Gruber reef, Austria (Triassic of Austria)

Also known as Reef 13

Where: Austria (47.7° N, 13.3° E: paleocoordinates 30.8° N, 17.4° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Rhaetian (208.5 - 201.3 Ma)

• "Oberrhät" reef rocks

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

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

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils, microfossils

Collection methods: peel or thin section

Primary reference: B. Senowbari-Daryan. 1980. Fazielle und paläontologische Untersuchungen in oberrhätischen Riffen (Feichtenstein- und Gruberriff bei Hintersee, Salzburg, Nördliche Kalkalpen) . Facies 3:1-237 [W. Kiessling/B. Brenneis/B. Brenneis]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 36807: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Benjamin Brenneis on 16.02.2004

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Pentaporella rhaetica6, Spongiostromata indet.6, Tabulozoa indet., Serpulida indet.
Tabulozoa indet.
5 species
Pisces
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""Pisces" indet." = Osteichthyes
""Pisces" indet." = Osteichthyes Huxley 1880 bony fish
only teeth
Echinoidea
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Echinoidea indet.
Echinoidea indet. Leske 1778 sea urchin
Holothuroidea
  - Stichopitidae
Uncinulinoides sp.
Uncinulinoides sp. Mostler 1968 sea cucumber
U. sp.1
 Dendrochirotida - Calclamnidae
Calclamnella rariperforata, Calclamnella sp.
Calclamnella sp. Frizzell and Exline 1955 sea cucumber
2 species
 Apodida - Chiridotidae
Theelia sp.
Theelia sp. Schlumberger 1890 sea cucumber
3 species
  - Priscopedatidae
Priscopedatus sp.
Priscopedatus sp. Schlumberger 1890 sea cucumber
P. sp. A; P. sp.1
Ophiuroidea
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Ophiuroidea indet.
Ophiuroidea indet. Gray 1840 brittle star
Crinoidea
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Crinoidea indet.
Crinoidea indet. Miller 1821 Sea lily
Polychaeta
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Microtubus communis5
Strophomenata
 Strophomenida - Strophomenidae
"? Pycnoporidium eomesozoicum" = Gosaukammerella eomesozoica
"? Pycnoporidium eomesozoicum" = Gosaukammerella eomesozoica Flügel 1972
Rhynchonellata
 Terebratulida - Terebratulidae
Terebratula sp.
Terebratula sp. Müller 1776
 Rhynchonellida - Rhynchonellidae
Rhynchonella sp.
Rhynchonella sp. Fischer 1809
Bryozoa
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Bryozoa indet.5
Bryozoa indet.5 Ehrenberg 1831
6 species
Cephalopoda
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Cephalopoda indet.
Cephalopoda indet. Cuvier 1797
Gastropoda
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Gastropoda indet.
Gastropoda indet. Cuvier 1795 snail
Bivalvia
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Bivalvia indet.
Bivalvia indet. Linnaeus 1758 clam
Deuteropoda
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Ostracoda indet.5
Ostracoda indet.5 Latreille 1802 ostracod
Crustacea
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Crustacea indet.
Crustacea indet. Brünnich 1772
coproliths
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Actinastreidae
Chondrocoenia schafhaeutli1
Chondrocoenia schafhaeutli1 Winckler 1861 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Pamiroseriidae
Crassistella juvavica1, Pamiroseris rectilamellosa1
Crassistella juvavica1 Frech 1890 stony coral
Pamiroseris rectilamellosa1 Winckler 1861 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae
Montlivaltia reussi, "? Isastraea sp." = Isastrea
"? Isastraea sp." = Isastrea Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851 stony coral
?Is. sp. 1+2, ?Elysastraea
 Scleractinia - Astraeomorphidae
Seriastraea multiphylla, Astraeomorpha crassisepta, Astraeomorpha confusa
Seriastraea multiphylla Schäfer and Senowbari-Daryan 1978 stony coral
