Where: Slovakia (48.0° N, 20.0° E: paleocoordinates 2.9° N, 30.2° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Wetterstein Limestone Formation, Ladinian (242.0 - 237.0 Ma)
• Algae are indicative of the Ladinian age. Some brachiopods and bivalves can indicate also the Lower Carnian (Cordevolian), but their determination is not conclusive (open nomenclature).
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; lithified, shelly/skeletal limestone
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: original calcite
Collection methods: mechanical,
Primary reference: M. Kochanova, J. Mello, and M. Siblik. 1975. Fossilien aus dem Wettersteinkalke des Slowakischen Karstes (Lokalitat Silicka). Geologicke prace, Spravy 63:55-56 [F. Fursich/A. Tomasovych/S. Bruning]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 23867: authorized by Franz Fursich, entered by Danica Hempfling on 23.07.2002, edited by Franz Fursich, Simone Hicks and Adam Tomasovych
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
Chlorophyceae | |
Foraminifera | |
Ammodiscus sp. Reuss 1862 | |
Ammobaculites sp. Cushman 1910 | |
Tubothalamea | |
Hemigordius sp. Schubert 1908 | |
Nodosariata | |
Foraminifera | |
Tetrataxis sp. Ehrenberg 1854 | |
Cyanophyceae | |
Baccanella floriformis Pantic 1971 | |
Ladinella porata | |
? Ladinella porata Ott 1968 | |
Shamovella | |
"Tubiphytes obscurus" = Shamovella obscura
"Tubiphytes obscurus" = Shamovella obscura Maslov 1956 | |
Rhynchonellata | |
Mentzelia aff. dalmani, Mentzelia ampla, Mentzelia mentzeli, Mentzelia cf. mentzeli, Koeveskallina palaeotypus, Koeveskallina aff. palaeotypus
Mentzelia ampla Bittner 1890
Mentzelia cf. mentzeli Dunker 1851 | |
""Spiriferina" halobiarum" = Mentzelioides halobiarum
""Spiriferina" halobiarum" = Mentzelioides halobiarum Bittner 1890 determined as Spiriferina halobiarum
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""Spiriferina" aff. pectinata" = Sinucosta pectinata, ""Spiriferina" cf. pectinata" = Sinucosta pectinata
""Spiriferina" aff. pectinata" = Sinucosta pectinata Bittner 1890 determined as Spiriferina aff. pectinata
""Spiriferina" cf. pectinata" = Sinucosta pectinata Bittner 1890 determined as Spiriferina cf. pectinata
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? Pentactinella "sp.n.", Dioristella indistincta, Anisactinella cf. quadriplecta, Diplospirella wissmanni
Dioristella indistincta Beyrich 1862 | |
"Rhynchonella" cimbrica Bittner 1890
"Rhynchonella" aff. cynodon Laube 1865 | |
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Decurtella aff. decurtata Girard 1843 | |
"Piarorhynchella "sp.n."" = Nudirostralina
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Bivalvia | |
Pteria cf. caudata pearl oyster
Pteria sp. Scopoli 1777 pearl oyster | |
Bakevellia aff. costata Schlotheim 1820 oyster | |
Cassianella "sp. 1" Beyrich 1862 oyster
Cassianella ex gr. angusta Bittner 1891 oyster | |
Daonella "sp. 1", "Daonella ex gr. pichleri" = Daonella (Pichlerella) pichleri
Daonella "sp. 1" Mojsisovics 1874 oyster
"Daonella ex gr. pichleri" = Daonella (Pichlerella) pichleri Mojsisovics 1874 oyster | |
Pseudolimea sp., Mysidioptera cainalloi, Mysidioptera aff. cainalloi, Mysidioptera sp., Mysidioptera fassaensis
Pseudolimea sp. Douglas and Arkell 1932 file clam
Mysidioptera cainalloi file clam
Mysidioptera aff. cainalloi file clam
Mysidioptera sp. Salomon 1895 file clam
Mysidioptera fassaensis Salomon 1895 file clam | |
Leptochondria inaequistriata scallop
Leptochondria cf. subalternatus scallop | |
Prospondylus sp. Zimmerman 1886 scallop | |
"Chlamys (Praechlamys) aff. paronai" = Praechlamys, "Chlamys (Praechlamys) ex gr. broilii" = Praechlamys, "Chlamys (Praechlamys) "sp. 1"" = Praechlamys, Camptonectes (Annulinectes) sp.
"Chlamys (Praechlamys) aff. paronai" = Praechlamys scallop
"Chlamys (Praechlamys) ex gr. broilii" = Praechlamys scallop
"Chlamys (Praechlamys) "sp. 1"" = Praechlamys Allasinaz 1972 scallop
Camptonectes (Annulinectes) sp. Allasinaz 1972 scallop | |
Newaagia cf. noetlingi scallop | |
Entolium cf. cainalloi scallop
Entolium aff. contemptibile scallop
Entolium discites Schlotheim 1820 scallop | |
Parallelodon sp. Meek and Worthen 1866 clam | |
"Protopis cf. joannae" = Joannina joannae, Pseudomyoconcha sp.
"Protopis cf. joannae" = Joannina joannae Waagen 1907 clam
Pseudomyoconcha sp. Rossi et al. 1966 clam | |
Schafhaeutlia sp. Cossmann 1897 clam | |
? Trigonodus sp. Alberti 1864 clam | |
Gastropoda | |
Coelostylina sp., Coelostylina (Gigantogonia) princeps, Coelostylina (Gradiella) fedaiana, Coelostylina aff. conica, Omphaloptycha sp., Omphaloptycha aff. irritata, Trypanostylus aff. geographicus
Coelostylina sp. Kittl 1894 snail
Coelostylina (Gradiella) fedaiana Kittl 1894 snail
Coelostylina aff. conica Münster 1841 snail
Omphaloptycha sp. Ammon 1878 snail
Omphaloptycha aff. irritata Kittl 1894 snail
Trypanostylus aff. geographicus Stoppani 1858 snail | |
Naticopsis (Marmolatella) cf. applanata Kittl 1894 snail
Delphinulopsis sp. Laube 1868 snail | |
? Turbonitella gracillima Böhm 1895 snail | |
"Umbonium" aff. vinassai top snail | |
Woehrmannia aff. boehmi Kittl 1899 snail | |
? Turbo cf. vixcarinatus Münster 1841 snail | |
Euthystylus sp. Cossmann 1895 snail | |
? Enantiostoma sp. Koken 1896 snail | |
Worthenia sp. de Koninck 1883 snail
Worthenia aff. plutonis Kittl 1894 snail | |
Sisenna sp. Koken 1896 snail | |
Dicosmos aff. maculosus snail
Naticopsis sp. M'Coy 1844 snail | |
"Neritaria comensis" = Protonerita comensis
"Neritaria comensis" = Protonerita comensis Hoernes 1856 snail | |
Undularia sp. Koken 1892 snail |