Axel island (Akseløya) : Smithian, Svalbard and Jan Mayen
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Anthracosiidae
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Anoplophora fassaensis
(Wissmann 1841)
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| recombined as Unionites fassaensis | |||||||
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Anoplophora canalensis
(Catullo 1847)
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| recombined as Unionites canalensis | |||||||
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Anoplophora praeorbicularis
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| synonym of Unionites | |||||||
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Anoplophora brevis
(von Schauroth 1857)
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| recombined as Unionites brevis | |||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Aviculopectinidae
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Pseudomonotis cf. venetiana
(Hauer 1850)
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| recombined as Eumorphotis venetiana | |||||||
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Bakevelliidae
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Gervilleia polydonta
(Credner 1851)
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| synonym of Gervillaria (Baryvellia) polyodonta | |||||||
| see common names | |||||||
Geography
| Country: | Svalbard and Jan Mayen |
| Coordinates: | 77.7° North, 14.7° East (view map) |
| Paleocoordinates: | 41.0° North, 8.7° East |
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark |
Time
| Period: | Triassic | Epoch: | Early/Lower Triassic |
| Stage: | Olenekian | 10 m.y. bin: | Triassic 1 |
| Key time interval: | Smithian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 251.20000 - 248.90000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Tvillingodden | ||||
| Local section: | Akseløya | Local bed: | NA | ||
| Stratigraphy comments: The beds that belong to the Lower Triassic Vardebukta Formation are described as Permian based on clear marker beds this is easy to identify. | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | sandstone |
| Environment: | offshore ramp |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection excludes: | all macrofossils |
| Collection methods: | bulk,field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
| Collection method comments: Samples was given to the author | |
Metadata
| Database number: | 212234 | ||
| Authorizer: | W. Foster | Enterer: | W. Foster | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2020-08-05 19:09:53 | Last modified: | 2020-08-05 14:09:53 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2020-08-05 19:09:53 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 73284. | P. Wittenburg. 1912. Ueber Werfener-Schichten von Spitzbergen. Bulletin de l'Académie Impériale des Sciences St.-Pétersbourg 6(15):947-948 [W. Foster/W. Foster/W. Foster] |