Astraeomorpha crassisepta Reuss 1854 stony coral
Astraeomorpha confusa Winckler 1861 stony coral
Form A and subspecies A. confusa minor
 Scleractinia - Procyclolitidae
Procyclolites triadicus
Procyclolites triadicus Frech 1890 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Reimaniphylliidae
Palaeastraea grandissima, ""Thecosmilia" clathrata" = Retiophyllia clathrata, "Montlivaltia cf. fritschi" = Distichophyllia fritschi, Distichophyllia maior n. sp.2, "Montlivaltia marmorea" = Cuifia marmorea
Palaeastraea grandissima Frech 1890 stony coral
""Thecosmilia" clathrata" = Retiophyllia clathrata Emmrich 1853 stony coral
Form A+B
"Montlivaltia cf. fritschi" = Distichophyllia fritschi Frech 1890 stony coral
Distichophyllia maior n. sp.2 Roniewicz 1995 stony coral
"Montlivaltia marmorea" = Cuifia marmorea Frech 1890 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Stylophyllidae
Stylophyllum polyacanthum, Stylophyllum paradoxum, Stylophyllopsis sp., Pinacophyllum sp., Coccophyllum sturi
Stylophyllum polyacanthum Reuss 1854 stony coral
Stylophyllum paradoxum Frech 1890 stony coral
Stylophyllopsis sp. Frech 1890 stony coral
Pinacophyllum sp. Frech 1890 stony coral
2 species
Coccophyllum sturi Reuss 1864 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Microsolenidae
"Spongiomorpha ramosa" = Eocomoseris ramosa
"Spongiomorpha ramosa" = Eocomoseris ramosa Frech 1890 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Volzeiidae
""Thecosmilia" cf. subdichotoma" = Volzeia subdichotoma
""Thecosmilia" cf. subdichotoma" = Volzeia subdichotoma Münster 1841 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Cyclophylliidae
"Cyclophyllia cyclica" = Cycliphyllia cyclica1, "Cyclophyllia major n. sp." = Cycliphyllia major1
"Cyclophyllia cyclica" = Cycliphyllia cyclica1 Schaffer and Senowbari-Daryan 1978 stony coral
"Cyclophyllia major n. sp." = Cycliphyllia major1 Roniewicz 1989 stony coral
Hydrozoa
  - Nigriporellidae
? Tubiphytes sp.
? Tubiphytes sp. Maslov 1956
 Spongiomorphida - Spongiomorphidae
Spongiomorpha acyclica
Stromatoporoidea
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Lamellata waehneri
Lamellata waehneri stromatoporoid sponge
Demospongiae
 Lithistida - Anthaspidellidae
Stromatomorpha rhaetica, Stromatomorpha stylifera
Stromatomorpha stylifera Frech 1890 demosponge
 Agelasida - Solenolmiidae
Welteria rhaetica n. sp.3, Paradeningeria alpina n. gen. n. sp.5, Paradeningeria weyli n. gen. n. sp.5, Paradeningeria gruberensis n. gen. n. sp.5, Senowbaridaryana gruberensis3, Solenolmia manon3
Welteria rhaetica n. sp.3 Senowbari-Daryan 1990 demosponge
Paradeningeria alpina n. gen. n. sp.5 Senowbari-Daryan and Schaefer 1979 demosponge
Paradeningeria weyli n. gen. n. sp.5 Senowbari-Daryan and Schaefer 1979 demosponge
Paradeningeria gruberensis n. gen. n. sp.5 Senowbari-Daryan and Schaefer 1979 demosponge
Solenolmia manon3 Münster 1841 demosponge
D. manon invesiculosa
 Agelasida - Auriculospongiidae
"Molengraafia sp." = Molengraaffia
"Molengraafia sp." = Molengraaffia Vinassa de Regny 1915 demosponge
Molengraafia sp. 1
 Agelasida - Sebargasiidae
Amblysiphonella sp.
Amblysiphonella sp. Steinmann 1882 demosponge
sp.1: rare; sp.2: common
 Agelasida - Preperonidellidae
"Peronidella iranica n. sp." = Preperonidella iranica4
"Peronidella iranica n. sp." = Preperonidella iranica4 Senowbari-Daryan 2003 demosponge
 Agelasida - Cryptocoeliidae
? Cryptocoelia sp., Cryptocoelia aff. zitteli
? Cryptocoelia sp. Steinmann 1882 demosponge
Cr. sp.1
Cryptocoelia aff. zitteli Steinmann 1882 demosponge
 Verticillitida - Verticillitidae
? Cinnabaria adnetensis n. sp.3
? Cinnabaria adnetensis n. sp.3 Senowbari-Daryan 1990 demosponge
Formerly Colospongia sp.
 Verticillitida - Cheilosporitiidae
Cheilosporites tirolensis5
Cheilosporites tirolensis5 Wähner 1903 demosponge
 Verticillitida - Gigantothalamiidae
