Nýřany (Insect Collection) (Carboniferous of Czech Republic)

Also known as Nyrany, Nyrschan, Nürschan

Where: Pilsen, Czech Republic (49.7° N, 13.2° E: paleocoordinates 0.3° N, 19.8° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Nyrany Member (Kladno Formation), Moscovian (315.2 - 307.0 Ma)

• Fauna associated with main Nýřany coal, from the lower part of the member, with a nearby or associated tuff dated as late Moscovian (307.05 +/- 0.16 Ma).

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lacustrine; lithified siliciclastic sediments

• Central-West Bohemian basin; extensional basin developed within Variscan zone along simple asymmetric mega-graben formed on the Central Bohemian and Litomerice fault zones, with some contribution from transtensional wrench faults.

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: cast, mold/impression

Collection methods: Repository: Národni Muzeum (National Musuem), Prague (CGH). Some were at Natural History Museum, Pilzen.

Primary reference: A. Fritsch. 1895. Vorläufiger Bericht über die Arthropoden und Mollusken der böhmische Permformation. Sitzungsberichte der Königlich-Böhmischen Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe 1894(36):1-4 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 128574: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Jered Karr on 12.06.2012, edited by Matthew Clapham

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Insecta
 Blattodea - Necymylacridae
Friciella aurea n. gen. n. sp.9, "Etoblattina bohemica n. sp." = Prantlites bohemicus3, "Phyloblatta purkynei n. sp." = Necymylacris scudderi8
Friciella aurea n. gen. n. sp.9 Kukalová 1955 cockroach
National Museum in Prague 35148-A 27
"Etoblattina bohemica n. sp." = Prantlites bohemicus3 Fritsch 1899 cockroach
National Museum in Prague 765
"Phyloblatta purkynei n. sp." = Necymylacris scudderi8 Sellards 1908 cockroach
Actually from Nyrany, fide Stamberg & Zajic, 2008
 Blattodea - Archimylacridae
? Kinklidoptera vicina n. sp.7 Handlirsch 1906 cockroach
Metaphyloblatta nemejci n. gen. n. sp.9 Kukalová 1955 cockroach
National Museum in Prague 35148
Gongyloblatta fritschi n. gen. n. sp.7 Handlirsch 1906 cockroach
Flabellites latus n. gen. n. sp. Fritsch 1895 cockroach
National Museum in Prague 574
Arachnida
 Trigonotarbida - Anthracomartidae
"Promygale bohemica n. sp." = Anthracomartus bohemica2, "Brachylycosa kustae n. sp." = Anthracomartus kustae10, "Promygale elegans n. sp." = Anthracomartus elegans2, "Arthrolycosa carcinoides n. sp." = Anthracomartus carcinoides2, "Arthrolycosa salticoides n. sp." = Anthracomartus carcinoides2, "Promygale rotundata n. sp." = Anthracomartus carcinoides2, "Oomartus nyranensis n. gen. n. sp." = Anthracomartus nyranensis10
"Promygale bohemica n. sp." = Anthracomartus bohemica2 Fritsch 1895
"Brachylycosa kustae n. sp." = Anthracomartus kustae10 Petrunkevitch 1953
CGH Me 58 (part of Anthromartus minor Kusta, in Fritsch 1904; pl 4, figs 5-7)
"Promygale elegans n. sp." = Anthracomartus elegans2 Fritsch 1899
"Arthrolycosa carcinoides n. sp." = Anthracomartus carcinoides2 Fritsch 1899
CGH Me 49
"Arthrolycosa salticoides n. sp." = Anthracomartus carcinoides2 Fritsch 1899
CGH Me 57
"Promygale rotundata n. sp." = Anthracomartus carcinoides2 Fritsch 1899
CGH Me 48
"Oomartus nyranensis n. gen. n. sp." = Anthracomartus nyranensis10 Petrunkevitch 1953
CGH Me 151
 Trigonotarbida - Eophrynidae
"Hemiphrynus longipes n. sp." = Nyranytarbus longipes2, "Hemiphrynus hofmanni n. sp." = Nyranytarbus hofmanni2
"Hemiphrynus longipes n. sp." = Nyranytarbus longipes2 Fritsch 1899
"Hemiphrynus hofmanni n. sp." = Nyranytarbus hofmanni2 Fritsch 1899
 Araneae -
"Pyritaranea tubifera n. gen. n. sp." = Pyritaranea tubifera2, "Eopholcus pedatus n. gen. n. sp." = Pyritaranea tubifera6
"Pyritaranea tubifera n. gen. n. sp." = Pyritaranea tubifera2 Fritsch 1899 spider
CGH Me 50
"Eopholcus pedatus n. gen. n. sp." = Pyritaranea tubifera6 Fritsch 1899 spider
CGH Me 61
 Phalangiotarbida - Architarbidae
Orthotarbus nyranensis n. sp.10 Petrunkevitch 1953 phalangiotarbid
CGH Me 133, 134 (No. 6586, A43 or P/2107 in Petrunkevitch)
