PBDB Collection

Solnhofen (Teyler Museum Collection) (Jurassic of Germany)

Where: Bayern, Germany (48.9° N, 11.1° E: paleocoordinates 40.1° N, 19.2° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Hybonoticeras hybonotum ammonoid zone, Solnhofen Formation, Early/Lower Tithonian (150.8 - 145.0 Ma)

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lagoonal or restricted shallow subtidal; lithified, gray lime mudstone

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Preservation: adpression

Collection methods: bulk, mechanical,

• Repository: Teyler Museum, Haarlem

Primary reference: H. Weyenbergh. 1869. Sur les Insectes fossiles du Calcaire Lithographique de la Bavière, qui se trouvent au Musée Teyler. Archives de Musée Teyler 2:1-48 [M. Clapham/J. Karr/J. Karr]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 123906: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Jered Karr on 02.02.2012, edited by Roger Benson, Matthew Clapham and Bethany Allen

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Taxonomic list

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Crinoidea
Roveacrinida - Saccocomidae	"Hasseltides primigenius n. sp." = Saccocoma bajeri "Hasseltides primigenius n. sp." = Saccocoma bajeri Koenig 1825 Sea lily TM 6547, 6548
Reptilia
Pterosauria - Rhamphorhynchidae	"Pterodactylus longicaudus n. sp." = Rhamphorhynchus muensteri¹⁰ "Pterodactylus longicaudus n. sp." = Rhamphorhynchus muensteri¹⁰ Goldfuss 1831 pterosaur Teyler-Museum 6924
Eosuchia - Pleurosauridae	"Anguisaurus bipes n. sp." = Pleurosaurus goldfussi¹ "Anguisaurus bipes n. sp." = Pleurosaurus goldfussi¹ von Meyer 1831 lepidosaur
Testudinata -	Solnhofia parsonsi n. gen. n. sp.⁴ Solnhofia parsonsi n. gen. n. sp.⁴ Gaffney 1975 turtle TM 4023, cranium and mandible
Cephalopoda
Octopoda - Muensterellidae	Celaenoteuthis incerta³ Celaenoteuthis incerta³ Naef 1922 octopus
Insecta
-	Insecta indet.⁶, Forficularia problematica n. sp., Blattaria dunckeri n. sp.¹², Cercopis prisca n. sp.¹², Corixa mortua n. sp., Leptura primigenia n. sp., Cheilosia dubia n. sp., Anisorhynchus lapideus n. sp. Insecta indet.⁶ Linnaeus 1758 insect TM 6500, 6499, 6541, 6543, 6488, 6561 Forficularia problematica n. sp. Weyenbergh 1869 insect TM 6472, 6377(8), 6517(8), 6430, 6458(9), 6475 Blattaria dunckeri n. sp.¹² Weyenbergh 1874 insect TM 6505, 6504 Cercopis prisca n. sp.¹² Weyenbergh 1874 insect TM 6560 Corixa mortua n. sp. Weyenbergh 1869 insect TM 6369(6370) Leptura primigenia n. sp. Weyenbergh 1869 insect TM 6489, 6578, 6572 Cheilosia dubia n. sp. Weyenbergh 1869 insect TM 6433, 6452 Anisorhynchus lapideus n. sp. Weyenbergh 1869 insect TM 6533
Diptera -	Empidia wulpi n. sp. Empidia wulpi n. sp. Weyenbergh 1869 fly TM 6406
-	Ephemera deposita n. sp.¹², Hydroporus petefractus n. sp., ? Tipularia teyleri n. sp., Saperdites cristallosus n. sp.¹², Carabus winkleri n. sp., Ephemera meyeri n. sp.¹², Phaneroptera striata n. sp., Meloe bavaricus n. sp.¹², Termes fossilis n. sp.¹², Chrysopa solenhofensis n. sp. Ephemera deposita n. sp.¹² Weyenbergh 1874 insect TM 6501 Hydroporus petefractus n. sp. Weyenbergh 1869 insect TM 6496 ? Tipularia teyleri n. sp. Weyenbergh 1869 insect TM 6529 Saperdites cristallosus n. sp.¹² Weyenbergh 1874 insect TM 6367 Carabus winkleri n. sp. Weyenbergh 1869 insect TM 6373(4) Ephemera meyeri n. sp.¹² Weyenbergh 1874 insect TM 6462 Phaneroptera striata n. sp. Weyenbergh 1869 insect TM 6582 Meloe bavaricus n. sp.¹² Weyenbergh 1874 insect TM 6444 Termes fossilis n. sp.¹² Weyenbergh 1874 insect TM 6540 Chrysopa solenhofensis n. sp. Weyenbergh 1869 insect TM 6468, 6469
