Plosina, Middle Carpathians: Thanetian, Poland
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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unclassified
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Gilbertia ? inopinata
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3 specimens | |||||||||
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? Rotellorbis ? nincki
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Patellida
- Lottiidae
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Acmaea simplex
Dickerson 1917
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Helcion simplex | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Turbinidae
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Angaria sp.
Röding 1798
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4 specimens | |||||||||
| Angarina sp. n. | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Ataphridae
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Boutillieria carpatica
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6 specimens | |||||||||
| Leptothyra carpatica Kropaczek | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Colloniidae
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Cirsochilus carpatica
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Collonia (Cirsochilus) carpatica | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Solariellidae
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Solariella ladrierei
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2 specimens | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Trochidae
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Tectus sp.
Monfort 1810
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12 specimens | |||||||||
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Calliostoma babicensis
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| Eumargarita carpatica | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Lepetellida
- Fissurellidae
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Emarginula beclardi
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Eucyclidae
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Calliomphalus sp.
Cossmann 1888
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| sp. ind. 1, 2 | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Ampullinidae
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Ampullina barytata
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14 specimens | |||||||||
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Ampullina sp.
Férussac 1822
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12 specimens | |||||||||
| sp. ind. 1-3 | ||||||||||
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? Ampullospira ? levesquei
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| spelled with current rank as Ampullina (Ampullospira) | ||||||||||
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Ampullospira sp.
Harris 1897
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| spelled with current rank as Ampullina (Ampullospira) | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neotaenioglossa
- Calyptraeidae
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Calyptraea montensis
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abundant category | |||||||||
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Calyptraea sp.
Lamarck 1799
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5 specimens | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Pachychilidae
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Melanatria archiaci
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Faunus (Melanatria) archiaci | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Metacerithiidae
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Metacerithium paleocaenicum
Traub 1938
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| Cerithium (Metacerithium) paleocaenicum | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Turritellidae
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Turritella montensis
Briart and Cornet 1873
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abundant category | |||||||||
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Mesalia cf. intermedia
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Mesalia patula
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8 specimens | |||||||||
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Mesalia fasciata
(Lamarck 1804)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| recombined as Sigmesalia fasciata | ||||||||||
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Turritella coemansi
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3 specimens | |||||||||
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Turritella nysti
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Turritella sp.
Lamarck 1799
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6 specimens | |||||||||
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Turritella arsenei
Briart and Cornet 1873
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a category | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Melanopsidae
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Melanopsis ? sodalis
Deshayes 1862
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10 specimens | |||||||||
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Melanopsis ancillaroides
Deshayes 1824
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8 specimens | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Brachytrematidae
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Benoistia cf. pentagonata
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Potamididae
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Potamides crassicostatus
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Potamides cf. tristriatus
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Potamides sp.
Brongniart 1810
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4 specimens | |||||||||
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Ptychopotamides sp.
(Sacco 1895)
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5 specimens | |||||||||
| original and current combination Potamides (Ptychopotamides) | ||||||||||
| Potamides (Ptychopotamides) sp. n. 1 | ||||||||||
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Tympanotonos aff. calcitrapoides
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20 specimens | |||||||||
| Tympanotomus aff. calcitrapoides | ||||||||||
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Tympanotonos cf. funatus
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13 specimens | |||||||||
| Tympanotomus cf. funatus | ||||||||||
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Tympanotonos sp.
Schumacher 1817
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abundant category | |||||||||
| Tympanotomus sp. n. (ex gr. T. papalis) | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Diastomatidae
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Keilostoma plicatulum
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4 specimens | |||||||||
| Paryphostoma plicatum | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Cerithiidae
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Bittium gibbosum
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Rhinoclavis unisulcatus
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8 specimens | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Thiaridae
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Pyrgulifera ? bicarinata
Traub 1938
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Cornetia cf. malaisei
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| Cerithium (Vulgocerithium) malaisei | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Batillariidae
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Batillaria ? echinoides
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Batillaria goniophora
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Batillaria inopinata
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Epitoniidae
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? Scalaria magna
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abundant category | |||||||||
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Acirsa subplicata
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abundant category | |||||||||
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Acirsella inermis
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abundant category | |||||||||
| spelled with current rank as Acirsa (Acirsella) | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Cerithiopsidae
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Cerithiopsis babicensis
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Vermetidae
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Vermetus moerchi
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Hipponicidae
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Hipponix ? tuba
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3 specimens | |||||||||
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Hipponix sp.
(Defrance 1819)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| sp. ind. 2 | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Olividae
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Pseudolivella cf. acuta
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Olivella cf. acuta | ||||||||||
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Olivella mitreola
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Volutidae
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Athleta aff. bicorona
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Athleta sp.
Conrad 1853
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| sp. ind. 2, ?3 | ||||||||||
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Athleta mutata
(Deshayes 1835)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| recombined as Athleta (Neoathleta) mutatus | ||||||||||
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Athleta cf. elevata
(Sowerby 1840)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| recombined as Volutocorbis elevata | ||||||||||
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Lyria harpula
(Lamarck 1802)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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? Mitreola gosseleti
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| Mitra gosseleti | ||||||||||
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Volutilithes cf. deshayesianus
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Volutilithes gormani
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Volutilithes sp.