Zanklithalamia gigantea n. sp.3
Zanklithalamia gigantea n. sp.3 Senowbari-Daryan 1990 demosponge
Formerly Colospongia sp.
 Verticillitida - Colospongiidae
Parauvanella bimuralis3, Colospongia sp.
Colospongia sp. Laube 1865 demosponge
sp.1: common; sp.2-4: rare
 Verticillitida - Salzburgiidae
Salzburgia variabilis n. gen. n. sp.5
Salzburgia variabilis n. gen. n. sp.5 Senowbari-Daryan and Schaefer 1979 demosponge
 Verticillitida - Annaecoeliidae
Annaecoelia sp., Annaecoelia mirabilis n. sp.5, Annaecoelia maxima, Annaecoelia interiecta n. sp.5
Annaecoelia sp. Senowbari-Daryan 1978 demosponge
2 species
Annaecoelia mirabilis n. sp.5 Senowbari-Daryan and Schaefer 1979 demosponge
Annaecoelia maxima Senowbari-Daryan 1978 demosponge
Annaecoelia interiecta n. sp.5 Senowbari-Daryan and Schaefer 1979 demosponge
 Hadromerida - Celyphiidae
"Follicatena irregularis" = Uvanella norica
"Follicatena irregularis" = Uvanella norica Senowbari-Daryan 1990 demosponge
Calcarea
 Calcaronea - Stellispongiidae
Peronidella fischeri
Peronidella fischeri calcareous sponge
Disjectopora
  - Disjectoporidae
Disjectopora sp.
Disjectopora sp. Waagen and Wentzel 1888
3 species
Oligoplagia
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? Oligoplagia sp.
? Oligoplagia sp.
= Abatea culleiformis (Senowbari-Daryan & Schäfer 1980)
Radiomura
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Radiomura cautica n. gen. n. sp.5
Radiomura cautica n. gen. n. sp.5 Senowbari-Daryan and Schaefer 1979
Problematikum
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"Problematikum" indet.
Shamovella
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"Tubiphytes obscurus" = Shamovella obscura
"Tubiphytes obscurus" = Shamovella obscura Maslov 1956
Rhodophyceae
  - Solenoporaceae
Solenopora sp.6, Solenopora cf. endoi6, Solenopora aff. styriaca6, Solenopora alcicornis6, Parachaetetes maslovi6
Solenopora sp.6 Dybowski 1877
 Thaumatoporellales -
Thaumatoporella parvovesiculifera
Chlorophyceae
 Dasycladales - Dasycladaceae
Heteroporella zankli6, Heteroporella crossi6, ? Heteroporella sp.
? Heteroporella sp. Praturlon 1966
 Dasycladales - Polyphysaceae
Clypeina sp.
Clypeina sp. Michelin 1845
 Dasycladales - Diploporaceae
Diplopora adnetensis6, Diplopora phanerospora6, Diplopora tubispora6
 Dasycladales -
Placklesia multipora6
Placklesia multipora6 Bilguetay 1968
 Dasycladales - Triploporellaceae
Griphoporella curvata6
Griphoporella curvata6 Guembel 1915
 Dasycladales -
Acicularia sp.6
Acicularia sp.6 d'Archiac 1843
Foraminifera
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Ophthalmidium sp.5
Ophthalmidium sp.5 Kübler and Zwingli 1870
 Fusulinina - Earlandiidae
Aeolisaccus tintinniformis, Aeolisaccus dunningtoni, Aeolisaccus sp.
Aeolisaccus sp.
2 species
Tubothalamea
 Miliolida - Miliolidae
Miliolidae indet.5, "Sigmoilina" sp.5
Miliolidae indet.5 Ehrenberg 1839
"Sigmoilina" sp.5 Schlumberger 1887
 Miliolida - Hauerinidae
Quinqueloculina sp.5
Quinqueloculina sp.5 d'Orbigny 1826
 Miliolida - Milioliporidae
Galeanella panticae5, Galeanella sp.5
Cyanophyceae
  - Garwoodiaceae
Bacinella ordinata, Bacinella irregularis6, Baccanella floriformes5
Bacinella irregularis6 Radoicic 1959
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"Cayeuxia" sp.6, "Cayeuxia" alpina
"Cayeuxia" sp.6 Frollo 1938
C. div. sp.
Lithocodium
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Lithocodium sp.6
Lithocodium sp.6 Elliott 1956
Hormogoneae
 Oscillatoriales - Girvanellaceae
Girvanella sp.6
Girvanella sp.6 Nicholson and Etheridge 1878
G. div. sp.
Muranella
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Muranella sphaerica
Lamellitubus cauticus
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Lamellitubus cauticus
1Roniewicz 1989; 2Roniewicz 1995; 3Senowbari-Daryan 1990; 4Senowbari-Daryan 2003; 5Senowbari-Daryan and Schäfer 1977; 6Senowbari-Daryan and Schäfer 1979