Niederkreuzstetten [Karpatium] (Miocene of Austria)

Where: Austria (48.5° N, 16.5° E: paleocoordinates 47.5° N, 15.9° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Early/Lower Miocene (23.0 - 16.0 Ma)

• STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From unknown lithostratigraphic unit based on english portion of text.. AGE: Karpatium stage, Early Miocene on the basis of biostratigraphic data from multiple taxonomic groups, including mollusca. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From unknown position within unit based on english portion of text.

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: coastal; unlithified siliciclastic sediments

• ENVIRONMENT: Unknown, based on english portion of text.
• SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Siliciclastic. Otherwise unknown, based on english portion of text. LITHIFICATION: Unlithified, based on figured specimens.

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: COLLECTOR: Presumably Harzhauser and others. REPOSTORY: NMNH, Viena, Austria.

Primary reference: M. Harzhauser. 2002. Marine und brachyhaline Gastropoden aus dem Karpatium des Korneubuger Beckens und der Kreuzstettener Bucht (Österreich, Untermiozän). Beiträge zur Paläontologie 27:61-159 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 77630: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 15.01.2008

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• COVERAGE: Exhaustive for gastropoda. Other taxa present, though not listed in this publication. NOMENCLATURE: Authoritative publication, with modern nomenclature, and consistent use of subgenus and species-resolution assignments.
Gastropoda
 Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Calyptraea (Calyptraea) depressa Lamarck 1822 slipper shell
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
"Turritella (Eichwaldiella) bicarinata" = Turritella bicarinata, Turritella (Turritella) gradata, "Turritella (Haustator) eryna" = Haustator eryna
"Turritella (Eichwaldiella) bicarinata" = Turritella bicarinata Elchwald 1830 turret shell
Turritella (Turritella) gradata Menke 1856 turret shell
"Turritella (Haustator) eryna" = Haustator eryna d'Orbigny 1852 turret shell
 Cerithioidea - Batillariidae
Granulolabium bicinctum Brocchi 1814 snail
 Cerithioidea - Melanopsidae
Melanopsis impressa Krauss 1852 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Strombidae
"Strombus bonelli" = Persististrombus bonellii
"Strombus bonelli" = Persististrombus bonellii Brongniart 1823 true conch
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Polinices redemptus Michelotti 1847 moon snail
 Neritoidea - Neritidae
Agapilia pachii Hörnes 1848 snail