Welschberg: Rupelian, Germany

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Rhenotrochus cf. trochlearis
Rhenotrochus rhenanus
Rhenotrochus sexangularis
Solarobis decussatus
Vlvaria multicingulata
Fusitaria sandbergeri
Castacallista prisca
cf. Lobospammia sp.
Dactylen sp.
Myoxocephalus primas
Spondyliosoma sophiajocobae
"Sparidarium" noetilingi
"Centracanthidarum" plebejus
Parupeneus sp.
Globothalamea - Rotaliida - Karreriidae
Karreria rhenana
Globothalamea - Rotaliida - Discorbidae
Discorbis sp. Lamarck 1804
Globothalamea - Rotaliida - Nonionidae
Astrononion sp. Cushman and Edwards 1927
Melonis affinis
Globothalamea - Rotaliida - Cibicididae
Cibicides lobatulus
Nodosariata - Nodosariida - Stilostomellidae
Stilostomella ewaldi
Nodosariata - Nodosariida - Nodosariidae
Grigelis pyrula
Nodosariata - Robertinida - Ceratobuliminidae
Ceratobulimina contraria
Nodosariata - Polymorphinida - Polymorphinidae
Pyrulina gutta
Globulina minuta
Globulina gibba d'Orbigny 1832
subspecies fistulos and spinosa
Guttulina problema (d'Orbigny 1826)
Nodosariata - Vaginulinida - Vaginulinidae
Lenticulina sp. Lamarck 1804
Saccamminidae
Pseudarcella rhumbleri
Ammodiscidae
Ammodiscus sp. Reuss 1862
unclassified
Marginulina glabra d'Orbigny 1826
Bolivinidae
Bolivina sp. d'Orbigny 1839
Planorbulinidae
Planorbulina diffornis
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Dendrophylliidae
Balanophyllia inaequidens
Echinoidea - Diadematoida - Diadematidae
Diadema sp.
Actinopteri - Albuliformes - Albulidae
Pterothrissus umbonatus (Koken 1884)
Actinopteri - Trachinidae
Trachinus biscissus Koken 1884
Actinopteri - Gadiformes - Ranicipitidae
Raniceps latisulcatus Koken 1884
Actinopteri - Gadiformes - Merlucciidae
Palaeogadus aff. compactus Gaemers and van Hinsbergh 1978
Actinopteri - Gadiformes - Gadidae
Trisopterus elegans
Colliolus parvus
synonym of Palimphemus
Actinopteri - Beryciformes
Plectrypops insignis
Actinopteri - Beryciformes - Trachichthyidae
Gephyroberyx ostiolatus
Actinopteri - Beryciformes - Berycidae
Centroberyx ingens (Koken 1884)
Actinopteri - Kuhliidae
Kuhlia tenuicauda
Actinopteri - Perciformes - Sparidae
Dentex gregarius Koken 1891
Actinopteri - Perciformes - Scorpaenidae
"Scorpaenidarum" ellipticus
Actinopteri - Moronidae
Morone sp. Mitchill 1814
Actinopteri - Acropomatidae
Parascombrops aff. martini
Actinopteri - Haemulidae
"Haemulidarum" pouwi
Actinopteri - Sillaginidae
Sillago hassovicus
Actinopteri - Spariformes - Sparidae
Chrysophris schoppi
corrected as Otolithus (Chrysophris)
Actinopteri - Ophidiiformes - Bythitidae
Bidenichthys sp. Barnard 1934
Actinopteri - Scombriformes - Scombridae
Scombridarum sp. Rifinesque 1815
Actinopteri - Scombriformes - Centrolophidae
Mupus neumanni Schwarzhans 1974
Actinopteri - Pleuronectiformes - Bothidae
"Bothidarum" sp. Nolf
Actinopteri - Pleuronectiformes - Citharidae
Rhombocitharus rhenanus
Actinopteri - Centropomidae
Centropomus ruscheli
Actinopteri - Beloniformes - Hemiramphidae
"Hemirhamphidarum" hinsberghi
Actinopteri - Kurtiformes - Apogonidae
Serranidarum splendens
Actinopteri - Aulopiformes - Synodontidae
Saurida sp.
