PBDB Collection

Kuznetsk Alatau, Kiya River section - Unit XI, Subunits 1-10 (Cambrian of Russian Federation)

Also known as Reef 2012

Where: Kemorovo, Russian Federation (56.0° N, 88.0° E: paleocoordinates 11.9° S, 6.6° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Gordonicyathus howelli other zone, Unit XI Member (Usa Formation), Atdabanian (521.0 - 516.0 Ma)

• Regional stage: Kiya; Gordonicyathus howelli zone

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

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

• Subunits 1-10 represent bioherms, biohermal massifs.

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: I. T. Zhuravleva, I. A. Konyaeva, D. V. Osadchaya and A. S. Boyarinov. 1997. Biostratigraphy of the Kiya River section. - Early Cambrian Archaeocyaths and spicular sponges from the Kiya River section (Kuznetsk Alatau). Annales de Paléontologie 83(1):3-92 [W. Kiessling/S. Nurnberg]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 56756: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Sabine Nürnberg on 24.11.2005

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Taxonomic list

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Archaeocyatha
Archaeocyathida - Loculicyathidae	Cambrocyathellus aksarinae, Loculicyathus membranivestites Cambrocyathellus aksarinae archaeocyath sponge Loculicyathus membranivestites archaeocyath sponge
Archaeocyathida - Dictyocyathidae	Dictyocyathus yavorskii, Dictyocyathus sp. Dictyocyathus yavorskii archaeocyath sponge Dictyocyathus sp. archaeocyath sponge
Capsulocyathida - Alataucyathidae	Alataucyathus jaroshevitchi, Alataucyathus sp. Alataucyathus jaroshevitchi archaeocyath sponge Alataucyathus sp. archaeocyath sponge
Capsulocyathida - Fransuasaecyathidae	Fransuasaecyathus subtumulatus Fransuasaecyathus subtumulatus archaeocyath sponge
Capsulocyathida - Cryptoporocyathidae	Capsulocyathus sp., Capsulocyathus subcallosus Capsulocyathus sp. archaeocyath sponge Capsulocyathus subcallosus archaeocyath sponge
Monocyathida - Monocyathidae	Archaeolynthus sp., Archaeolynthus sibiricus, Archaeolynthus nalivkini, Archaeolynthus absolutus Archaeolynthus sp. Taylor 1910 archaeocyath sponge Archaeolynthus sibiricus archaeocyath sponge Archaeolynthus nalivkini archaeocyath sponge Archaeolynthus absolutus archaeocyath sponge
Monocyathida - Tumuliolynthidae	Tumuliolynthus sp., Tumuliolynthus musatovi, Tumuliolynthus tubexternus, Tumuliolynthus macrospinosus, Tumuliolynthus kuznetsovae Tumuliolynthus sp. Zhuravleva 1963 archaeocyath sponge Tumuliolynthus musatovi archaeocyath sponge Tumuliolynthus tubexternus archaeocyath sponge Tumuliolynthus macrospinosus archaeocyath sponge Tumuliolynthus kuznetsovae archaeocyath sponge
Ajacicyathida - Densocyathidae	Tennericyathus sp. Tennericyathus sp. archaeocyath sponge
Ajacicyathida - Ethmocyathidae	Degeletticyathus sp., Baikalocyathus sp., Baikalocyathus rossicus, Baikalocyathus baikalicus, Inessocyathus sp., Inessocyathus heterospinosus, Frinalicyathus stapiporeopsis Degeletticyathus sp. archaeocyath sponge Baikalocyathus sp. archaeocyath sponge Baikalocyathus rossicus archaeocyath sponge Baikalocyathus baikalicus archaeocyath sponge Inessocyathus sp. archaeocyath sponge Inessocyathus heterospinosus archaeocyath sponge Frinalicyathus stapiporeopsis archaeocyath sponge
