Bjørnøya, Urdsberg, B1 (Triassic of Svalbard and Jan Mayen)

Where: Svalbard and Jan Mayen (74.4° N, 19.2° E: paleocoordinates 39.1° N, 6.8° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Kapp Toscana Formation, Ladinian (242.0 - 237.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; sandstone

• Myophoria sandstone

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: bulk,

Primary reference: J. Böhm. 1903. Uber die Obertriadische fauna der Bäreninsel. Kungliga Svenska Vetenskapsakademien Handeln 37(3):1-76 [W. Foster/W. Foster/W. Foster]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 212183: authorized by William Foster, entered by William Foster on 04.08.2020, edited by Matthew Clapham

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Cucullnea sp., cf. Cnspidaria semiradiata, Belouorhynchus sp.
Craniata
 Craniida - Craniidae
Crania tetrica
Lingulata
 Lingulida - Lingulidae
"Lingula polaris" = Lingularia polaris
"Lingula polaris" = Lingularia polaris Lundgren 1883
Rhynchonellata
 Spiriferinida - Laballidae
Pseudolaballa cf. bittneri
 Spiriferinida - Rastelligeridae
Canadospira cf. canadensis, "Spiriferina lindstroemi" = Boreiospira lindstroemi
"Spiriferina lindstroemi" = Boreiospira lindstroemi Bohm 1903
 Terebratulida - Zeilleriidae
"Terebratula teres" = Aulacothyroides teres
"Terebratula teres" = Aulacothyroides teres Bohm 1903
 Rhynchonellida - Rhynchonellidae
Planirhynchia cf. yakutica
 Athyridida - Retziidae
Retzia arctica
Gastropoda
 Ptenoglossa - Protoculidae
Undularia pertica
 Murchisoniina - Rhaphistomellidae
Sisenna conwentzi
 Murchisoniina - Phymatopleuridae
Worthenia bifurea
 Heterostropha - Gordenellidae
Promathildia aff. turritellae
 Neritoidea - Neritidae
Protonerita sp.
Protonerita sp. Kittl 1894 snail
Scaphopoda
 Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Dentalium boreale, Dentalium cf. arctum
Dentalium cf. arctum Pichler 1857 tusk shell
Bivalvia
 Nuculanida - Malletiidae
Palaeoneilo sp.
Palaeoneilo sp. Hall and Whitfield 1869 clam
 Arcida - Parallelodontidae
"Macrodon buchi" = Parallelodon, "Macrodon duneri" = Parallelodon
"Macrodon buchi" = Parallelodon clam
"Macrodon duneri" = Parallelodon clam
 Ostreida - Halobiidae
Daonella loveni
 Ostreida - Pteriidae
Rhynchopterus perna
Rhynchopterus perna pearl oyster
 Ostreida - Bakevelliidae
"Gervilleia nordenskoeldii" = Gervillia, "Gervilleia loewenighi" = Gervillia, Bakevellia nrsina, "Gervilleia aff. costata" = Bakevellia costata
"Gervilleia nordenskoeldii" = Gervillia oyster
"Gervilleia loewenighi" = Gervillia oyster
"Gervilleia aff. costata" = Bakevellia costata Schlotheim 1820 oyster
 Ostreida - Pinnidae
Pinna heeri, Pinna lima
Pinna lima Boehm 1903 oyster
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Gryphaea skuld, Gryphaea sp., Gryphaea keilhaui
Gryphaea sp. Lamarck 1801 oyster
Gryphaea keilhaui Boehm 1903 oyster
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea ? sp.
Ostrea ? sp. Linnaeus 1758 oyster
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Pecten oebergi
 Pectinida - Aviculopectinidae
Aviculopecten tenuistriatus, "Pecten damesi" = Neopecten damesi, Eumorphotis artus, Eumorphotis variabilis, Eumorphotis vagans, Eumorphotis aff. telleri
"Pecten damesi" = Neopecten damesi Boehm 1903 scallop
Eumorphotis aff. telleri Bittner 1899 scallop
 Pectinida - Limidae
Lima spitzbergensis, Lima sweuanderi, Mysidioptera buchi
Lima sweuanderi file clam
 Pectinida - Dimyidae
"Dimyodon patera" = Atreta
"Dimyodon patera" = Atreta scallop
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Modiola aff. raibliana
Modiola aff. raibliana Bittner 1895 mussel
 Trigoniida - Myophoriidae
Myophoria nathorsti, Myophoria tennci, Myophoria urd
 Carditida - Carditidae
Cardita sp.
Cardita sp. Bruguière 1792 clam
 Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae
Pholadomya franciscae, Homomya forsbergi
 Cardiida - Anthracosiidae
"Anoplophora ephippium" = Unionites
"Anoplophora ephippium" = Unionites clam
 Cardiida - Kalenteridae
"Pleurophorus anderssoni" = Permophorus, "Pleurophorus perlonga" = Permophorus
"Pleurophorus anderssoni" = Permophorus clam
"Pleurophorus perlonga" = Permophorus clam
 Megalodontida - Megalodontidae
Megalodon poolei, Megalodon rotundatus
  - Aviculidae
Avicula sp., Avicula torelli, Avicula bittneri, Avicula aff. boeckhi
Avicula sp. Bruguière 1791 clam
Avicula bittneri Wöhrmann 1894 clam
Avicula aff. boeckhi Bittner 1901 clam
Cephalopoda
 Ceratitida - Nathorstitidae
Nathorstites sp., Nathorstites ? globosus, "Nathorstites cf. mcconnelli" = Nathorstites macconnelli, "Nathorstites lenticularis" = Nathorstites macconnelli, "Nathorstites lindstroemi" = Nathorstites lindstroemi, "Nathorstites mojsvari" = Nathorstites lindstroemi
Nathorstites sp. Boehm 1903 ceratite
"Nathorstites cf. mcconnelli" = Nathorstites macconnelli Whiteaves 1889 ceratite
"Nathorstites lenticularis" = Nathorstites macconnelli Whiteaves 1889 ceratite
"Nathorstites lindstroemi" = Nathorstites lindstroemi Boehm 1903 ceratite
"Nathorstites mojsvari" = Nathorstites lindstroemi Boehm 1903 ceratite
 Ceratitida - Hungaritidae
Hungarites ? sp.
Hungarites ? sp. Mojsisovics 1879 ceratite
 Ceratitida - Trachyceratidae
"Dawsonites canadensis" = Daxatina canadensis, Trachyceras sp.
"Dawsonites canadensis" = Daxatina canadensis Whiteaves 1889 ceratite
var. elimata
Trachyceras sp. Laube 1869 ceratite
Actinopteri
 Anacanthini -
Macruridarum sp.
Ophiuroidea
 Ophiacanthida - Ophiodermatidae
Ophioderma sp.
Ophioderma sp. Müller and Troschel 1840 brittle star
Echinoidea
 Cidaroida - Cidaridae
Cidaris sp.
Cidaris sp. Leske 1778 pencil urchin