©Geol. Bundesanstalt, Wien; download unter www.geologie.ac.at ABHANDLUNGEN DER GEOLOGISCHEN BUNDESANSTALT Abh. Geol. B.-A. ISSN 0378-0864 ISBN 978-3-85316-074-9 Band 68 S. 1–296 Wien, November 2014 Scleractinian Corals from the Cretaceous of the Alps and Northern Dinarides with remarks on related taxa Scleractinian Corals from the Cretaceous of the Alps and Northern Dinarides with remarks on related taxa by ROSEMARIE CHRISTINE BARON-SZABO 22 Text-Figures, 88 Plates Contents Abstract ................................................................................................. 9 1. Acknowledgements....................................................................................... 9 2. Introduction............................................................................................ 10 3. Material ............................................................................................... 10 4. Stratigraphy and lithology of the localities of the Alps and Dinarides . 11 4.1. Helvetic Unit....................................................................................... 11 4.1.1 Helvetic occurrences ............................................................................. 11 4.1.2 Lithology and paleoenvironment..................................................................... 12 4.2. Austroalpine-Unit ................................................................................... 13 4.2.1 Cenomanian .................................................................................... 13 4.2.2 Turonian—Maastrichtian ........................................................................... 13 4.3 Santonian-Campanian of Slovenia ...................................................................... 14 4.4. Rhenodanubian Unit . 14 4.5. Dinarides ......................................................................................... 15 4.5.1 Northern Dinaric Carbonate Platform . 15 4.5.2 Inner Dinarides .................................................................................. 15 5. Glossary of morphological terms applied to corals .............................................................. 15 6. Classification........................................................................................... 18 7. Stratigraphical and geographical ranges...................................................................... 18 8. Systematic Paleontology.................................................................................. 19 Order Scleractinia BOURNE, 1900 .......................................................................... 19 Suborder Astrocoeniina VAUGHAN & WELLS, 1943 ............................................................ 19 Family Actinastreidae ALLOITEAU, 1952a.................................................................. 19 Genus Actinastrea D’ORBIGNY, 1849 ................................................................... 19 Subgenus Texastrea WELLS, 1973................................................................... 20 Genus Columactinastrea ALLOITEAU, 1952a............................................................... 21 Family Acroporidae VERRILL, 1902 ...................................................................... 21 Genus Paretallonia SIKHARULIDZE, 1972................................................................. 21 5 ©Geol. Bundesanstalt, Wien; download unter www.geologie.ac.at Suborder Faviina VAUGHAN & WELLS, 1943.................................................................. 22 Family Mussidae ORTMANN, 1890 (= Faviidae GREGORY, 1900b; = Hemiporitidae ALLOITEAU, 1952a, p.p.) ................ 22 Genus Eugyra DE FROMENTEL, 1857................................................................... 22 Subgenus Felixigyra PREVER, 1909 . 22 Genus Myriophyllia D’ORBIGNY, 1849................................................................... 23 Genus Cycloria REUSS, 1854 ........................................................................ 23 Genus Liptodendron ELIÁšOVÁ, 1991a .................................................................. 24 Genus Ovalastrea D’ORBIGNY, 1849 ................................................................... 24 Family Merulinidae VERRILL, 1865....................................................................... 25 Genus Hydnophora FISCHER VON WALDHEIM, 1807......................................................... 25 Genus Diplogyra EGUCHI, 1936....................................................................... 26 Genus Nefocoenia OppENHEIM, 1930a.................................................................. 26 Genus Cladocora EHRENBERG, 1834 . 27 Family Placocoeniidae ALLOITEAU, 1952a ................................................................. 27 Genus Placocoenia D’ORBIGNY, 1849 .................................................................. 28 Genus Neocoenia HACKEMESSER, 1936 ................................................................. 28 Subgenus Placocaeniopsis ALLOITEAU, 1952a ........................................................... 28 Genus Astrogyra FELIX, 1901 ........................................................................ 29 Genus Taxogyra WELLS, 1937........................................................................ 29 Genus Columnocoenia ALLOITEAU, 1952a ................................................................ 30 Family Montlivaltiidae DIETRICH, 1926.................................................................... 30 Subfamily Montlivaltiinae DIETRICH, 1926 ............................................................... 30 Genus Montlivaltia LAMOUROUX, 1821 .................................................................. 30 Genus Thecosmilia MILNE EDWARDS & HAIME, 1848a ....................................................... 31 Genus Clausastrea D’ORBIGNY, 1849................................................................... 31 Genus Complexastrea D’ORBIGNY, 1849................................................................. 31 Subgenus Carcicocaenia ALLOITEAU, 1953 ............................................................. 31 Genus Trochosmilia MILNE EDWARDS & HAIME, 1848a ...................................................... 32 Genus Dimorphocoenia DE FROMENTEL, 1857 ............................................................. 32 Genus Gyroseris REUSS, 1854 ....................................................................... 32 Genus Latiphyllia DE FROMENTEL, 1861................................................................. 33 Genus Meandrastrea D’ORBIGNY, 1849 ................................................................. 33 Subgenus Sinaimeandra ALLOITEAU, 1958 ............................................................. 33 Subfamily Placosmiliinae ALLOITEAU, 1952a ............................................................. 34 Genus Placosmilia MILNE EDWARDS & HAIME, 1848a ....................................................... 34 Genus Peplosmilia MILNE EDWARDS & HAIME, 1850 ........................................................ 35 Family Axosmiliidae GEYER, 1955a (= Placophylliidae ELIÁšOVÁ, 1990)........................................... 35 Genus Placophyllia D’ORBIGNY, 1849................................................................... 35 Genus Kobyphyllia BARON-SZABO, 1997 ................................................................ 36 Family Dermosmiliidae KOBY, 1887 (= Felixaraeidae M. BEAUVAIS, 1982) ......................................... 36 Genus Dermosmilia KOBY, 1884 ...................................................................... 36 Genus Calamophylliopsis ALLOITEAU, 1952a .............................................................. 36 Genus Epistreptophyllum MILASCHEWITSCH, 1876 .......................................................... 37 Genus Truncoconus TURNšEK, 1981 . 37 Family Columastreidae ALLOITEAU, 1952a................................................................. 38 Genus Columastrea D’ORBIGNY, 1849 .................................................................. 38 Genus Stephanaxophyllia ALLOITEAU, 1957 ............................................................... 39 Family Rhizangiidae D’ORBIGNY, 1851 (= Astrangiidae VERRILL, 1869) . 39 Genus Rhizangia MILNE EDWARDS & HAIME, 1848b ........................................................ 39 Family Curtoseriidae MELNIKOVA, 1996................................................................... 40 Genus Mesomorpha PRATZ, 1882 ..................................................................... 40 Family Meandrinidae GRAY, 1847 (= Family Dendrogyridae ALLOITEAU, 1952a, p.p.)................................. 40 Subfamily Meandrininae GRAY, 1847 (= Family Meandriidae ALLOITEAU, 1952a) .................................. 40 Genus Aulosmilia ALLOITEAU, 1952a ................................................................... 41 Genus Phragmosmilia ALLOITEAU, 1952a ................................................................ 41 Genus Nefophyllia WELLS, 1937 ...................................................................... 41 Genus Phyllosmilia DE FROMENTEL, 1862................................................................ 41 Genus Dasmiopsis OppENHEIM, 1930a ................................................................. 42 Genus Diploctenium GOLDFUSS, 1827 .................................................................. 42 Genus Flabellosmilia OppENHEIM, 1930a ................................................................ 43 Genus Strotogyra WELLS, 1937......................................................................