PBDB Collection

Gerstetten (Jurassic of Germany)

Also known as Reef 3228

Where: Baden-Württemberg, Germany (48.6° N, 10.0° E)

• Paleocoordinates: 31.7° N, 23.1° E (Wright 2013)

• coordinate estimated from map

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Weißjura Group, Early/Lower Tithonian (150.8 - 145.0 Ma)

• Lower Tithonian

•No formal Formation name indicated

•Local age: Weißjura Zeta 2

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

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

• white limestones

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: mechanical,

• From margin of massive reef limestone

Primary reference: W. Reiff. 1988. Die Korallenvorkommen von Gerstetten; fazielle und stratigraphische Zuordnung im Oberen Weißen Jura der östlichen Schwäbischen Alb. Jahreshefte des Geologischen Landesamtes in Baden-Wuerttemberg 30:357-371 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 34398: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Wolfgang Kiessling on 29.08.2003, edited by Uta Merkel

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Taxonomic list

• Focussing on reef builders

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Echinoidea
Cidaroida -	Plegiocidaris coronata Plegiocidaris coronata Schlotheim 1820 pencil urchin
Bivalvia
Ostreida - Ostreidae	Arctostrea gregaria Arctostrea gregaria oyster
Mytilida - Mytilidae	Arcomytilus furcatus¹ Arcomytilus furcatus¹ Münster 1837 mussel
Gastropoda
Pleurotomarioidea - Pleurotomariidae	Pleurotomaria silicea Pleurotomaria silicea snail
Rhynchonellata
Terebratulida - Loboidothyrididae	"Juralina insignis" = Loboidothyris insignis "Juralina insignis" = Loboidothyris insignis Schübler 1820
Anthozoa
Scleractinia - Placophylliidae	Placophyllia dianthus Placophyllia dianthus Goldfuss 1826 stony coral
Scleractinia - Thecosmiliidae	Montlivaltia sp., Thecosmilia sp., Thecosmilia dichotoma, "Thecosmilia trichotoma" = Thecosmilia densa Montlivaltia sp. Lamouroux 1821 stony coral Thecosmilia sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral Thecosmilia dichotoma Koby 1884 stony coral "Thecosmilia trichotoma" = Thecosmilia densa Fromentel 1870 stony coral
Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae	Trochocyathus laminus, Caryophyllia suevica Trochocyathus laminus Quenstedt 1858 stony coral Caryophyllia suevica Quenstedt 1881 stony coral
Scleractinia - Comoseridae	"Thecosmilia irregularis" = Dermoseris irregularis, Microsolena agariciformis, "Thamnasteria major" = Microsolena major "Thecosmilia irregularis" = Dermoseris irregularis Etallon and Thurmann 1864 stony coral should be trichotoma according to Berling (1993) Microsolena agariciformis Étallon 1859 stony coral "Thamnasteria major" = Microsolena major Ferry 1861 stony coral
Scleractinia - Latomeandridae	Comophyllia jurensis, Ovalastrea sp., Ovalastrea caryophylloides, Microphyllia sp., Microphyllia seriata, Microphyllia soemmeringii, Microphyllia astroides, Latomeandra sp., Latomeandra dubia, Dimorphastrea sp., Dimorphastrea heteromorpha, Dimorphastrea concentrica Comophyllia jurensis stony coral Ovalastrea sp. D'Orbigny 1849 stony coral Ovalastrea caryophylloides Goldfuss 1826 stony coral Microphyllia sp. D'Orbigny 1849 stony coral Microphyllia seriata Becker 1875 stony coral Microphyllia soemmeringii Muenster 1829 stony coral Microphyllia astroides Goldfuss 1826 stony coral Latomeandra sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849 stony coral Latomeandra dubia Becker 1875 stony coral Dimorphastrea sp. d'Orbigny 1850 stony coral Dimorphastrea heteromorpha Quenstedt 1858 stony coral Dimorphastrea concentrica Becker 1875 stony coral
