San Luca area, loc. 5, San Luca unit, Vicenza (Oligocene of Italy)

Also known as Reef 3569

Where: Italy (45.8° N, 11.6° E)

• Paleocoordinates: 39.1° N, 16.1° E (Wright 2013)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Salcedo Formation, Oligocene (33.9 - 23.0 Ma)

• Middle Oligocene, San Luca unit (bed 12)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

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

• coral limestone, 10-20 m thick

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: T. Pfister. 1980. Systematische und paläoökologische Untersuchungen an oligozänen Korallen der Umgebung von San Luca (Provinz Vicenza, Norditalien) [Systematic and paleoecologic studies of Oligocene corals from San Luca area (Vicenza, northern Italy)]. Schweizerische Paläontologische Abhandlungen 103:3-121 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 69941: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 13.03.2007

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Taxonomic list

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Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Mussidae
Colpophyllia "stellata A", Colpophyllia "stellata B", Colpophyllia "stellata C", "Diploria crebriformis" = Variabilifavia confertissima
Colpophyllia "stellata A" Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
Colpophyllia "stellata B" Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
Colpophyllia "stellata C" Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
"Diploria crebriformis" = Variabilifavia confertissima Reuss 1868 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Tarbellastraea anomala, Caulastrea pseudoflabellum, Antiguastrea "lucasiana A", Antiguastrea "lucasiana C", Antiguastrea "lucasiana E", Antiguastrea "lucasiana H"
Tarbellastraea anomala Michelotti 1871 stony coral
Caulastrea pseudoflabellum Catullo 1852 stony coral
Antiguastrea "lucasiana A" Vaughan 1919 stony coral
Antiguastrea "lucasiana C" Vaughan 1919 stony coral
Antiguastrea "lucasiana E" Vaughan 1919 stony coral
Antiguastrea "lucasiana H" Vaughan 1919 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Faviidae
Favia subdenticulata
Favia subdenticulata Catullo 1856 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Agathiphylliidae
"Cricocyathus grumi" = Pattalophyllia grumi
"Cricocyathus grumi" = Pattalophyllia grumi Catullo 1852 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Montastraeidae
Montastrea inaequalis
Montastrea inaequalis von Guembel 1861 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Poritidae
Porites sp., Porites nummulitica
Porites sp. Link 1807 stony coral
Porites nummulitica Reuss 1864 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Actinacididae
Actinacis rollei
Actinacis rollei Reuss 1864 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Agariciidae
Pavona "bronni A", Pavona "bronni B", Pavona "bronni C", Pavona "bronni D", Pavona "bronni E"
Pavona "bronni A" Lamarck 1801 stony coral
Pavona "bronni B" Lamarck 1801 stony coral
Pavona "bronni C" Lamarck 1801 stony coral
Pavona "bronni D" Lamarck 1801 stony coral
Pavona "bronni E" Lamarck 1801 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Euphylliidae
Euphyllia crassiramosa
Euphyllia crassiramosa Felix 1885 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Acroporidae
Alveopora rudis, Acropora haidingeri, Astreopora tecta, Astreopora meneghiniana
Alveopora rudis Reuss 1864 stony coral
Acropora haidingeri Reuss 1864 stony coral
Astreopora tecta Catullo 1856 stony coral
Astreopora meneghiniana d'Achiardi 1866 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Astrocoeniidae
Astrocoenia lobatorotundata, Astrocoenia laminosa
Astrocoenia lobatorotundata Michelin 1842 stony coral
Astrocoenia laminosa d'Achiardi 1866 stony coral
 Helioporacea - Helioporidae
Parapolytremacis bellardii