Pécs vicinity (Triassic of Hungary)

Where: Baranya, Hungary (46.1° N, 18.2° E: paleocoordinates 0.6° N, 29.0° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: binodosus ammonoid zone, Zuhánya Limestone Formation, Pelsonian (247.2 - 242.0 Ma)

• The Zuhánya Limestone was previously split into two members which are no longer valid.

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; lithified limestone

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Primary reference: I. Szente. 1997. Bivalve assemblages from the Middle Triassic Muschelkalk of the Mecsek Mts, South Hungary: An overview. Acta Geologica Hungarica 40(4):411-424 [W. Foster/W. Foster]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 181571: authorized by William Foster, entered by William Foster on 17.09.2016

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Rhynchonellata
 Athyridida - Diplospirellidae
Tetractinella trigonella Schlotheim 1820
 Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae
Coenothyris vulgaris Schlotheim 1820
Bivalvia
 Pterioida - Prospondylidea
"Enantiostreon difforme" = Terquemia difformis
"Enantiostreon difforme" = Terquemia difformis Schlotheim 1820 clam
 Ostreida - Bakevelliidae
Bakevellia costata Schlotheim 1820 oyster
Hoernesia socialis Schlotheim 1823 oyster
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Pecten margheritae von Hauer 1850 scallop
 Pectinida - Anomiidae
Placunopsis ostracina Schlotheim 1820 scallop
 Pectinida - Limidae
Plagiostoma striatum Schlotheim 1820 file clam
 Pectinida - Hunanopectinidae
Leptochondria albertii Goldfuss 1838 scallop
 Pectinida - Entoliidae
Entolium discites Schlotheim 1820 scallop
 Pholadida - Pleuromyidae
Pleuromya indet. Meek 1873 clam
 Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae
Arcomya indet. Agassiz 1838 clam
 Trigoniida - Myophoriidae
"Lyriomyophoria elegans" = Elegantinia, Neoschizodus laevigatus
"Lyriomyophoria elegans" = Elegantinia clam
Neoschizodus laevigatus Ziethen 1830 clam