Donje Oresje, Mt. Medvednica - Coral bioherms (Cretaceous to of Croatia)

Also known as Reef 1193

Where: Croatia (46.0° N, 16.3° E: paleocoordinates 31.0° N, 17.6° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Santonian to Santonian (86.3 - 70.6 Ma)

• Age mostly based on rudist assemblage

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

• Coral bioherms

Preservation: replaced with calcite

Collection methods: peel or thin section

Primary reference: A. Polsak, D. Devide-Nedala, D. Turnsek, I. Gusic, and J. Benic. 1978. Biostratigrafski odnosi grebenskih, prigrebenskih i bazenskih naslaga gornje krede u podrucju Donjeg Oresja, SI Medvednica (= Biostratigraphy of Upper Cretaceous reef, subreef and basin deposits at Donje Oresje (Mt. Medvednica, north Croatia)). Geoloski Vjesnik 30(1):189-197 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 11410: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Wolfgang Kiessling on 13.08.2001, edited by Uta Merkel

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Rhodophyceae
  - Solenoporaceae
Florideophyceae
 Corallinales - Corallinophycidae
"Pseudolithothamnium album" = Polystrata alba
"Pseudolithothamnium album" = Polystrata alba Pfender 1936
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Actinastreidae
Actinastrea octolamellosa Michelin 1846 stony coral
Actinastrea ramosa Sowerby 1832 stony coral
"Columastrea formosa" = Columactinastraea formosa Goldfuss 1826 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Dermosmiliidae
"Procladocora simonyi" = Calamophylliopsis simonyi
"Procladocora simonyi" = Calamophylliopsis simonyi Reuss 1854 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Actinacididae
Actinacis martiniana d’Orbigny 1850 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Synastraeidae
Synastrea procera Reuss 1854 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Haplaraeidae
Astraraea media Sowerby 1832 stony coral
Pleurocora haueri Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Placocoeniidae
Neocoenia lepida Reuss 1854 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Columastreidae
Columastrea striata Goldfuss 1826 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Merulinidae
"Procladocora tenuis" = Cladocora gracilis
"Procladocora tenuis" = Cladocora gracilis d'Orbigny 1850 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae
"Mycetophyllopsis antiqua" = Meandrastrea antiqua, Elasmophyllia deformis, "Ellipsosmilia sp." = Trochosmilia (Ellipsosmilia)
"Mycetophyllopsis antiqua" = Meandrastrea antiqua Reuss 1854 stony coral
Elasmophyllia deformis Reuss 1854 stony coral
"Ellipsosmilia sp." = Trochosmilia (Ellipsosmilia) d'Orbigny 1849 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Montastraeidae
"Phyllocoeniopsis sp." = Montastraea, "Phyllocoeniopsis pediculata" = Montastrea pediculata
"Phyllocoeniopsis sp." = Montastraea Blainville 1830 stony coral
"Phyllocoeniopsis pediculata" = Montastrea pediculata Deshayes 1831 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Brachyphylliidae
Dermosmiliopsis orbignyi Alloiteau 1952 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Latomeandridae
Thamnoseris hoernesi Reuss 1854 stony coral
Gastropoda
 Heterostropha - Nerineidae