Valdepena Limestone Quarry (Triassic to of Italy)

Where: Udine, Italy (46.4° N, 12.5° E: paleocoordinates 6.5° N, 23.4° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Anisian to Anisian (247.2 - 237.0 Ma)

• De Toni (1913) considers the faunal composition most comparable to that of Wengen, which is Anisian in age; the fauna is probably collected from beds which are Anisian - Ladinian

Environment/lithology: gray, red limestone

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: A. De Toni. 1913. Illustrazione della fauna triasica di Valdepena (Cadore) [Illustration of the Triassic fauna of Valdepena (Cadore)]. Memorie dell´ Instituto Geologico della R. Università di Padova 2:1-194 [A. Dunhill/B. Allen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 201597: authorized by Alex Dunhill, entered by Bethany Allen on 14.05.2019

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Taxonomic list

unclassified
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Rhynchonellata
 Spiriferinida - Spiriferinidae
 Athyridida - Diplospirellidae
"Spirigera erubescens n. sp." = Spirigerellina erubescens, "Spirigera (Pexidella) marmorea" = Pexidella marmorea
"Spirigera erubescens n. sp." = Spirigerellina erubescens De Toni 1913
"Spirigera (Pexidella) marmorea" = Pexidella marmorea Bittner 1890
 Rhynchonellida - Norellidae
Rhynchonella (Norella) gortanii n. sp. De Toni 1913
Bivalvia
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
"Mysidia taramellii n. sp." = Botulopsis taramellii
"Mysidia taramellii n. sp." = Botulopsis taramellii De Toni 1913 mussel
 Ostreida - Posidoniidae
"Posidonomya wengensis" = Bositra wengensis
"Posidonomya wengensis" = Bositra wengensis Wissmann 1841 oyster
 Ostreida - Halobiidae
Daonella marmolatae Kittl 1912 oyster
Daonella lommeli Wissmann 1841 oyster
Daonella cf. longobardica Kittl 1912 oyster
Halobia sp. Bronn 1830 oyster
 Pectinida - Limidae
Mysidioptera (Latemaria) inflata, Mysidioptera bassanii n. sp., "Mysidioptera (Latemaria) kittlii" = Mysidioptera kittlii
Mysidioptera (Latemaria) inflata Wilckens 1909 file clam
Mysidioptera bassanii n. sp. De Toni 1913 file clam
"Mysidioptera (Latemaria) kittlii" = Mysidioptera kittlii Bittner 1895 file clam
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Pecten concentristriatus Hörnes 1855 scallop
 Pectinida - Entolioidesidae
"Pecten tridentini" = Calvaentolium tridentini
"Pecten tridentini" = Calvaentolium tridentini Bittner 1901 scallop
 Arcida - Parallelodontidae
Macrodon formosum n. sp. De Toni 1913 clam
 Unionida - Pachycardiidae
Pachycardia dubiosa n. sp. De Toni 1913 clam
Gastropoda
 Patellida - Lottiidae
Scurria sp. Gray 1847 limpet
Cephalopoda
 Phylloceratida - Ussuritidae
Monophyllites wengensis Klipstein 1843 ammonite
 Ceratitida - Ceratitidae
"Protrachyceras tetranodosum n. sp." = Detoniceras tetranodosum
"Protrachyceras tetranodosum n. sp." = Detoniceras tetranodosum De Toni 1913 ceratite
 Ceratitida - Sageceratidae
Sageceras haidingeri Hauer 1847 ceratite
 Ceratitida - Joannitidae
Joannites dieneri n. sp. De Toni 1913 ceratite
Joannites caminensis Longhi 1902 ceratite
Joannites proavus Diener 1900 ceratite
 Ceratitida - Arcestidae
Proarcestes pannonicus Mojsisovics 1870 ceratite
Proarcestes subtridentinus Mojsisovics 1882 ceratite
Proarcestes boeckhi Mojsisovics 1882 ceratite
Proarcestes reyeri Mojsisovics 1882 ceratite
 Ceratitida - Cladiscitidae
"Procladiscites (Phyllocladiscites) crassus" = Phyllocladiscites crassus, Procladiscites griesbachi
"Procladiscites (Phyllocladiscites) crassus" = Phyllocladiscites crassus Hauer 1887 ceratite
Procladiscites griesbachi von Mojsisovics 1882 ceratite
 Ceratitida - Trachyceratidae
"Anolcites richtofeni" = Falsanolcites richthofeni Mojsisovics 1882 ceratite
"Anolcites laczkoi" = Falsanolcites laczkoi Diener 1899 ceratite
"Protrachyceras cf. curionii" = Eoprotrachyceras curionii Mojsisovics 1882 ceratite
"Protrachyceras gredleri" = Eoprotrachyceras gredleri Mojsisovics 1882 ceratite
Protrachyceras archelaus Laube 1869 ceratite
Protrachyceras longobardicum Mojsisovics 1882 ceratite
Protrachyceras spitiense Diener 1908 ceratite
Protrachyceras pseudoarchelaus Boeckh 1873 ceratite
Protrachyceras ladinum Mojsisovics 1882 ceratite
"Protrachyceras aff. furcatum" = Sirenotrachyceras furcatum Münster 1841 ceratite
"Protrachyceras rutoranum" = Trachyceras rutoranum Mojsisovics 1882 ceratite
"Arpadites arietiformis n. sp." = Argolites arietiformis De Toni 1913 ceratite
Arpadites arpadis Mojsisovics 1870 ceratite
Arpadites cinensis von Mojsisovics 1882 ceratite
Arpadites telleri von Mojsisovics 1882 ceratite
Arpadites szaboi Boeckh 1873 ceratite
 Ceratitida - Gymnitidae
Gymnites sp. von Mojsisovics 1882 ceratite
Gymnites aff. sankara Diener 1895 ceratite
Gymnites raphaelis Tommasi 1899 ceratite
Gymnites aff. incultus Beyrich 1867 ceratite
"Gymnites credneri" = Epigymnites credneri von Mojsisovics 1882 ceratite
"Gymnites ecki" = Epigymnites ecki von Mojsisovics 1882 ceratite
"Gymnites moelleri" = Epigymnites moelleri von Mojsisovics 1882 ceratite
 Ceratitida - Pinacoceratidae
Pinacoceras dalpiazi n. sp. De Toni 1913 ceratite
 Ceratitida - Sturiidae
Sturia forojuliensis Mojsisovics 1882 ceratite
Sturia sansovinii Mojsisovics 1869 ceratite
 Ceratitida - Megaphyllitidae
Megaphyllites jarbas Münster 1841 ceratite
 Aulacoceratida - Xiphoteuthididae
Atractites bacchilidis Tommasi 1899 belemnite
Atractites obeliscus Mojsisovics 1869 belemnite
 Aulacocerida - Aulacoceratidae
Dictyoconites taramellii Tommasi 1899 belemnite
Dictyoconites ruber n. sp. De Toni 1913 belemnite
 Nautilida - Syringonautilidae
Syringoceras sp. Hyatt 1894 nautiloid
Syringoceras granulosostriatus Klipstein 1843 nautiloid
 Orthocerida - Orthoceratidae
"Orthoceras campanile" = Michelinoceras campanile Mojsisovics 1869
Crinoidea
 Encrinida - Encrinidae
Encrinus sp. Lamarck 1801 Sea lily