Wetterstein Limestone 2, Ostry Vrch, Male Karpaty Mountains (Triassic of Slovakia)

Where: Slovakia (48.5° N, 17.3° E: paleocoordinates 4.3° N, 29.0° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Wetterstein Formation, Ladinian (242.0 - 237.0 Ma)

• Lower Ladinian

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; white limestone

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: cast, mold/impression

Primary reference: M. Kochanova and J. Pevny. 1982. Bivalves and brachiopods from Wetterstein limestones of Ostry vrch (Male Karpaty Mts.). Zapadne Karpaty, ser. Paleontologia 6:7-40 [D. Bottjer/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 44353: authorized by David Bottjer, entered by Matthew Clapham on 08.09.2004

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Rhynchonellata
 Spiriferinida - Balatonospiridae
"Spiriferina cf. pia" = Dinarispira pia
"Spiriferina cf. pia" = Dinarispira pia Bittner 1890
 Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae
Cruratula eudora Laube 1865
Bivalvia
 Ostreida - Pteriidae
Pteria sp. Scopoli 1777 pearl oyster
 Ostreida - Halobiidae
Daonella sp. Mojsisovics 1874 oyster
 Ostreida - Pinnidae
Pinna sp. Linnaeus 1758 oyster
 Pectinida - Limidae
Plagiostoma sp. Sowerby 1814 file clam
 Pectinida - Hunanopectinidae
Leptochondria sp. Bittner 1891 scallop
Leptochondria "sp. 1" Bittner 1891 scallop
 Pectinida - Pseudomonotidae
? Prospondylus sp. Zimmerman 1886 scallop
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Chlamys (? Granulochlamys) sp., ? Chlamys sp., "Chlamys (Praechlamys) broilii" = Praechlamys, "Chlamys (Praechlamys) paronai" = Praechlamys, "Chlamys (Praechlamys) rotai" = Praechlamys, "Chlamys (Praechlamys) sp." = Praechlamys, ? Pleuronectites sp.
Chlamys (? Granulochlamys) sp. Röding 1798 scallop
? Chlamys sp. Röding 1798 scallop
"Chlamys (Praechlamys) broilii" = Praechlamys scallop
"Chlamys (Praechlamys) paronai" = Praechlamys scallop
"Chlamys (Praechlamys) rotai" = Praechlamys scallop
"Chlamys (Praechlamys) sp." = Praechlamys Allasinaz 1972 scallop
? Pleuronectites sp. Schlotheim 1820 scallop
 Pectinida - Terquemiidae
Newaagia sp. Hertlein 1952 scallop
 Pectinida - Entoliidae
? Entolium sp. Meek 1865 scallop
 Myalinida - Mysidiellidae
Protopis sp. Kittl 1903 clam
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
"? Cardium aff. victoriae" = Pratulum victoriae
"? Cardium aff. victoriae" = Pratulum victoriae Tate 1887 cockle
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
Schafhaeutlia cf. esinensis clam
[entered as Schafhautlia esinensis]
Schafhaeutlia cf. plana clam
[entered as Schafhautlia plana]
Gastropoda
 Caenogastropoda - Coelostylinidae
Coelostylina sp. Kittl 1894 snail
 Neritoidea - Naticopsidae
Naticopsis sp. M'Coy 1844 snail