L'Epine Reef, France (Jurassic of France)

Also known as 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

• In situ reefs

Preservation: original calcite, replaced with calcite

Collection methods: surface (in situ), 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 11084: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Wolfgang Kiessling on 12.07.2001

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

unclassified
  -
Demospongiae
 Clavulina - Clionaidae
Entobia retiformis demosponge
Boring
Entobia cf. laquea Bromley and D'Alessandro 1984 demosponge
Boring
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Acroporidae
Diplocoenia sp. Fromentel 1857 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Actinastreidae
Allocoenia sp. Etallon 1858 stony coral
Principal framebuilder
Stephanastrea sp. Etallon 1862 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Dermosmiliidae
Calamophylliopsis sp. Alloiteau 1952 stony coral
Principal framebuilder
Epistreptophyllum sp. Milaschewitsch 1876 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Astraraeidae
Haplaraea sp. Milaschewitsch 1876 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Haplaraeidae
Meandrophyllia sp. d'Orbigny 1849 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae
Isastrea sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851 stony coral
Thecosmilia sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
Principal framebuilder
Montlivaltia sp. Lamouroux 1821 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Microsolenidae
Dermoseris sp. Koby 1887 stony coral
Microsolena sp. Lamouroux 1821 stony coral
"Dendrarea sp." = Dendraraea d'Orbigny 1849 stony coral
Principal framebuilder
 Scleractinia - Latomeandridae
Fungiastraea sp. Alloiteau 1952 stony coral
Mixastraea sp. Roniewicz 1976 stony coral
Latomeandra sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849 stony coral
Principal framebuilder
Microphyllia sp. d'Orbigny 1849 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Cladophylliidae
Cladophyllia sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851 stony coral
Principal framebuilder
 Scleractinia - Cyathophoridae
Cyathophora sp. Michelin 1843 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Stylinidae
"Dendrohelia coalescens" = Stylohelia coalescens, Stylina sp., Stylosmilia sp.
"Dendrohelia coalescens" = Stylohelia coalescens Goldfuss 1826 stony coral
Principal framebuilder
Stylina sp. Lamarck 1816 stony coral
Stylosmilia sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
Principal framebuilder
 Scleractinia - Thamnasteriidae
Mesomorpha sp. Pratz 1883 stony coral
Thamnasteria sp. LeSauvage 1823 stony coral
sp. 1
Thamnasteria dendroidea Lamouroux 1821 stony coral
Form (B). Principal framebuilder
Thamnasteria dendroidea Lamouroux 1821 stony coral
Form (A). Principal framebuilder
Gastropoda
 Neritoina - Neritopsidae
 Seguenzioidea - Chilodontaidae
 Lepetellida - Fissurellidae
Rimulopsis sp. Haber 1932 snail
 Turbinoidea - Proconulidae
 Pleurotomarioidea - Pleurotomariidae
 Pleurotomarioidea - Trochotomidae
 Cerithioidea - Brachytrematidae
 Cerithioidea - Cryptaulacidae
"Xystrella struckmanni" = Cryptaulax
"Xystrella struckmanni" = Cryptaulax snail
 Heterostrophia -
 Patellogastropoda - Patellidae
Bivalvia
 Arcida - Parallelodontidae
 Arcida - Arcidae
 Pectinida - Limidae
 Ostreida - Malleidae
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
 Pholadida - Pholadidae
Jouannetia gelyana clam
[entered as Jouanettia gelyana]
 Cardiida - Gastrochaenidae
Polychaeta
 Sabellida - Sabellidae
 Spionida - Spionidae
Meandropolydora sp. Voigt 1965
Boring
 Serpulimorpha -
  -
Arachnostega gastrochaenae Bertling 1992
Trace fossil
Echinoidea
 Pedinoida - Pedinidae
Phymopedina marchamensis Wright 1855 sea urchin
 Euechinoidea - Hemicidaridae
Hemicidaris sp. Agassiz 1838 sea urchin
spines
 Ichnofossils -
Caulostrepsis sp. Clarke 1908
Boring
Gastrochaenolites orbicularis Kelly and Bromley 1984
Boring
Gastrochaenolites torpedo Kelly and Bromley 1984
Boring
Gastrochaenolites lapidicus Kelly and Bromley 1984
Boring
Gastrochaenolites dijugus Kelly and Bromley 1984
Boring