Scleractinia - Aplosmiliidae	Aplosmilia suevica, Tiaradendron germinans, Rhipidogyra alata, Rhipidogyra costata, "Kologyra jurassica" = Placogyra Aplosmilia suevica Geyer 1954 stony coral Tiaradendron germinans Quenstedt 1852 stony coral Rhipidogyra alata Quenstedt 1858 stony coral Rhipidogyra costata Becker 1875 stony coral "Kologyra jurassica" = Placogyra stony coral Barysmilia ? jurensis
Scleractinia - Cyathophoridae	Cyathophora sp., Cyathophora bourgueti, Cyathophora claudiensis Cyathophora sp. Michelin 1843 stony coral Cyathophora bourgueti Defrance 1826 stony coral Cyathophora claudiensis Étallon 1859 stony coral
Scleractinia - Cladophylliidae	Cladophyllia sp. Cladophyllia sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851 stony coral
Scleractinia - Stylinidae	Enallhelia tubulosa, Enallhelia elegans, Enallhelia compressa, Enallhelia striata, Goniocora pumila, Aplophyllia longicostata², Convexastrea sp., Stylosmilia corallina, "Stylina limbata" = Adelocoenia limbata, Stylina sp., Stylina lobata, Stylina micrommata, Stylina delabechii Enallhelia tubulosa Becker 1875 stony coral Enallohelia tubulosa Enallhelia elegans Muenster 1829 stony coral Enallohelia elegans Enallhelia compressa Muenster 1829 stony coral Enallohelia compressa Enallhelia striata Quenstedt 1858 stony coral Enallohelia striata Goniocora pumila Quenstedt 1852 stony coral Aplophyllia longicostata² Geyer 1954 stony coral Convexastrea sp. d'Orbigny 1849 stony coral Stylosmilia corallina Koby 1881 stony coral "Stylina limbata" = Adelocoenia limbata Muenster 1829 stony coral Stylina sp. Lamarck 1816 stony coral Stylina lobata Muenster 1829 stony coral Stylina micrommata Quenstedt 1857 stony coral Stylina delabechii Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851 stony coral
Scleractinia - Synastraeidae	Dimorphoseris sp., Synastrea foliacea Dimorphoseris sp. Duncan 1872 stony coral Synastrea foliacea Quenstedt 1852 stony coral
Scleractinia - Calamophylliidae	Gyrodendron sp., Gyrodendron proliferum, Protoseris sp., Protoseris robusta Gyrodendron sp. Quenstedt 1880 stony coral Gyrodendron proliferum Becker 1875 stony coral Protoseris sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851 stony coral Protoseris robusta Becker 1875 stony coral
Scleractinia - Dermosmiliidae	Epistreptophyllum commune, Epistreptophyllum flabelliforme, "Calamophyllia cervina" = Calamophylliopsis cervina Epistreptophyllum commune Milaschewitsch 1876 stony coral Epistreptophyllum flabelliforme Milaschewitsch 1876 stony coral "Calamophyllia cervina" = Calamophylliopsis cervina Etallon 1860 stony coral
Scleractinia - Haplaraeidae	Meandrophyllia tuberosa, Diplaraea arbuscula, "Actinarea granulata" = Actinaraea Meandrophyllia tuberosa Etallon 1864 stony coral Diplaraea arbuscula Milaschewitsch 1876 stony coral "Actinarea granulata" = Actinaraea stony coral
Scleractinia - Acrosmiliidae	Acrosmilia sp. Acrosmilia sp. d'Orbigny 1849 stony coral