Swainson 1829
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| sp. ind. 1, 2 | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Mitridae
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Fusimitra wateleti
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| Turricula (Fusimitra) wateleti | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Buccinidae
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? Wrigleya reticulata
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Turbinella reticulata? | ||||||||||
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Cominella supracostata
Traub 1938
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4 specimens | |||||||||
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Eocantharus costellifer
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5 specimens | |||||||||
| spelled with current rank as Cantharus (Eocantharus) | ||||||||||
| Tritonidea costellifera | ||||||||||
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Siphonalia cf. bervillei
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3 specimens | |||||||||
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Siphonalia mariae
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Siphonalia aff. angusticostata
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10 specimens | |||||||||
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Popenoeum robusta
(Briart et al. 1970)
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5 specimens | |||||||||
| synonym of Popenoeum lacunosum | ||||||||||
| Pseudoliva canaliculata = P. robusta | ||||||||||
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Pseudoliva poursanensis
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4 specimens | |||||||||
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Coptochetus scalaroides
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Parvisipho aff. subulatus
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| original and current combination Sipho (Parvisipho) | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Melongenidae
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Hemifusus ? supramoerchi
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| spelled with current rank as Volema (Hemifusus) | ||||||||||
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Sycostoma bulbiforme
(Lamarck 1803)
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| Sycum bulbiforme | ||||||||||
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Melongena ditropis
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Fasciolariidae
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Clavilithes aff. angulatus
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2 specimens | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Costellariidae
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Conomitra sp.
Conrad 1865
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Clavatulidae
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Surcula sp.
Adams and Adams 1853
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| synonym of Turricula | ||||||||||
| sp. ind. 1, 2 | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Borsoniidae
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Cordieria ? coemansi
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6 specimens | |||||||||
| Borsonia coemansi | ||||||||||
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Bathytoma pauli
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Cypraeidae
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Cypraea sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| sp. ind. 2 | ||||||||||
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Bernaya meunieri
(Cossmann 1923)
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4 specimens | |||||||||
| synonym of Lyncina amygdalina | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Aporrhaidae
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Aporrhais sp.
da Costa 1778
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Arrhoges montensis
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2 specimens | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Vitrinellidae
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Adeorbis montensis
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Naticidae
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Natica perforata
Deshayes 1864
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4 specimens | |||||||||
| recombined as Euspira perforata | ||||||||||
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Natica abducta
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7 specimens | |||||||||
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Natica cf. turbinata
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2 specimens | |||||||||
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Amauropsina canaliculata
(Lamarck 1804)
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| Natica (Amauropsina) canaliculata | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Cycloneritida
- Fedaiellidae
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Natica deshayesi
Klipstein 1843
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14 specimens | |||||||||
| synonym of Fedaiella elongata | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Cycloneritida
- Neritopsidae
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Neritopsis pustulosa
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Neritopsis sp.
Grateloup 1832
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Opisthobranchia
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Roxania cincta
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9 specimens | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Opisthobranchia
- Cylichnidae
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Cylichna verneuili
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| Bullinella verneuili | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Ringiculidae
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? Eriptycha sp.
Meek 1876
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5 specimens | |||||||||
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Ringicula (Ringiculoptycha) babicensis
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3 specimens | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Acteonidae
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Tornatellaea parisiensis
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2 specimens | |||||||||
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Actaeon gilberti
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| replaced by Acteon | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neritidae
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Velates equinus
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4 specimens | |||||||||
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Nerita (Desmieria) bicoronata
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6 specimens | |||||||||
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Nerita (Desmieria) carpatica
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12 specimens | |||||||||
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Nerita sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Nerita granulosa
Deshayes 1824
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Nerita tricarinata
Lamarck 1804
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Poland |
| Coordinates: | 49.8° North, 21.9° East (view map) |
| Paleocoordinates: | 39.2° North, 20.2° East |
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark |
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
| Period: | Paleogene | Epoch: | Paleocene |
| Stage: | Thanetian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 1 |
| *Period: | Early/Lower Tertiary | *Epoch: | Late/Upper Paleocene |
| Key time interval: | Thanetian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 59.20000 - 56.00000 m.y. ago | ||
| * legacy (obsolete) database fields | |||
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Czarnorzeki Beds | Member: | Upper | ||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | member | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: Dated by Szechura, J., and Pozaryska, K. (1974). “Foraminiferida from the Paleocene of Polish carpathians (Babica Clays).” Palaeontologica Polonica, 31, 1-142. as upper Paleocene | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | poorly lithified sandstone | ||
| Secondary lithology: | poorly lithified claystone | ||
| Includes fossils? | Y | ||
| Lithology description: Clayey intercalations between thickly bedded sandstone. Deposition in shallow water and transported into flysch basin by mud flows | |||
| Environment: | shallow subtidal indet. | Tectonic setting: | deep ocean basin |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
| Spatial orientation: | random |
| Preservation of anatomical detail: | medium |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | mechanical,field collection,survey of museum collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
| Taxonomic list comments:Only gastropods included - some very doubtful taxa left away | |
Metadata
| Also known as: | KT loc. 435 | ||
| Database number: | 27019 | ||
| Authorizer: | W. Kiessling | Enterer: | W. Kiessling |
| Modifier: | M. Clapham | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2002-11-13 00:38:02 | Last modified: | 2017-01-14 15:43:10 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2002-11-13 00:38:02 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 7472. | W. Krach. 1963. Mollusca of the Babica Clays (Paleocene) of the Middle Carpathians. Pt. I. Gastropoda. Studia Geologica Polonica 14:1-151 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling] |