Steinplatte patch-reef A - TSA2 (Triassic of Austria)

Where: Austria (47.6° N, 12.6° E: paleocoordinates 31.0° N, 16.9° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Unit 4 Member (Kossen Formation), Rhaetian (208.5 - 201.3 Ma)

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; lithified carbonate

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: A. Tomasovych. 2006. Brachiopod and bivalve ecology in the Late Triassic (Alps, Austria): onshore-offshore replacements caused by variations in sediment and nutrient supply. Palaios 21:344-368 [A. Miller/S. Kolbe/S. Kolbe]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 115348: authorized by Arnold Miller, entered by Sarah Kolbe on 01.09.2011

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• "Although benthic components, such as corals, sponges, gastropods, and crinoids, can be present locally, only brachiopods and bivalves were included in analyses."
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Rhynchonellata
 Spiriferinida - Spondylospiridae
Zugmayerella koessononsis
 Rhynchonellida - Cyclothyrididae
Fissirhynchia fissicostata
 Rhynchonellida - Austrirhynchidae
Austrirhynchia cornigera
Austrirhynchia cornigera Schafhautl 1851
 Terebratulida - Zeilleriidae
Zeilleria sp.
Zeilleria sp. Bayle 1878
 Terebratulida - Angustothyrididae
Rhaetina pyriformis
 Terebratulida - Triadithyrididae
Triadithyris gregariaeformis
Bivalvia
 Ostreida - Bakevelliidae
Gervillaria inflata
 Ostreida - Pinnidae
Pinna "sp. A"
Pinna "sp. A" Linnaeus 1758 oyster
 Ostreida - Palaeolophidae
Actinostreon haidingerianum
 Pectinida - Dimyidae
Atreta intusstriata
Atreta intusstriata Emmrich 1853 scallop
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Chlamys sp.
Chlamys sp. Röding 1798 scallop
 Pectinida - Plicatulidae
"Placunopsis alpina" = Pseudoplacunopsis alpina
"Placunopsis alpina" = Pseudoplacunopsis alpina Winkler 1859 scallop
 Pectinida - Limidae
Mysidioptera waageni, Plagiostoma punctatum
Plagiostoma punctatum Sowerby 1818 file clam
 Pholadida - Pleuromyidae
Pleuromya "sp. A"
Pleuromya "sp. A" Meek 1873 clam
 Carditida - Myophoricardiidae
Myophoriopis isoceles