Geratarbus bohemicus n. sp.10 Petrunkevitch 1953 phalangiotarbid
CGH Me 132 (P/2110 in Petrunkevitch)
 Scorpiones - Isobuthidae
Isobuthus nyranensis n. sp.6 Fritsch 1904 scorpion
Xiphosura
 Xiphosurida - Belinuridae
Prolimulus woodwardi n. gen. n. sp.4
Prolimulus woodwardi n. gen. n. sp.4 Fritsch 1899
Myriapoda
 Amynilyspedida - Amynilyspedidae
Amynilyspes typicus n. sp.2 Fritsch 1899 millipede
CGH M1034, M1072
Amynilyspes crescens n. sp.2 Fritsch 1899 millipede
A 76 (CGH or NHMW?)
 Amynilyspedida - Sphaerherpestidae
Glomeropsis magna n. sp.2 Fritsch 1899 millipede
CGH Me 34
Glomeropsis ovalis n. sp.2 Fritsch 1895 millipede
CGH M 1000, M 1072
Glomeropsis crassa n. sp.2 Fritsch 1899 millipede
CGH Me 32
 Zosterogrammida - Zosterogrammidae
Purkynia lata n. gen. n. sp.2
Purkynia lata n. gen. n. sp.2 Fritsch 1899 millipede
CGH Me 25
 Chilognatha - Nyraniidae
"Julus costulatus n. sp." = Nyranius costulatus1, "Xylobius tabulatus n. sp." = Nyranius tabulatus3
"Julus costulatus n. sp." = Nyranius costulatus1 Frič 1875 millipede
CGH Me 18
"Xylobius tabulatus n. sp." = Nyranius tabulatus3 Fritsch 1899 millipede
CGH M 1001
 Chilognatha - Xyloiulidae
"Xylobius sellatus n. sp." = Xyloiulus sellatus3, "Xylobius pstrossi n. sp." = Xyloiulus pstrossi3
"Xylobius sellatus n. sp." = Xyloiulus sellatus3 Fritsch 1899 millipede
Fritsch 141 (now lost?)
"Xylobius pstrossi n. sp." = Xyloiulus pstrossi3 Fritsch 1899 millipede
CGH Me 19, M 1039
 Chilognatha - Proglomeridae
Archiscudderia regularis n. sp.2 Fritsch 1899 millipede
CGH Me 27
Archiscudderia tapeta n. sp.2 Fritsch 1899 millipede
NHMW 2008z0097/001
Archiscudderia paupera n. sp.2 Fritsch 1899 millipede
CGH Me 26
Archiscudderia coronata n. sp.2 Fritsch 1899 millipede
CGH Me 28
? Archiscudderia problematica n. sp.2 Fritsch 1899 millipede
CGH Me 33
 Pleurojulida - Pleurojulidae
Pleurojulus biornatus n. sp.3, "Pleurojulus levis n. sp." = Pleurojulus levis3, "Pleurojulus aculeatus n. sp." = Pleurojulus levis3, "Pleurojulus pinguis n. sp." = Pleurojulus levis3, "Julus constans n. sp." = Isojulus constans1, "Isojulus marginatus n. sp." = Isojulus constans3, "Pleurojulus falcifer n. sp." = Isojulus constans3, "Pleurojulus longipes n. sp." = Isojulus constans3, "Isojulus setipes n. sp." = Isojulus constans3
Pleurojulus biornatus n. sp.3 Fritsch 1899 millipede
CGH Me 7(M1004)
"Pleurojulus levis n. sp." = Pleurojulus levis3 Fritsch 1899 millipede
CGH Me 13
"Pleurojulus aculeatus n. sp." = Pleurojulus levis3 Fritsch 1899 millipede
"Pleurojulus pinguis n. sp." = Pleurojulus levis3 Fritsch 1899 millipede
CGH Me 12
"Julus constans n. sp." = Isojulus constans1 Frič 1875 millipede
CGH M 1040(1041)
"Isojulus marginatus n. sp." = Isojulus constans3 Frič 1875 millipede
"Pleurojulus falcifer n. sp." = Isojulus constans3 Frič 1875 millipede
"Pleurojulus longipes n. sp." = Isojulus constans3 Frič 1875 millipede
"Isojulus setipes n. sp." = Isojulus constans3 Frič 1875 millipede
 Euphoberiida - Euphoberiidae
Euphoberia absens n. sp.3 Fritsch 1899 millipede
CGH Me 24
Euphoberia histrix n. sp.3 Fritsch 1899 millipede
CGH M 1013
Euphoberia varians n. sp.3 Fritsch 1899 millipede
CGH Me 20
Acantherpestes vicinus n. sp.3 Fritsch 1899 millipede
CGH Me 1, M1009
Acantherpestes foveolatus n. sp.3 Fritsch 1899 millipede
CGH Me 4
Acantherpestes ornatus n. sp.3 Fritsch 1899 millipede
No 58 West Bohemian Museum, Pilsen
Acantherpestes gigas n. sp.3 Fritsch 1895 millipede
West Bohemian Museum, Pilsen (not found); cast at CGH Me 5
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Hemiphoberia alternans n. gen. n. sp.2, Archicarabides pater n. gen. n. sp.5, Sandtneria gemmata n. gen. n. sp.2, Heterovorhoeffia crassa n. gen. n. sp.2
Hemiphoberia alternans n. gen. n. sp.2 Fritsch 1899
CGH Me 31
Archicarabides pater n. gen. n. sp.5 Fritsch 1901
CGH Me 36
Sandtneria gemmata n. gen. n. sp.2 Fritsch 1899
CGH Me 6
Heterovorhoeffia crassa n. gen. n. sp.2 Fritsch 1899
NHMW 2008z0097/002
Arthrolycosa prolifera
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"Arthrolycosa prolifera n. sp." = Pleurolycosa prolifera2
"Arthrolycosa prolifera n. sp." = Pleurolycosa prolifera2 Fritsch 1899
CGH Me 77