Ephemerida - Mesephemeridae	"Ephemera procera" = Mesephemera procera⁹, "? Mesephemera weyenberghi n. sp." = Mesephemera procera⁵, "Anomalon palaeon n. sp." = Mesephemera prisca¹² "Ephemera procera" = Mesephemera procera⁹ Hagen 1862 mayfly TM 16166 "? Mesephemera weyenberghi n. sp." = Mesephemera procera⁵ Hagen 1862 mayfly TM 6434; part of Anomalon palaeon in Weyenbergh, 1874 (pl 3, fig 8) "Anomalon palaeon n. sp." = Mesephemera prisca¹² Germar 1839 mayfly TM 6534, 6483 (TM 15319 is type according to Demoulin, 1955)
Ephemeroptera - Hexagenitidae	"Hexagenites mortua" = Hexagenites cellulosus² "Hexagenites mortua" = Hexagenites cellulosus² Hagen 1862 mayfly TM 15389/15390
Odonata -	Hageniella problematica n. gen. n. sp.⁹ Hageniella problematica n. gen. n. sp.⁹ Meunier 1897 dragonfly TM 16168
Odonata - Isophlebiidae	Isophlebia aspasia⁹ Isophlebia aspasia⁹ Hagen 1862 dragonfly TM 15392(13593), 15391
Odonata - Aktassiidae	"Cordulegaster intermedius" = Aeschnogomphus intermedius⁹ "Cordulegaster intermedius" = Aeschnogomphus intermedius⁹ Munster 1839 true dragonfly TM 16180, 15363, 15364
Odonata - Nannogomphidae	"Agrion vetustum" = Nannogomphus vetustus⁷ "Agrion vetustum" = Nannogomphus vetustus⁷ Hagen 1848 true dragonfly TM 6359 (probably determined by Weyenberg)
Odonata - Mesuropetalidae	"Uropetala koehleri" = Mesuropetala muensteri⁹ "Uropetala koehleri" = Mesuropetala muensteri⁹ Germar 1839 true dragonfly TM 15385, 15386, 15387(15388)
Odonata - Cymatophlebiidae	Cymatophlebia longialata⁹ Cymatophlebia longialata⁹ Germar 1839 true dragonfly TM 15368, 15369, 15366(15367)
Odonata - Stenophlebiidae	Stenophlebia sp.⁹, "Stenophlebia aequalis" = Stenophlebia latreillei⁹ Stenophlebia sp.⁹ Hagen 1866 dragonfly TM 15376 "Stenophlebia aequalis" = Stenophlebia latreillei⁹ Germar 1839 dragonfly TM 15371, 16176, 16170, 15373, 15374, 15375(15459) Petalura muensteri in Weyenbergh 1876, 16179
Dicondylia - Tarsophlebiidae	Tarsophlebia eximia⁹ Tarsophlebia eximia⁹ Hagen 1862 winged insect TM 16178
Dicondylia - Protomyrmeleontidae	"? Agrion eichstattense" = Malmagrion eichstattense⁷ "? Agrion eichstattense" = Malmagrion eichstattense⁷ Hagen 1862 winged insect TM 6360, 6361
Dicondylia -	"Naucoris lapidarius n. sp." = Palaeoheteroptera lapidaria "Naucoris lapidarius n. sp." = Palaeoheteroptera lapidaria Weyenbergh 1869 winged insect TM 6423, 6424, 6397, 6398, 6492, 6494(6553), 6554
Hemiptera -	Lystra vollenhoveni n. sp. Lystra vollenhoveni n. sp. Weyenbergh 1869 true bug TM 6542
Hemiptera - Belostomatidae	"Belostoma deperditum" = Scarabaeides deperditus⁸, "Belostomum hartingi n. sp." = Scarabaeides deperditus, "Nepa primordialis" = Mesonepa primordialis "Belostoma deperditum" = Scarabaeides deperditus⁸ Germar 1839 giant water bug TM 13191, 13192, 13193, 13124, 12391, 13292, 13135, 13136, 6391, 6392, 13294, 13293, 13186, 500, 700 "Belostomum hartingi n. sp." = Scarabaeides deperditus Germar 1839 giant water bug TM 6389(90), 12557(8), 12559(60) "Nepa primordialis" = Mesonepa primordialis Germar 1839 giant water bug TM 6465; TM 15333(15334), 15338, 15336, 15335, 15337 in Meunier 1897
