Pr10, Cassian bulk collection: Julian, Italy

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Echinoidea
"Cidaris" forminensis Zardini 1973
Fürsich 2005 1 individual
nomen dubium belonging to Echinoidea
Echinoidea - Cidaroida - Cidaridae
"Cidaris" brauni
Fürsich 2005 1 individual
"Cidaris" sp. Leske 1778
Fürsich 2005 1 individual
Echinoidea - Cidaroida - Rhabdocidaridae
"Cidaris" subcoronata Münster 1841
Fürsich 2005 1 individual
recombined as Rhabdocidaris subcoronata
Crinoidea - Encrinida - Encrinidae
Encrinus granulosus (Münster 1834)
Fürsich 2005 1 individual
recombined as Zardinicrinus granulosus
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Diplospirellidae
Diplospirella wissmanni (Münster 1841)
Fürsich 2005 9 individuals
Bivalvia
Bivalvia indet. Linnaeus 1758
Fürsich 2005 1 individual
Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae
Palaeonucula strigillata (Goldfuss 1837)
Fürsich 2005 1 individual
original and current combination Nucula strigilata
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Malletiidae
Prosoleptus lineatus
Fürsich 2005 19 individuals
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Cassianellidae
Septihoernesia sp. Cox 1964
Fürsich 2005 2 individuals
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pteriidae
Pteria sp. Scopoli 1777
Fürsich 2005 1 individual
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Kalenteridae
"Myoconcha" maximilianleuchtenbergensis
Fürsich 2005 1 individual
Scaphopoda - Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Dentalium undulatum Münster 1841
Fürsich 2005 2 individuals
recombined as Plagioglypta undulata
Gastropoda - Coelostylinidae
Coelostylina karreri Kittl 1894
Fürsich 2005 1 individual
Gastropoda - Naticopsidae
Naticopsis sp. M'Coy 1844
Fürsich 2005 1 individual
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Gordenellidae
Promathildia sp. Andreae 1887
Fürsich 2005 1 individual
Promathildia colon (Münster 1841)
Fürsich 2005 2 individuals
Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Spirostylidae
Spirostylus subcolumnaris (Münster 1841)
Fürsich 2005 1 individual
Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Zygopleuridae
Zygopleura obliquecostata
Fürsich 2005 1 individual
Zygopleura arctecostata (Münster 1841)
Fürsich 2005 1 individual
Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Wortheniellidae
Worthenia subgranulata (Münster 1841)
Fürsich 2005 1 individual
recombined as Rinaldoella subgranulata
Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Rhaphistomellidae
Rhaphistomella radians (Wissmann 1841)
Fürsich 2005 1 individual
Gastropoda - Eucyclidae
Eucycloscala binodosa (Münster 1841)
Fürsich 2005 1 individual
unclassified
Porifera indet. Grant 1836
Fürsich 2005 4 individuals
Demospongiae - Agelasida - Sestrostomellidae
Himatella milleporata (Münster 1841)
Fürsich 2005 1 individual
Demospongiae - Agelasida - Thaumastocoeliidae
Enoplocoelia armata (Klipstein 1843)
Fürsich 2005 2 individuals
Algae
informal Algae indet.
Fürsich 2005 35 individuals
see common names

Geography
Country:Italy
Coordinates: 46.7° North, 12.2° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:12.5° North, 20.3° East
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:small collection
Time
Period:Triassic Epoch:Late/Upper Triassic
Stage:Carnian 10 m.y. bin:Triassic 3
Key time interval:Julian
Age range of interval:237.00000 - 233.40000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Cassian
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Stratigraphy comments: Age range indicated as Langobardian ton ?Julian, now confirmed to be early Carnian (Cordevolian)
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified "limestone"
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: Small patch reefs, laterally grading in to oolitic limestones. Material supposedly stems from reefs, although it was mostly collected from marly interbeds.
Environment:reef, buildup or bioherm
Geology comments: Patch reefs on extensive carbonate platform
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body,original aragonite,original calcite
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:bulk,field collection
Reason for describing collection:paleoecologic analysis
Taxonomic list comments:Taxonomy has not been revised since 1977
Metadata
Also known as:Reef 162
Database number:69650
Authorizer:W. Kiessling Enterer:W. Kiessling
Modifier:M. Clapham Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2007-03-01 09:13:40 Last modified:2013-07-22 17:34:57
Access level:the public Released:2007-03-01 09:13:40
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

9188. F. T. Fürsich and J. Wendt. 1977. Biostratinomy and palaeoecology of the Cassian Formation (Triassic) of the Southern Alps. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 22:257-323 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]

Secondary references:

23366 F. T. Fürsich. 2005. Primary collection data of Cassian Formation used for publication of Fürsich and Wendt (1977) (ref. 9188). pers. comm. [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]