Table 4 Taxonomic affinities of the Vitznau Marl coral fauna (= 17 genera) to other Valanginian coral assemblages, consisting of a similar number of genera or higher (see Appendix Table 6 for assemblages excluded from this evaluation), using the Jaccard index (= number of shared genera, divided by total number of genera in two localities); [x] = number of shared genera. Note: percentages rounded off to nearest 0.5%

Vitznau Marl (SI)

17

–-

9.5% [6]

11.5% [5]

3.5% [1]

14.5% [7]

6.5% [2]

9% [3]

Actinaraea (H, SpI), Actinastrea (SpII), Adelocoenia (B, H, SpII), Axosmilia (B, SpII, SII), Complexastrea (SpII), Cyathophora (B, H, SpII, U), Heterocoenia (SpII), Latiastrea (H, SpII, U), Montlivaltia (B, SII), Placophyllia (B, H), Pleurophyllia (B), Thamnoseris (U),

Bulgaria (B)

46

9.5% [6]

–

15.5% [11]

10% [6]

13% [10]

15% [9]

11.5% [7]

Adelocoenia (H, SpII, SI), Ahrdorffia (H, SpI), Axosmilia (SpII, SI, SII), Calamophylliopsis (U), Cladophyllia (SpI), Comoseris (SpI, SpII, SII, U), Cyathophora (H, SpII, SI, U), Dendraraea (H), Dimorphastrea (H, SII), Dimorphocoenia (U), Enallhelia (H), Epistreptum (U), Heliocoenia (H, SpII, SII, U), Latiphyllia (U), Latomeandra (SpII), Microphyllia (H, SpI), Microsolena (H, SpI), Montlivaltia (SI, SII), Periseris (SpI, SpII, SII), Placophyllia (H, SI), Pleurophyllia (SI), Rhipidogyra (SpII), Stylosmilia (SII), Synastrea (H, SpII), Thecosmilia (SII), Tricassastraea (SpII, SII)

Hungary (H)

26

11.5% [6]

15.5% [11]

–-

18% [7]

12% [7]

10% [4]

14.5% [6]

Actinaraea (SpI, SI), Adelocoenia (B, SpII, SI), Ahrdorffia (B, SpI), Baryhelia (Paronastraea) (SpII), Columnocoenia (U), Cyathophora (B, SpII, SI, U), Dendraraea (B), Dimorphastrea (B, SII), Diplocoenia (U), Ellipsocoenia (SpI, SII), Enallhelia (B), Epistreptophyllum (SII), Heliocoenia (B, SpII, SII, U), Latiastrea (SpII, SI, U), Microphyllia (B, SpI), Microsolena (B, SpI), Placophyllia (B, SI), Polyphylloseris (SpI), Stylina (SpI, SpII, U), Synastrea (B, SpII)

Spain (SpI)

13

3.5% [1]

10% [6]

18% [7]

–

9% [4]

11% [3]

7% [2]

Actinaraea (H, SI), Ahrdorffia (B, H), Cladophyllia (B), Comoseris (B, SpII, SII, U), Ellipsocoenia (H, SII), Meandrophyllia (SpII), Microphyllia (B, H), Microsolena (B, H), Periseris (B, SpII, SII), Polyphylloseris (H), Stylina (H, SpII, U)

Spain (SpII)

32

14.5% [7]

13% [10]

12% [7]

9% [4]

–

13% [6]

14.5% [7]

Actinastrea (SI), Adelocoenia (B, H, SI), Amphiastrea (U), Axosmilia (B, SI, SII), Baryhelia (Paronastraea) (H), Comoseris (B, SpI, SII, U), Complexastrea (SI), Cyathophora (B, H, SI, U), Heliocoenia (B, H, SII, U), Heterocoenia (SI), Latiastrea (H, SI, U), Latomeandra (B), Meandrophyllia (SpI), Periseris (B, SpI, SII), Rhipidogyra (B), Stereocoenia (SII), Stylina (H, SpI, U), Synastrea (B, H), Thalamocaeniopsis (U), Tricassastraea (B, SII)

Switzerland (SII, (non-Vitznau Marl)

15

6.5% [2]

15% [9]

10% [4]

11% [3]

13% [6]

–

6.5% [2]

Axosmilia (B, SpII, SI), Comoseris (B, SpI, SpII, U), Dimorphastrea (B, H), Ellipsocoenia (H, SpI), Epistreptophyllum (H), Heliocoenia (B, H, SpII, U), Montlivaltia (B, SI), Periseris (B, SpI, SpII), Stereocoenia (SpII), Stylosmilia (B), Thecosmilia (B), Tricassastraea (B, SpII)

Ukraine (U)

16

9% [3]

11.5% [7]

14.5% [6]

7% [2]

14.5% [7]

6.5% [2]

–

Amphiastrea (SpII), Calamophylliopsis (B), Columnocoenia (H), Comoseris (B, SpI, SpII, SII), Cyathophora (B, H, SpII, SI), Dimorphocoenia (B), Diplocoenia (H), Epistreptum (B), Heliocoenia (B, H, SpII, SII), Latiastrea (H, SpII, SI), Latiphyllia (B), Stylina (H, SpI, SpII), Thalamocaeniopsis (SpII), Thamnoseris (SI),