Actinopteri - Clupeiformes - Clupeoidei
Clupeidarum sp. Cuvier 1817
sp. 1 & 2
Actinopteri - Siluriformes - Ariidae
"Ariidarum" vangionis
Actinopteri - Scorpaeniformes - Triglidae
Triglidarum biangulata
Pristigenys rhombica (Schubert 1906)
original and current combination Otolithus (Trigla) rhombicus
Mammalia - Sirenia - Dugongidae
Halitherium sp. Kaup 1838
nomen dubium belonging to Dugongidae
Mammalia - Carnivora
Carnivora indet. Bowdich 1821
Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
? Rhinocerotidae indet. Gray 1821
Mammalia - Rodentia - Theridomyidae
Theridomyidae indet. Alston 1876
Chondrichthyes - Squatinidae
Squatina angeloides Van Beneden 1873
Chondrichthyes - Squalidae
Squalus alsaticus
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Odontaspididae
Carcharias cuspidatus (Agassiz 1843)
recombined as Araloselachus cuspidatus
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Carchariidae
Carcharias acutissimus (Agassiz 1843)
Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae
Physogaleus latus
Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Scyliorhinidae
Scyliorhinus aff. coupatezi Herman 1974
Scyliorhinus aff. distans Probst 1879
Pachyscyllium albigensis
Chondrichthyes - Squalomorphii - Hexanchidae
Notorynchus primigenius (Agassiz 1835)
recombined as Notorhynchus primigenius
Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Dasyatidae
Dasyatis aff. delfortriei
Gastropoda - Pleurotomariidae
Perotrochus sismondai (Goldfuss 1844)
Gastropoda - Trochidae
Jujubinus multicingulatus (Sandberger 1860)
Gastropoda - Phasianellidae
Tricolia weinheimensis
Gastropoda - Patellida - Lottiidae
Acmaea excentrica
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae
Cylichna laurenti
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia
Raulinia laevisulcata
Gastropoda - Neritidae
Vittoclithon fulminiferus
reassigned as Clithon (Vittoclithon)
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
Pseudotorinia bimonilifera
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae
Syrnola sp. Adams 1860
Odostomia koeneni
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Ringiculidae
Ringicula semperi Koch 1862
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Acteonidae
Acteon punctatosulcatus
Tornatellaea simulata (Solander 1766)
Gastropoda - Ampullinidae
Ampullinopsis crassatina (Lamarck 1804)
Gastropoda - Epitoniidae
Pliciscala pusilla
Gastropoda - Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Calyptraea striatella
Gastropoda - Cerithiopsidae
Cerithiopsis sp. Hanley 1849
Tembrockia angusta (Tembrock 1964)
Gastropoda - Naticidae
Sigatica hautoniensis
Polinices vectensis
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Costellariidae
Conomitra perminuta
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
Cancellaria pseudovulsa
Babylonella pusilla
Unitas brauniana
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Horaiclavidae
Mauidrillia sp. Powell 1942
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conus stromboideus
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turridae
Gemmula stopanii
Gemmula parkinsonii
Fusiturris seleysii
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Raphitomidae
Pleurotomella sp. Verrill 1872
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Keepingia uniserialis
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Streptodictyon cf. subelongatus (d'Orbigny 1852)
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Athleta rathieri
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Typhis steureri
Pterynopsis tristichus
Lyrotyphis cf. cunicolosus
Purpura monoplex
Muricopsis peregra (Beyrich 1854)
Pterynotus moguntiacus
Pterynotus tricostatus
Murexiella ornata
Gastropoda - Aporrhaidae
Aporrhais oxydactylus
Gastropoda - Eocypraeidae
Apiocypraea subexcisa (Braun 1840)
[entered as Apiocypraea suexcisa]
Gastropoda - Xenophoridae
Xenophora scrutaria
Gastropoda - Cassidae
Echinophoria rondeleti
Mambrinia depressa
synonym of Galeodea
Gastropoda - Ranellidae
Sassia foveolata
Sassia flandrica
Gastropoda - Elachisinidae
Pseudocirsope confusa
Gastropoda - Rissoidae
Taramellia duboisii
synonym of Manzonia (Alvinia)
Alvania cf. areolifera
Gastropoda - Hipponicidae
Hipponix transversus
Gastropoda - Vermetidae
Lemintina imbricata
Gastropoda - Eulimidae
Eulima acicula
Gastropoda - Scaliolidae
Sandbergeria cancallata
Gastropoda - Batillariidae
Granulolabium plicatum (Bruguiére 1792)
Gastropoda - Brachytrematidae
Benoistia boblayi
Gastropoda - Cerithiidae
Bittium sublima
Hemicerithium dissitum
Scaphopoda - Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Antalis acutus
Polyplacophora - Neoloricata - Leptochitonidae
Lepidopleurus sp. Gray 1847
Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula sp. Lamarck 1799
Bivalvia - Solemyida - Nucinellidae