Hemiptera - Corixidae	"Silpha tenuilythris n. sp." = Mesocorixa tenuielythris "Silpha tenuilythris n. sp." = Mesocorixa tenuielythris Weyenbergh 1869 water boatman TM 6522, 6402, 6519, 6408, 6473
Hemiptera - Palaeontinidae	"Cicada gigantea n. sp." = Prolystra lithographica¹² "Cicada gigantea n. sp." = Prolystra lithographica¹² Oppenheim 1888 true bug TM 12573(4)
Dicondylia - Chresmodidae	"Propygolampis bronni n. gen. n. sp." = Chresmoda obscura¹², "Pygolampis gigantea" = Chresmoda obscura "Propygolampis bronni n. gen. n. sp." = Chresmoda obscura¹² Germar 1839 winged insect TM 12571(2) "Pygolampis gigantea" = Chresmoda obscura Germar 1839 winged insect TM 15347, 15346(5), 15343(4), 15339(15340), 15341(2), 15348(9) in Meunier 1897 (probably not Weyenbergh specimens)
Orthoptera - Gryllidae	Gryllites dubius Gryllites dubius Germar 1842 true crickets TM 6464
Orthoptera - Elcanidae	"Acheta quaerula n. sp." = Elcana lithophila "Acheta quaerula n. sp." = Elcana lithophila Germar 1842 grasshopper TM 6470, 6479
Orthoptera - Prophalangopsidae	"Locusta speciosa" = Pycnophlebia speciosa "Locusta speciosa" = Pycnophlebia speciosa Germar 1839 hump-winged cricket TM 6436, 6385, 6419
Orthoptera - Locustopsidae	"Phaneroptera germari" = Locustopsis germari "Phaneroptera germari" = Locustopsis germari Münster 1842 grasshopper TM 6401, 6417, 6446(7)
Blattodea - Mesoblattinidae	"Musca lithophila" = Lithoblatta lithophila, "Bombus conservatus n. sp." = Lithoblatta lithophila, "Apiaria veterana n. sp." = Lithoblatta lithophila "Musca lithophila" = Lithoblatta lithophila Germar 1839 cockroach TM 6427, 6428, 6399, 6511, 6400 "Bombus conservatus n. sp." = Lithoblatta lithophila Germar 1839 cockroach TM 6460 "Apiaria veterana n. sp." = Lithoblatta lithophila Germar 1839 cockroach TM 6480
Hymenoptera - Pseudosiricidae	"Cryptocephalus mesozoicus n. sp." = Apiaria mesozoica, "Rhipidorhabdus schroeteri" = Myrmicium schroeteri⁹, "Pseudosirex darwini n. sp." = Myrmicium schroeteri¹¹, "Rhipidorhabdus minimus" = Myrmicium schroeteri⁹, "Sphinx snelleni n. sp." = Myrmicium schroeteri "Cryptocephalus mesozoicus n. sp." = Apiaria mesozoica Weyenbergh 1869 winged insect TM 6493, 6588, 6526, 6597 "Rhipidorhabdus schroeteri" = Myrmicium schroeteri⁹ Germar 1839 winged insect TM 15395, 15396(7) "Pseudosirex darwini n. sp." = Myrmicium schroeteri¹¹ Germar 1839 winged insect TM 12570 "Rhipidorhabdus minimus" = Myrmicium schroeteri⁹ Germar 1839 winged insect TM 15399, 15400, 15401 "Sphinx snelleni n. sp." = Myrmicium schroeteri Germar 1839 winged insect "caterpillar" TM 6523 tentatively assigned by Weyenbergh does not belong to this species
Neuroptera - Osmylopsychopidae	Brongniartiella inconditissimi n. sp.⁵, "Brongniartiella problematica n. gen. n. sp." = Brongniartiella gigas⁹ Brongniartiella inconditissimi n. sp.⁵ Handlirsch 1906 lacewing Cyrtophyllites rogeri in Meunier, 1898 (pl 9, fig 17) "Brongniartiella problematica n. gen. n. sp." = Brongniartiella gigas⁹ Weyenbergh 1869 lacewing TM 6448
Neuroptera - Nymphidae	"Hemerobius priscus n. sp." = Nymphites priscus "Hemerobius priscus n. sp." = Nymphites priscus Weyenbergh 1869 split-footed lacewing TM 10335(10336)
