HYPERCALCIFIED SPONGES FROM A SMALL REEF WITHIN THE NORIAN-RHAETIAN NAYBAND FORMATION NEAR YAZD, CENTRAL IRAN

Authors

  • BABA SENOWBARI-DARYAN
  • KOROOSH RASHIDI
  • HADIS BEITOLLAH

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13130/2039-4942/5974

Keywords:

Sponges, Reef, Nayband Formation, Triassic, Yazd-block, Iran

Abstract

Sponges are, beside of scleractinian corals the most abundant reef building organisms in Norian-Rhaetian reefs or reefal limestones of Iran. The sponge fauna from a small biohermal reef structure near the town of Yazd is described. Tectonically it belongs to the so called "Yazd-Block". All described species are hypercalcified sponges, only one species of chambered hexactinellid was found. The chambered species Welteria lutensis n. sp. is described.

 

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Published

31-07-2011

Issue

Vol. 117 No. 2 (2011)

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How to Cite

“HYPERCALCIFIED SPONGES FROM A SMALL REEF WITHIN THE NORIAN-RHAETIAN NAYBAND FORMATION NEAR YAZD, CENTRAL IRAN” (2011) RIVISTA ITALIANA DI PALEONTOLOGIA E STRATIGRAFIA , 117(2). doi:10.13130/2039-4942/5974.