Ajacicyathida - Sajanocyathidae	? Sajanocyathus sp., Palmericyathus sp., Irinaecyathus optimus, Formosocyathus vorontsovi, Formosocyathus sp. ? Sajanocyathus sp. archaeocyath sponge Palmericyathus sp. Handfield 1971 archaeocyath sponge Irinaecyathus optimus archaeocyath sponge Formosocyathus vorontsovi archaeocyath sponge Formosocyathus sp. archaeocyath sponge
Ajacicyathida - Ajacicyathidae	Nochoroicyathus sp., ? Nochoroicyathus facilis, Nochoroicyathus mariinskii, Nochoroicyathus khemtschikensis, Nochoroicyathus fragilis, Rotundocyathus reticulatus, Rotundocyathus decurvatus, Rotundocyathus nadleri, Rotundocyathus kashinae, Sibirecyathus sp., Orbicyathus vinkmanae, Orbicyathus sp., Stapicyathus sp., Robustocyathellus sp. Nochoroicyathus sp. Zhuravleva 1951 archaeocyath sponge ? Nochoroicyathus facilis archaeocyath sponge Nochoroicyathus mariinskii archaeocyath sponge Nochoroicyathus khemtschikensis archaeocyath sponge Nochoroicyathus fragilis Osadchaya et al. 1979 archaeocyath sponge Rotundocyathus reticulatus archaeocyath sponge Rotundocyathus decurvatus archaeocyath sponge Rotundocyathus nadleri archaeocyath sponge Rotundocyathus kashinae archaeocyath sponge Sibirecyathus sp. Vologdin 1937 archaeocyath sponge sp. 2 Orbicyathus vinkmanae archaeocyath sponge Orbicyathus sp. Vologdin 1937 archaeocyath sponge sp. 1 Stapicyathus sp. Debrenne 1964 archaeocyath sponge Robustocyathellus sp. Konyushkov 1972 archaeocyath sponge
Ajacicyathida - Bronchocyathidae	Gordonicyathus subhowelli, Gordonicyathus howelli, Thalamocyathus continuus, Thalamocyathus sp., Cyclocyathella repinae, Taylorcyathus sp., ? Morenicyathus makarichus Gordonicyathus subhowelli archaeocyath sponge Gordonicyathus howelli Vologdin 1932 archaeocyath sponge Thalamocyathus continuus archaeocyath sponge Thalamocyathus sp. archaeocyath sponge Cyclocyathella repinae Okuneva and Repina 1973 archaeocyath sponge Taylorcyathus sp. archaeocyath sponge ? Morenicyathus makarichus archaeocyath sponge
Ajacicyathida - Annulocyathidae	Annulocyathella sp. Annulocyathella sp. Vologdin 1962 archaeocyath sponge
Ajacicyathida - Tumulifungiidae	"? Arturocyathus sp." = Subtumulocyathellus, Tumulifungia rarisynapticulosa "? Arturocyathus sp." = Subtumulocyathellus Osadchaya et al. 1979 archaeocyath sponge Tumulifungia rarisynapticulosa archaeocyath sponge
Ajacicyathida - Erbocyathidae	Ladaecyathus sp. Ladaecyathus sp. archaeocyath sponge
Ajacicyathida - Sanarkocyathidae	Neokolbicyathus azhuravlevi Neokolbicyathus azhuravlevi archaeocyath sponge
Ajacicyathida - Tumulocyathidae	Tumulocyathus sp. Tumulocyathus sp. archaeocyath sponge
Ajacicyathida - Asterocyathidae	Erismacoscinus torgaschinensis, Asterocyathus sp. Erismacoscinus torgaschinensis archaeocyath sponge Asterocyathus sp. Vologdin 1940 archaeocyath sponge
Ajacicyathida - Dokidocyathidae	Dokidocyathus tuvaensis Dokidocyathus tuvaensis archaeocyath sponge
Cribricyatha
Cribricyathida - Pyxidocyathidae	"Szecyathus" sp. "Szecyathus" sp. Vologdin 1957 cribricyath sponge