PBDB Collection

L'Epine Reef Rubble, France (Jurassic of France)

Also known as Reef 2362

Where: France (49.6° N, 4.4° E: paleocoordinates 40.5° N, 13.6° E)

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: plicatilis zone, Middle Oxfordian (161.2 - 155.7 Ma)

• antecedens subzone of plicatilis zone or transversarium zone.

•Late middle Oxfordian

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

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

• Reef rubble

Preservation: original calcite, replaced with calcite

Collection methods: bulk, mechanical,

Primary reference: M. Bertling and E. Insalaco. 1998. Late Jurassic coral/microbial reefs from the northern Paris Basin - facies, paleoecology and paleobiogeography. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 139:139-175 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 11085: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Wolfgang Kiessling on 12.07.2001

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
-	Uniglobites sp., Cunctichnus probans, Gnathichnus sp. Uniglobites sp. Boring Cunctichnus probans Boring Gnathichnus sp. Trace Fossil
Anthozoa
Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae	Isastrea sp., Montlivaltia sp., Thecosmilia sp. Isastrea sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851 stony coral Montlivaltia sp. Lamouroux 1821 stony coral Thecosmilia sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
Scleractinia - Latomeandridae	Fungiastraea sp., Mixastraea sp., Microphyllia sp., Latomeandra sp. Fungiastraea sp. Alloiteau 1952 stony coral Mixastraea sp. Roniewicz 1976 stony coral Microphyllia sp. d'Orbigny 1849 stony coral Latomeandra sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849 stony coral
Scleractinia - Microsolenidae	Microsolena sp., Dermoseris sp., "Dendrarea sp." = Dendraraea Microsolena sp. Lamouroux 1821 stony coral Dermoseris sp. Koby 1887 stony coral "Dendrarea sp." = Dendraraea d'Orbigny 1849 stony coral
Scleractinia - Haplaraeidae	Meandrophyllia sp. Meandrophyllia sp. d'Orbigny 1849 stony coral
Scleractinia - Astraraeidae	Haplaraea sp. Haplaraea sp. Milaschewitsch 1876 stony coral
Scleractinia - Dermosmiliidae	Epistreptophyllum sp., Calamophylliopsis sp. Epistreptophyllum sp. Milaschewitsch 1876 stony coral Calamophylliopsis sp. Alloiteau 1952 stony coral
Scleractinia - Stylinidae	Stylina sp., Stylosmilia sp., "Dendrohelia coalescens" = Stylohelia coalescens Stylina sp. Lamarck 1816 stony coral Stylosmilia sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral "Dendrohelia coalescens" = Stylohelia coalescens Goldfuss 1826 stony coral
Scleractinia - Cladophylliidae	Cladophyllia sp. Cladophyllia sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851 stony coral
Scleractinia - Cyathophoridae	Cyathophora sp. Cyathophora sp. Michelin 1843 stony coral
Scleractinia - Thamnasteriidae	Mesomorpha sp., Thamnasteria sp., Thamnasteria dendroidea, Thamnasteria dendroidea Mesomorpha sp. Pratz 1883 stony coral Thamnasteria sp. LeSauvage 1823 stony coral sp. 1 Thamnasteria dendroidea Lamouroux 1821 stony coral Form (B) Thamnasteria dendroidea Lamouroux 1821 stony coral Form (A)
Scleractinia - Actinastreidae	Stephanastrea sp., Allocoenia sp. Stephanastrea sp. Etallon 1862 stony coral Allocoenia sp. Etallon 1858 stony coral
Scleractinia - Acroporidae	Diplocoenia sp. Diplocoenia sp. Fromentel 1857 stony coral
Demospongiae
Clavulina - Clionaidae	Entobia retiformis, Entobia laquea Entobia retiformis demosponge Boring Entobia laquea Bromley and D'Alessandro 1984 demosponge Boring
Echinoidea
Stomopneustoida - Stomechinidae	Phymechinus mirabilis Phymechinus mirabilis Agassiz 1846 sea urchin
Euechinoidea - Hemicidaridae	Gymnocidaris sp., Hemicidaris sp. Gymnocidaris sp. Agassiz 1838 sea urchin Hemicidaris sp. Agassiz 1838 sea urchin spines
