dimorphastrea choffati stony coral
Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae	Confusastrea depressa, Isastrea bernensis, Isastrea explanata, Isastrea propinqua, Isastrea tenuisepta, Thecosmilia sp., "Latiphyllia langi" = Thecosmilia langi, Thecosmilia magna, Thecosmilia acaulis, Thecosmilia annularis, "Montlivaltia melania" = Trochophyllia melania, Montlivaltia sp., Montlivaltia variabilis, Montlivaltia laufonensis, Montlivaltia incubans Confusastrea depressa stony coral Isastrea bernensis Etallon 1864 stony coral Isastrea explanata Münster 1829 stony coral Isastrea propinqua Etallon 1864 stony coral Isastrea tenuisepta Koby 1885 stony coral Thecosmilia sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral "Latiphyllia langi" = Thecosmilia langi Koby 1884 stony coral Thecosmilia magna Etallon 1864 stony coral Thecosmilia acaulis Koby 1884 stony coral Thecosmilia annularis Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851 stony coral several specimens "Montlivaltia melania" = Trochophyllia melania Fromentel 1864 stony coral Montlivaltia sp. Lamouroux 1821 stony coral Montlivaltia variabilis Koby 1883 stony coral Montlivaltia laufonensis Koby 1883 stony coral Montlivaltia incubans Michelin 1845 stony coral
Scleractinia - Diplocteniopsidae	Latiphyllia sp., Latiphyllia confluens Latiphyllia sp. Fromentel 1861 stony coral Latiphyllia confluens Quenstedt 1843 stony coral
Scleractinia - Stylinidae	Goniocora socialis, Stylina stellata, Stylina constricta, Stylina tubulifera, Stylina delabechei Goniocora socialis Roemer 1836 stony coral several specimens Stylina stellata Etallon 1862 stony coral Stylina constricta Fromentel 1864 stony coral Stylina tubulifera Phillips 1829 stony coral several specimens Stylina delabechei Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851 stony coral
Scleractinia - Cladophylliidae	Cladophyllia conybeari Cladophyllia conybeari Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851 stony coral cited as numerous specimens
Scleractinia - Cyathophoridae	Cryptocoenia pistillum, Cryptocoenia cartieri Cryptocoenia pistillum Fromentel 1864 stony coral number given and cited as numerous Cryptocoenia cartieri Koby 1881 stony coral