Where: Austria (48.5° N, 15.8° E: paleocoordinates 47.7° N, 15.2° E)
• coordinate stated in text
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Fels Formation, Burdigalian (20.4 - 16.0 Ma)
• STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From the Fels Fm, which conformably overlies the St. Marein-Freischling Fm (Aquitanian), and is conformably overlain by the Zellerndorf Fm (Burdigalian). THICKNESS: Unknown, but presumably from bed or group of beds within formation. AGE: Eggenburgian local stage = Burdigalian. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From unknown position within formation.
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: coastal; unlithified, fine-grained sandstone
Size class: macrofossils
Collection methods: bulk, surface (in situ),
• COLLECTOR: Not stated in text, but possibly multiple collectors and dates. REPOSITORY: Not specifically stated, but likely reposited at the Inst. of Pal., University of Vienna, the Krahuletz Museum in Eggenburg, the Hörbarth Museum in Horn, and the Natural History Museum of Vienna.
Primary reference: O. Mandic and F. F. Steininger. 2003. Computer-based mollusc stratigraphy - a case study from the Eggenburgian (Lower Miocene) type region (NE Austria). Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 197:263-291 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details
Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis
PaleoDB collection 77402: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 10.01.2008
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Gastropoda | |
Emarginula (Emarginula) reticulata Sowerby 1813 snail | |
Haliotis (Haliotis) sp. Linnaeus 1758 abalone | |
Tricolia dollfusi snail | |
Gibbula (Colliculus) cf. biangulata, Diloma (Paroxystele) amedei, Calliostoma (Ampullotrochus) laureatum
Gibbula (Colliculus) cf. biangulata top snail SUBSPECIES: Gibbula (Colliculus) cf. biangulata porella
Calliostoma (Ampullotrochus) laureatum top snail | |
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Calyptraea (Calyptraea) chinensis Linnaeus 1758 slipper shell
Calyptraea (Calyptraea) depressa Lamarck 1822 slipper shell | |
"Triphora (Triphora) perversa" = Triphora perversa, Triphora (Triphora) papaveracea
"Triphora (Triphora) perversa" = Triphora perversa Linnaeus 1758 snail | |
Alvania (Alvania) venus snail | |
Burtinella cf. subnummulus worm shell | |
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Drepanocheilus (Arrhoges) speciosus snail SUBSPECIES: Drepanocheilus (Arrhoges) speciosus serus & megapolitana
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"Cancellaria (Trigonostoma) umbilicaris" = Trigonostoma
"Cancellaria (Trigonostoma) umbilicaris" = Trigonostoma snail SUBSPECIES: Cancellaria (Trigonostoma) umbilicaris pluricostata
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"Protoma (Protoma) cathedralis" = Protoma cathedralis, Turritella (Haustator) vermicularis
"Protoma (Protoma) cathedralis" = Protoma cathedralis Brongniart 1856 turret shell SUBSPECIES: Protoma (Protoma) cathedralis quadricincta
Turritella (Haustator) vermicularis Brocchi 1814 turret shell SUBSPECIES: Turritella (Haustator) vermicularis lineolatocincta
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Sandbergeria perspusilla snail | |
Bittium (Bittium) benoisti cerith snail | |
Cylichna (Cylichna) cylindracea Pennant 1777 snail | |
"Ringicula (Ringiculella) auriculata" = Ringicula minor
"Ringicula (Ringiculella) auriculata" = Ringicula minor Grateloup 1838 snail SUBSPECIES: Ringicula (Ringiculella) auriculata paulucciae
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Scaphopoda | |
"Dentalium (Antalis) kickxi" = Antalis
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Bivalvia | |
Lucinoma barrandei, "Lucinoma borealis" = Lucinoma (Lucinoma) borealis, Megaxinus bellardiana, Divalinga divaricata, Gibbolucina transversa
Lucinoma barrandei clam
"Lucinoma borealis" = Lucinoma (Lucinoma) borealis Linnaeus 1767 clam | |
Anisodonta biali clam | |
"Chama gryphina" = Pseudochama (Pseudochama) gryphina
"Chama gryphina" = Pseudochama (Pseudochama) gryphina Lamarck 1819 jewel box | |
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Arctica girondica clam | |
Pitar (Chionella) lilacinoides, Venus aquitanica, "Venus multilamella" = Venus (Ventricoloidea) multilamella
Pitar (Chionella) lilacinoides venus clam
Venus aquitanica venus clam
"Venus multilamella" = Venus (Ventricoloidea) multilamella Lamarck 1818 venus clam | |
Spisula (Spisula) subtruncata da Costa 1778 clam SUBSPECIES: Spisula (Spisula) subtruncata triangula
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Cerastoderma edule, Laevicardium sandbergeri, Discors spondyloides, Cardium rittergulderi, Rudicardium grande
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"Angulus (Peronidia) nysti" = Tellina (Peronidia), Arcopagia subelegans
"Angulus (Peronidia) nysti" = Tellina (Peronidia) tellin clam SUBSPECIES: Angulus (Peronidia) nysti pseudofalax
Arcopagia subelegans tellin clam | |
Pholas desmoulinsi clam | |
Cyrtodaria neuvillei clam
Hiatella arctica Linnaeus 1767 clam
"Panopea menardi" = Panopea (Panopea) menardi Deshayes 1829 clam | |
Thracia (Cyathodonta) pubescens Pulteney 1799 clam | |
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Glycymeris (Glycymeris) cor Lamarck 1805 clam | |
Arcopsis lactea clam | |
"Limatula subauriculata" = Lima subauriculata
"Limatula subauriculata" = Lima subauriculata Montagu 1808 file clam SUBSPECIES: Limatula subauriculata ? inframocaenica
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Chlamys bruei scallop
Chlamys incomparabilis scallop | |
Ostrea sacyi oyster | |
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Septifer saccoi mussel | |
Nuculana (Nuculana) guembeli pointed nut clam | |
"Nucula (Nucula) laevigata" = Leionucula laevigata
"Nucula (Nucula) laevigata" = Leionucula laevigata Sowerby 1818 nut clam |