Pleurodon zinndorfi n. sp. Zilch 1937
Vokes 1956
synonym of Nucinella dobergensis
Bivalvia - Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris angusticostatus
Glycymeris planicostalis
Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae
Arca sandbergeri Deshayes 1860
Barbatia incomposita
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Plicatulidae
Plicatula dispar
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
Palliolum sp. Monterosato 1884
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Spondylidae
Spondylus tennispina
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Pycnodonte callifera (Lamarck 1819)
recombined as Pycnodonte (Pycnodonte) callifera
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Crassostrea cyathula (Lamarck 1806)
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Malleidae
Isognomon heberti
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pteriidae
Pteria stampinensis
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Codalucina tennuistria
original and current combination Claibornites (Codalucina)
Ctena squamosa
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae
Caryocorbula subaequivalis
original and current combination Corbula (Caryocorbula)
Varicorbula subpisum (d'Orbigny 1852)
recombined as Corbula (Varicorbula) gibba subpisum
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Macrocallista splendida
Cordiopsis incrassata (Nyst 1836)
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Chamidae
Chama brauni
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Habecardium tennisulcatum
spelled with current rank as Laevicardium (Habecardium)
Papillicardium raulini
Bivalvia - Carditida - Crassatellidae
Crassinella bronni
Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Cyclocardia omaliana
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Cancellothyrididae
Terebratulina sp. d'Orbigny 1847
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Terebratulidae
Terebratula sp. Müller 1776
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Megathyrididae
Argyrotheca sp. Dall 1900
Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Myriaporidae
Myriapora fungiformis
Polychaeta - Sabellida - Serpulidae
cf. Spirorbis sp. Daudin 1800
Thecostraca - Balanomorpha - Balanidae
Balanus sp. Da Costa 1778
Ostracoda - Podocopida - Bairdiidae
Bairdia elongata Blake 1876
replaced by Isobythocypris tatei
"elongata"
Ostracoda - Podocopida - Hemicytheridae
Pokornyella limbata
Ostracoda - Podocopida - Leguminocythereidae
Leguminocythereis sp. Howe and Law 1936
Ostracoda - Podocopida - Pontocyprididae
Argilloecia laevissima
Ostracoda - Podocopida - Cytherettidae
Flexus conicinnus
Ostracoda - Podocopida - Brachycytheridae
Pterygocythereis ceratoptera
original and current combination Cythereis (Pterygocythereis)
Ostracoda - Podocopida - Cytheruridae
? Eocytheropteron sp. (Alexander 1933)
original and current combination Cytheropteron (Eocytheropteron)
Eucytherura dentata
Paracytheridea aff. gradata
Ostracoda - Podocopida - Cytherideidae
Hemicyprideis sp.
Cytheridea sandbergeri
Ostracoda - Platycopida - Cytherellidae
Cytherella sp. Jones 1849
Malacostraca - Decapoda - Paguridae
Pagurus soellingenis
see common names

Geography
Country:Germany
Coordinates: 49.8° North, 7.7° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:49.2° North, 4.1° East
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Time
Period:Paleogene Epoch:Oligocene
Stage:Rupelian 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 4
Key time interval:Rupelian
Age range of interval:33.90000 - 27.82000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Alzey
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: sandstone
Includes fossils?Y
Environment:coastal indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body,original calcite,original phosphate
Size of fossils:macrofossils,mesofossils,microfossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Metadata
Database number:95898
Authorizer:M. Uhen, A. Dunhill Enterer:M. Uhen, B. Allen
Research group:vertebrate
Created:2010-05-04 06:44:49 Last modified:2010-05-04 09:44:49
Access level:the public Released:2010-05-04 06:44:49
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
32561. T. Schindler, K. Nungesser, A. Mueller and K. I. Grimm. 2009. Die Alzey-Formation der klassichen Lokalitat Wlschberg bei Waldbockelheim (Rupelium, Oligozan, Mainzer Becken) - Ergebnisse neuer Grabungen. Jahresberichte un Mitteilungen des Oberrheinischen Geologischen Vereines 91:37-87 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]

Secondary references:

68963 H. E. Vokes. 1956. Notes on the Nucinellidae (Pelecypoda) with description of a new species from the Eocene of Oregon. Journal of Paleontology 30(3):652-671 [A. Dunhill/B. Allen]