Neuroptera -	"Myrmeleon extinctus n. sp." = Pseudomyrmeleon extinctus "Myrmeleon extinctus n. sp." = Pseudomyrmeleon extinctus Weyenbergh 1869 lacewing TM 6435
Coleoptera -	"Hister relictus n. sp." = Pseudotenebrio relictus, "Tenebrio innominatus n. sp." = Pseudotenebrio innominatus "Hister relictus n. sp." = Pseudotenebrio relictus Weyenbergh 1869 beetle TM 6589(90) "Tenebrio innominatus n. sp." = Pseudotenebrio innominatus Weyenbergh 1869 beetle TM 6597
Coleoptera - Cicindelidae	Opsis bavarica n. gen. n. sp.⁵ Opsis bavarica n. gen. n. sp.⁵ Handlirsch 1906 tiger beetle
Coleoptera - Coptoclavidae	"Cetonia defossa n. sp." = Ditomoptera defossa, "Buprestis lapidelythris n. sp." = Ditomoptera dubia, "Oryctes pluto n. sp." = Pseudohydrophilus avitus, "Palaeobelostoma hartingi n. gen. n. sp." = Pseudohydrophilus avitus⁸ "Cetonia defossa n. sp." = Ditomoptera defossa Weyenbergh 1869 beetle TM 6426, 6429, 6368 "Buprestis lapidelythris n. sp." = Ditomoptera dubia Germar 1839 beetle TM 6445, 6364 "Oryctes pluto n. sp." = Pseudohydrophilus avitus von Heyden 1847 beetle TM 6418 "Palaeobelostoma hartingi n. gen. n. sp." = Pseudohydrophilus avitus⁸ von Heyden 1847 beetle TM 13296, 13297
Coleoptera -	Procalosoma major n. sp.⁵ Procalosoma major n. sp.⁵ Handlirsch 1906 beetle TM 15350
Coleoptera - Staphylinidae	"Cassida aequivoca n. sp." = Scaphidiopsis aequivoca, "Scaphidium hageni n. sp." = Scaphidiopsis hageni "Cassida aequivoca n. sp." = Scaphidiopsis aequivoca Weyenbergh 1869 rove beetle TM 6461, 6509 "Scaphidium hageni n. sp." = Scaphidiopsis hageni Weyenbergh 1869 rove beetle TM 6543(4)
Coleoptera - Phoroschizidae	"Elater costeri n. sp." = Malmelater costeri, "Elater grossus n. sp." = Malmelater grossum, "Elater teyleri n. sp." = Malmelater teyleri, "Lacon petrosum n. sp." = Malmelater teyleri "Elater costeri n. sp." = Malmelater costeri Weyenbergh 1869 beetle TM 6525 "Elater grossus n. sp." = Malmelater grossum Weyenbergh 1869 beetle TM 6512 "Elater teyleri n. sp." = Malmelater teyleri Weyenbergh 1869 beetle TM 6425 "Lacon petrosum n. sp." = Malmelater teyleri Weyenbergh 1869 beetle TM 6420
Coleoptera -	"Cryptocephalus antiquus n. sp." = Coleopteron antiquus, "Chrysomela rara n. sp." = Chrysomelophana rara, "Gyrinus jurassicus n. sp." = Microcoleopteron jurassicum, "Coccinella heydeni n. sp." = Microcoleopteron heydeni, "Chrysomela lithographica n. sp." = Microcoleopteron lithographicum "Cryptocephalus antiquus n. sp." = Coleopteron antiquus Weyenbergh 1869 beetle TM 6524, 6591 "Chrysomela rara n. sp." = Chrysomelophana rara Weyenbergh 1869 beetle TM 6506 "Gyrinus jurassicus n. sp." = Microcoleopteron jurassicum Weyenbergh 1869 beetle TM 6515 "Coccinella heydeni n. sp." = Microcoleopteron heydeni Weyenbergh 1869 beetle TM 6516 "Chrysomela lithographica n. sp." = Microcoleopteron lithographicum Weyenbergh 1869 beetle TM 6557, 6598, 6585, 6593(4), 6592, 6558(9), 6483, 6520, 6513
-	Cicada proserpina n. sp.¹², Hemerobius fossilis n. sp. Cicada proserpina n. sp.¹² Weyenbergh 1874 insect TM 6528 Hemerobius fossilis n. sp. Weyenbergh 1869 insect TM 6538(9), 6569

Pseudofossil -	Velia cornuta n. sp.¹² Velia cornuta n. sp.¹² Weyenbergh 1874 TM 6498(7)

¹Cocude-Michel 1963; ²Demoulin 1955; ³Fuchs et al. 2019; ⁴Gaffney 1975; ⁵Handlirsch 1906; ⁶Handlirsch 1907; ⁷Meunier 1896; ⁸Meunier 1896; ⁹Meunier 1897; ¹⁰Wellnhofer 1975; ¹¹Weyenbergh 1873; ¹²Weyenbergh 1874