Also known as Reef 527
Where: Kachchh, India (23.5° N, 69.0° E: paleocoordinates 22.2° S, 32.9° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Patcham Formation, Late/Upper Bathonian (167.7 - 164.7 Ma)
Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; lithified wackestone and lithified framestone
Size class: macrofossils
Collection methods: bulk, mechanical, peel or thin section,
• Data from coral layers A and B combined
Primary reference: F. T. Fürsich, D. K. Pandey, W. Oschmann, A.K. Jaitly, and I.B. Singh. 1994. Ecology and adaptive strategies of corals in unfavourable environments: Examples from the Middle Jurassic of the Kachchh Basin, western India. Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie, Abhandlungen 194(2-3):269-303 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 24050: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Wolfgang Kiessling on 29.07.2002, edited by Uta Merkel
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
Echinoidea | |
Cidaroida indet. Claus 1880 pencil urchin | |
Crinoidea | |
Pentacrinites sp. Blumenbach 1804 Sea lily | |
"Isocrinites sp." = Isocrinus
"Isocrinites sp." = Isocrinus von Meyer 1836 Sea lily | |
Insecta | |
Neuropora sp. Khramov 2019 spongillafly | |
Gastropoda | |
Naticidae indet. Guilding 1834 moon snail | |
Pietteia sp. Cossmann 1904 snail
? Quadrinervus sp. Cossmann 1904 snail | |
? Pseudomelania sp. Pictet and Campiche 1862 snail | |
"Serpula (Dorsoserpula) cf. lumbricalis" = Vermicularia lumbricalis
"Serpula (Dorsoserpula) cf. lumbricalis" = Vermicularia lumbricalis Linnaeus 1758 turret shell | |
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Metriomphalus lyelli snail
Metriomphalus sp. Cossmann 1916 snail | |
"Trochus" actaeus top snail | |
Ataphrus sp. Gabb 1869 snail
? Ataphrus lucidus snail | |
Rimulopsis sp. Haber 1932 snail | |
Bivalvia | |
Arcomytilus laitmairensis de Loriol 1883 mussel | |
"Nanogyra nana" = Nanogyra (Nanogyra) nana
"Nanogyra nana" = Nanogyra (Nanogyra) nana Sowerby 1822 oyster | |
Eligmus rollandi Douvillé 1907 oyster | |
"Lopha gregarea" = Actinostreon gregareum
"Lopha gregarea" = Actinostreon gregareum Sowerby 1816 oyster | |
Entolium sp. Meek 1865 scallop | |
Plagiostoma buckmani, Plagiostoma cf. complanata, Plagiostoma cf. subcardiiformis, Ctenostreon proboscideum
Plagiostoma buckmani file clam
Plagiostoma cf. complanata file clam
Plagiostoma cf. subcardiiformis Greppin 1867 file clam
Ctenostreon proboscideum Sowerby 1820 file clam | |
Oxytoma sp. Meek and Hayden 1865 scallop | |
Spondylopecten palinurus, Spondylopecten (Plesiopecten) subspinosus, Chlamys textoria, Eopecten velatus
Spondylopecten palinurus d'Orbigny 1850 scallop
Spondylopecten (Plesiopecten) subspinosus Schlotheim 1822 scallop
Chlamys textoria Schlotheim 1820 scallop
Eopecten velatus Goldfuss 1833 scallop | |
Grammatodon sp. Meek and Hayden 1860 clam | |
Sphaeriola crassicostata d'Orbigny 1850 clam | |
Pholadomya (Bucardiomya) cf. lirata Sowerby 1818 clam | |
Protocardia striata cockle
Protocardia cf. lingulata Lycett 1863 cockle | |
Praeconia cf. crenuligera, Nicaniella sp., Pressastarte sp., Opis (Trigonopis) sp. n. sp., Opis (Trigonopis) cf. similis, Coelopis sp.
