Mt. Ptoon, Marmeiko, Biostrome 1, Boeotia (Cretaceous of Greece)

Also known as Reef 3428

Where: Greece (38.5° N, 23.3° E)

• Paleocoordinates: 21.5° N, 26.7° E (Wright 2013)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Santonian (86.3 - 83.6 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

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

• marly limestones

Size classes: macrofossils, microfossils

Primary reference: A. Mermighis and A. Marcopoulou-Diacantoni. 2004. La faune à rudistes, porifères et scléractiniaires du Crétacé superieur du mont Ptoon (Béotie septentrionale, Grèce continentale) [The fauna with rudists, porifers and corals of upper Cretaceous of mount Ptoon (Northern Beotia, central Greece)]. Revue de Paléobiologie 23(1):313-353 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 61516: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 15.06.2006

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Taxonomic list

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Bivalvia
 Hippuritida - Hippuritidae
Vaccinites praesulcatus, Vaccinites cornuvaccinum, Vaccinites sulcatus
Vaccinites cornuvaccinum rudist
subspecies gaudryi
Vaccinites sulcatus Defrance 1821 rudist
 Hippuritida - Radiolitidae
Praelapeirousia sp. n. sp., Agriopleura liatsikaei n. sp., Agriopleura mitzopoulei n. sp., Radiolites mamillaris, Radiolites sauvagesi
Praelapeirousia sp. n. sp. Wiontzek 1934 rudist
Agriopleura liatsikaei n. sp. rudist
Radiolites sauvagesi d'Hombres-Firmas 1838 rudist
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Pachyphylliidae
"Columnocaenia lamberti" = Columnocoenia lamberti
"Columnocaenia lamberti" = Columnocoenia lamberti Alloiteau 1957 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Latomeandridae
Valliculastraea jauberti
 Scleractinia - Amphiastreidae
Lochmaeosmilia (Eunomia) cf. radiata
Lochmaeosmilia (Eunomia) cf. radiata Lamouroux 1821 stony coral
Demospongiae
 Tetralithistida - Theonellidae
Phyllodermia sp. n. sp.
Phyllodermia sp. n. sp. Schrammen 1924 demosponge
 Tetralithistida - Siphoniidae
Siphonia cf. tubulosa
 Spirosclerophorida - Azoricidae
Bolidium arbustum
Bolidium arbustum Hurcewicz 1968 demosponge
 Megalithistida - Pleromatidae
Pachypoterion biedai, "Homalodora tuberosa" = Homalodoriana tuberosa
Pachypoterion biedai Hurcewicz 1966 demosponge
"Homalodora tuberosa" = Homalodoriana tuberosa Schrammen 1910 demosponge
Hexactinellida
 Hexactinosa - Aphrocallistidae
Aphrocallistes coronatus, Aphrocallistes sp. n. sp., Aphrocallistes alveolites
Aphrocallistes sp. n. sp. Gray 1858 glass sponge
Aphrocallistes alveolites Roemer 1841 glass sponge
 Lychniscosa - Coeloptychidae
"Etheridgea korzkievicensis" = Etheridgia mirabilis, Coeloptychium deciminum
"Etheridgea korzkievicensis" = Etheridgia mirabilis Tate 1865 glass sponge
Coeloptychium deciminum Roemer 1841 glass sponge
 Lychniscosa - Callodictyonidae
Plocoscyphia communis, Becksia ojcoviensis, Becksia augustae
Plocoscyphia communis Moret 1925 glass sponge
Becksia ojcoviensis glass sponge
Becksia augustae Schrammen 1902 glass sponge
 Lychniscosa - Ventriculitidae
Coscinopora sp. n. sp.
Coscinopora sp. n. sp. Goldfuss 1826 glass sponge
Foraminifera
 Lituolida - Lituolidae
Textulariidae indet.
Textulariidae indet. Ehrenberg 1838
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Pseudonummoloculina sp.
Tubothalamea
 Miliolida - Miliolidae
Miliolidae indet.
Miliolidae indet. Ehrenberg 1839
 Miliolida - Ophthalmidiidae
Ophthalmidiidae indet.
Foraminifera
 Loftusiacea - Cyclamminidae
Pseudocyclammina sphaeroidea
 Trochamminacea - Trochamminidae
Trochamminidae indet.
Trochamminidae indet. Schwager 1877
 Textulariina - Dicyclinidae
Dicyclina schlumbergeri
Dicyclina schlumbergeri Munier-Chalmas 1887
 Textulariina - Cuneolinidae
Cuneolina pavonia