Scleractinia - Thamnasteriidae	Thamnasteria sp., Thamnasteria lobata, Thamnasteria heterogenea, Thamnasteria concinna Thamnasteria sp. LeSauvage 1823 stony coral Thamnasteria lobata Goldfuss 1826 stony coral Thamnasteria heterogenea Becker 1875 stony coral Thamnasteria concinna Goldfuss 1826 stony coral Synastrea concinna
Scleractinia - Actinastreidae	Actinastrea pentagonalis, "Actinastrea ramulifera" = Stephanastrea ramulifera Actinastrea pentagonalis Goldfuss 1829 stony coral "Actinastrea ramulifera" = Stephanastrea ramulifera Etallon and Thurmann 1864 stony coral
Scleractinia - Solenocoeniidae	"Convexastrea sexradiata" = Solenocoenia sexradiata "Convexastrea sexradiata" = Solenocoenia sexradiata Goldfuss 1826 stony coral
Scleractinia - Amphiastreidae	Mitrodendron sp., Mitrodendron mitratum Mitrodendron sp. Quenstedt 1880 stony coral Mitrodendron mitratum Quenstedt 1858 stony coral
Scleractinia - Axosmiliidae	Axosmilia sp., Axosmilia marcou, Axosmilia crassa Axosmilia sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral Axosmilia marcou Étallon 1859 stony coral Axosmilia marconi [entered as Axosmilia marcoui] Axosmilia crassa Milaschewitsch 1876 stony coral
Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae	Ellipsosmilia circumvelata, Isastrea sp., Isastrea explanata, Isastrea helianthoides Ellipsosmilia circumvelata Quenstedt 1852 stony coral Isastrea sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851 stony coral Isastrea explanata Muenster 1829 stony coral Isastrea helianthoides Goldfuss 1826 stony coral
Scleractinia - Diplocteniopsidae	Latiphyllia suevica Latiphyllia suevica Quenstedt 1858 stony coral
Demospongiae
Monalithistida - Lecanellidae	Lecanella pateraeformis⁴ Lecanella pateraeformis⁴ Zittel 1878 demosponge
Spirosclerophorida - Platychoniidae	Platychonia sp.¹ Platychonia sp.¹ Zittel 1878 demosponge
Agelasida - Sestrostomellidae	"Myrmecidium indutum" = Epitheles "Myrmecidium indutum" = Epitheles demosponge
Calcarea
Calcaronea - Endostomatidae	"Corynella perplexa" = Endostoma perplexa, "Corynella costata" = Endostoma, Corynella divisa n. sp.³, "Corynella intermedia" = Endostoma intermedia "Corynella perplexa" = Endostoma perplexa Quenstedt 1877 calcareous sponge "Corynella costata" = Endostoma calcareous sponge Corynella divisa n. sp.³ Müller 1984 calcareous sponge "Corynella intermedia" = Endostoma intermedia Münster 1829 calcareous sponge
Calcaronea - Stellispongiidae	"Eusiphonella bronnii" = Pareudea bronnii, "Eusiphonella gemella" = Pareudea, "Eusiphonella madreporata" = Pareudea, "Crispispongia expansa" = Oculospongia, Eudea sp., Enaulofungia glomerata "Eusiphonella bronnii" = Pareudea bronnii Goldfuss 1829 calcareous sponge "Eusiphonella gemella" = Pareudea calcareous sponge "Eusiphonella madreporata" = Pareudea calcareous sponge "Crispispongia expansa" = Oculospongia calcareous sponge Eudea sp. Lamouroux 1821 calcareous sponge Enaulofungia glomerata calcareous sponge
Hexactinellida
Innaecoeliida - Craticulariidae	"Laocoetis schweiggeri" = Dictyonocoelia schweiggeri⁴ "Laocoetis schweiggeri" = Dictyonocoelia schweiggeri⁴ Goldfuss 1829 glass sponge
Lychniscosa - Callodictyonidae	Centrosia jurassica¹ Centrosia jurassica¹ Müller 1994 glass sponge
Pleurocoenia
-	"Latusastrea alveolaris" = Pleurocoenia alveolaris "Latusastrea alveolaris" = Pleurocoenia alveolaris Muenster 1829

¹Kapitzke et al. 1999; ²Lauxmann 1991; ³Müller 1984; ⁴Pisera 1997