Nicaniella sp. Chavan 1945 clam
Pressastarte sp. Zakharov 1970 clam
Opis (Trigonopis) sp. n. sp. Munier-Chalmas 1887 clam
Coelopis sp. Munier-Chalmas 1887 clam | |
Vaughonia (Orthotrigonia) jumarensis Kitchin 1900 clam | |
Bryozoa | |
Bryozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1831 | |
Rhynchonellata | |
""Terebratula" pyroidea" = Kutchithyris pyroidea, ""Terebratula" cf. acutiplicata" = Kutchithyris acutiplicata, ""Terebratula" planiconvexa" = Kutchithyris planiconvexa
""Terebratula" pyroidea" = Kutchithyris pyroidea Kitchin 1900
""Terebratula" cf. acutiplicata" = Kutchithyris acutiplicata Kitchin 1900
""Terebratula" planiconvexa" = Kutchithyris planiconvexa Kitchin 1900 | |
Polychaeta | |
"Serpula (Cycloserpula) gordialis" = Glomerula serpentina
"Serpula (Cycloserpula) gordialis" = Glomerula serpentina Schlotheim 1820 | |
Hydrozoa | |
Hydrozoa indet. Owen 1843 | |
Anthozoa | |
Craterastraea crateriformis Gregory 1900 stony coral | |
"Lophosmilia tenuicaulata" = Cymosmilia tenuicaulata
"Lophosmilia tenuicaulata" = Cymosmilia tenuicaulata Gregory 1900 stony coral | |
Coelosmilia indica Gregory 1900 stony coral | |
"Cryptocoenia wegeneri" = Adelocoenia wegeneri Pandey and Fuersich 1993 stony coral
Stylina kachensis Gregory 1900 stony coral
cf. Goniocora cf. socialis Roemer 1836 stony coral | |
Lochmaeosmilia trapeziformis Gregory 1900 stony coral | |
Axosmilia aff. sessilis Milaschewitsch 1876 stony coral | |
"Gregorycoenia magna" = Stephanaxocoenia magna
"Gregorycoenia magna" = Stephanaxocoenia magna Gregory 1900 stony coral | |
Stibastrea structa Gregory 1900 stony coral | |
"Actinastrea bernensis" = Allocoeniopsis luciensis
"Actinastrea bernensis" = Allocoeniopsis luciensis d'Orbigny 1850 stony coral | |
Isastrea propinqua, Isastrea hemisphaerica, Montlivaltia cornutiformis, Montlivaltia frustriformis, Montlivaltia obconica, Complexastrea kachensis
Isastrea propinqua Etallon 1864 stony coral
Isastrea hemisphaerica Gregory 1900 stony coral
Montlivaltia cornutiformis Gregory 1900 stony coral
Montlivaltia frustriformis Gregory 1900 stony coral
Montlivaltia obconica Münster 1829 stony coral
Complexastrea kachensis Gregory 1900 stony coral | |
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? Brachyseris cf. discontinua, Periseris aff. gillieroni, Periseris elegantula, Periseris cf. renevieri, Dimorphastrea paeninsulae, Dimorphastrea sigillum, Dimorphastrea sp., Collignonastraea microphylloides, Collignonastraea jumarensis, Collignonastraea aff. jumarensis
? Brachyseris cf. discontinua stony coral
Periseris aff. gillieroni stony coral
Periseris elegantula d'Orbigny 1850 stony coral
Periseris cf. renevieri Koby 1887 stony coral
Dimorphastrea paeninsulae stony coral
Dimorphastrea sigillum stony coral
Dimorphastrea sp. d'Orbigny 1850 stony coral
Collignonastraea microphylloides stony coral
Collignonastraea jumarensis Gregory 1900 stony coral
Collignonastraea aff. jumarensis Gregory 1900 stony coral | |
"Dimorpharaea stellans" = Dimorpharaea stellans, "Dimorpharaea cf. orbica" = Dimorpharaea stellans, Tricycloseris triangularis, Microsolena amorpha, Microsolena subturbinata, "Kobya crassolamellosa" = Kobya crassolamellosa, "Kobya lenticulata" = Kobya crassolamellosa, Trocharea patelliformis, Trochoplegma tenuilamellosa, Trochoplegma aff. fungiformis, ""Anabacia" acaulis" = Chomatoseris
"Dimorpharaea stellans" = Dimorpharaea stellans Gregory 1900 stony coral
"Dimorpharaea cf. orbica" = Dimorpharaea stellans Gregory 1900 stony coral
Tricycloseris triangularis Gregory 1900 stony coral
Microsolena amorpha Gregory 1900 stony coral
Microsolena subturbinata Gregory 1900 stony coral
"Kobya crassolamellosa" = Kobya crassolamellosa Gregory 1900 stony coral
"Kobya lenticulata" = Kobya crassolamellosa Gregory 1900 stony coral
Trocharea patelliformis stony coral
Trochoplegma tenuilamellosa Gregory 1900 stony coral
Trochoplegma aff. fungiformis Gregory 1900 stony coral
""Anabacia" acaulis" = Chomatoseris stony coral | |
Thamnasteria nicoleti Koby 1887 stony coral | |
Calcarea | |
Eudea sp. Lamouroux 1821 calcareous sponge |