Cidaroida - Polycidaridae	Paracidaris sp. Paracidaris sp. pencil urchin
Cephalopoda
Ammonitida - Perisphinctidae	"Perisphinctes plicatilis" = Perisphinctes (Liosphinctes) plicatilis "Perisphinctes plicatilis" = Perisphinctes (Liosphinctes) plicatilis Sowerby 1817 ammonite
Gastropoda
Seguenzioidea - Chilodontaidae	Chilodonta clathrata Chilodonta clathrata snail
Pleurotomarioidea - Trochotomidae	Trochotoma mastoidea Trochotoma mastoidea snail
Trochoidea - Turbinidae	Angaria bistellata Angaria bistellata snail
Vetigastropoda - Cirridae	"Asperilla stellata" = Platyacra (Asperilla) "Asperilla stellata" = Platyacra (Asperilla) snail
Heterostrophia -	Ptygmatis ornata, Cryptoplocus depressus Ptygmatis ornata snail Cryptoplocus depressus snail
Heterostropha - Nerineidae	Nerinea elongata, Nerinea subelegans, Cossmannea suprajurensis Nerinea elongata snail Nerinea subelegans snail Cossmannea suprajurensis snail
Pseudomelanoidea - Pseudomelaniidae	Bourguetia saemanni Bourguetia saemanni snail
Architaenioglossa - Ampullinidae	Globularia amata Globularia amata snail
Sorbeoconcha - Tylostomatidae	Tylostoma ponderosum Tylostoma ponderosum snail
Sorbeoconcha - Purpurinidae	Purpuroidea moreana, Purpuroidea nodulata Purpuroidea moreana periwinkle Purpuroidea nodulata periwinkle
Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae	Spinigera alta Spinigera alta snail
Sorbeoconcha - Procerithiidae	Rhabdocolpus humbertinum Rhabdocolpus humbertinum snail
Cerithioidea - Brachytrematidae	Brachytrema buccinoidea Brachytrema buccinoidea snail
Cerithioidea - Cryptaulacidae	"? Xystrella insculpta" = Cryptaulax, "Xystrella struckmanni" = Cryptaulax, Exelissa gemmelaroi "? Xystrella insculpta" = Cryptaulax snail "Xystrella struckmanni" = Cryptaulax snail Exelissa gemmelaroi snail
Neritoina - Neritopsidae	Neritopsis buchini Neritopsis buchini snail
Bivalvia
Arcida - Arcidae	Arca autissiodorensis, Barbatia clytia, Barbatia subtexata Arca autissiodorensis ark Barbatia clytia clam Barbatia subtexata clam
Arcida - Parallelodontidae	Grammatodon elongatum Grammatodon elongatum clam
Pectinida - Limidae	Plagiostoma rathierana, Plagiostoma tumida, Antiquilima aequilatera Plagiostoma rathierana file clam Plagiostoma tumida file clam Antiquilima aequilatera file clam
Ostreida - Gryphaeidae	Liostrea sandalina Liostrea sandalina oyster
Ostreida - Pteriidae	Pteroperna polyodon Pteroperna polyodon pearl oyster
Lucinida - Lucinidae	Fimbria dyonisea Fimbria dyonisea clam
Hippuritida - Diceratidae	Diceras arietinum Diceras arietinum rudist
Megalodontida - Ceratomyopsidae	Ceratomyopsis rupellensis Ceratomyopsis rupellensis clam
Cardiida - Pterocardiidae	Pterocardia buvignieri Pterocardia buvignieri clam
Cardiida - Quenstedtiidae	Quenstedtia sp. Quenstedtia sp. Morris 1854 clam
Cardiida - Gastrochaenidae	Gastrochaena flora Gastrochaena flora clam
Carditida - Astartidae	Pressastarte substriata Pressastarte substriata clam
Rhynchonellata
Terebratulida - Postepithyrididae	Juralina etalloni Juralina etalloni
Polychaeta
-	Arachnostega gastrochaenae Arachnostega gastrochaenae Bertling 1992 Trace Fossil
Serpulimorpha -	Vermiliopsis sp. Vermiliopsis sp.
Sabellida - Serpulidae	Spirorbis sp. Spirorbis sp. Daudin 1800
Malacostraca
Decapoda - Goniodromitidae	Pithonoton sp. Pithonoton sp. von Meyer 1842 crab

Ichnofossils -	Caulostrepsis cretacea, Caulostrepsis sp., Maeandropolydora sulcans, Gastrochaenolites dijugus, Gastrochaenolites torpedo, Conchotrema canna, Dendrina fodicans, Talpina bromleyi, Trypanites weisei Caulostrepsis cretacea Boring Caulostrepsis sp. Clarke 1908 Boring Maeandropolydora sulcans Voigt 1965 Boring Gastrochaenolites dijugus Kelly and Bromley 1984 Boring Gastrochaenolites torpedo Kelly and Bromley 1984 Boring Conchotrema canna Boring Dendrina fodicans Boring Talpina bromleyi Boring Trypanites weisei Boring