Blizne, 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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Tympanonotonos sp.
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abundant category | |||||||||
| Tympanotomus sp. n. (ex gr. T. papalis) | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Eucyclidae
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Calliomphalus squamulosus
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Calliomphalus sp.
Cossmann 1888
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4 specimens | |||||||||
| sp. ind. 1, 2 | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Lepetellida
- Fissurellidae
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Emarginula beclardi
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Turbinidae
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Angaria sp.
Röding 1798
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Angarina sp. | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Ataphridae
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Boutillieria carpatica
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4 specimens | |||||||||
| Leptothyra carpatica Kropaczek | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Solariellidae
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Solariella ladrierei
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Opisthobranchia
- Cylichnidae
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Scaphander polysarcus
Cossmann and Pissarro 1913
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4 specimens | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Cycloneritida
- Fedaiellidae
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Natica deshayesi
Klipstein 1843
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| 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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Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Ringiculidae
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Ringicula egregia
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16 specimens | |||||||||
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Gilbertina ? inopinata
Morlet 1888
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Gilbertia inopinata | ||||||||||
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? Eriptycha sp.
Meek 1876
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5 specimens | |||||||||
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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
- Neritidae
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Nerita (Desmieria) bicoronata
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2 specimens | |||||||||
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Nerita (Desmieria) carpatica
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2 specimens | |||||||||
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Nerita sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| sp. ind. 1, 2 | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Epitoniidae
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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) | ||||||||||
| Acirsa (Acirsella) inermis | ||||||||||
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? Scalaria magna
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abundant category | |||||||||
| Scalaria magna Necajev | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Thiaridae
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Pyrgulifera inopinata
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4 specimens | |||||||||
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Cornetia malaisei
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| Cerithium (Vulgocerithium) malaisei | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Melanopsidae
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Melanopsis (? Coptostylus) ? pourcyensis
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Melanopsis (Coptostylus) pourcyensis Cossmann ? | ||||||||||
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Melanopsis ancillaroides
Deshayes 1824
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36 specimens | |||||||||
| includes M. sodalis? | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Cerithiidae
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? Ptychocerithium sp.
Sacco 1895
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| spelled with current rank as Cerithium (Ptychocerithium) | ||||||||||
| Cerithium (Vulgocerithium) defrancei | ||||||||||
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Ptychocerithium resoviense
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| spelled with current rank as Cerithium (Ptychocerithium) | ||||||||||
| Cerithium (Ptychocerithium) resoviense | ||||||||||
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Ptychocerithium semicostatum
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| spelled with current rank as Cerithium (Ptychocerithium) | ||||||||||
| Cerithium (Vulgocerithium) semicostatum | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Metacerithiidae
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Metacerithium paleocaenicum
Traub 1938
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5 specimens | |||||||||
| Cerithium (Metacerithium) paleocaenicum | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Batillariidae
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Batillaria goniophora
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Batillaria inopinata
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5 specimens | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Potamididae
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Potamides cf. tristriatus
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2 specimens | |||||||||
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Potamides sp.
Brongniart 1810
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2 specimens | |||||||||
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Ptychopotamides sp.
(Sacco 1895)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| original and current combination Potamides (Ptychopotamides) | ||||||||||
| Potamides (Ptychopotamides) sp. n. 1 | ||||||||||
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Terebralia cf. bouryi
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Brachytrematidae
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Benoistia cf. pentagonata
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Turritellidae
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Mesalia patula
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9 specimens | |||||||||
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Mesalia turbinoides
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Turritella coemansi
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Turritella nysti
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Turritella sp.
Lamarck 1799
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3 specimens | |||||||||
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Turritella arsenei
Briart and Cornet 1873
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abundant category | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Pachychilidae
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Melanatria archiaci
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| Faunus (Melanatria) archiaci | ||||||||||
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Melanatria bosniaca
Oppenheim 1908
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Faunus (Melanatria) bosniaca | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Littorinidae
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Littorina sp.
Ferussac 1821
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Naticidae
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Natica (Naticina) cf. turbinata
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| spelled with current rank as Sigaretus (Naticina) | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Vermetidae
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Vermetus moerchi
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Vermetus mörchi | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Ficidae
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Ficus (Fulguroficus) ? tricostatus
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| spelled with current rank as Ficopsis (Fulguroficus) | ||||||||||
| Pirula tricostata ? | ||||||||||
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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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2 specimens | |||||||||
| synonym of Lyncina amygdalina | ||||||||||
| Cypraea (Bernayia) meunieri | ||||||||||
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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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Siphonalia cf. bervillei
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2 specimens | |||||||||
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Siphonalia aff. angusticostata
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5 specimens | |||||||||
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Cominella supracostata
Traub 1938
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Popenoeum robusta
(Briart et al. 1970)
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| synonym of Popenoeum lacunosum | ||||||||||
| Pseudoliva canaliculata = P. robusta | ||||||||||
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Pseudoliva serrata
Traub 1938
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Parvisipho sp.
(Cossmann 1889)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| original and current combination Sipho (Parvisipho) | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Melongenidae
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Melongena sp.
Schumacher 1817
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Fasciolariidae
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Clavilithes sp.
Swainson 1840
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Streptochetus mellevillei
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Euthriofusus aff. distinctissimus
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Olividae
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Olivella mitreola
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Clavatulidae
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Turricula sp.
Schumacher 1817
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| sp. ind. 1, 3 | ||||||||||
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Surcula cf. miqueli
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| synonym of Turricula | ||||||||||
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Surcula sp.
Adams and Adams 1853
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| synonym of Turricula | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Raphitomidae
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Raphitoma sp.
Monterosato 1884
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Borsoniidae
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Bathytoma pauli
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Borsonia coemansi
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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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3 specimens | |||||||||
| sp. ind. 1, 4, 5 | ||||||||||
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Athleta cf. elevata
(Sowerby 1840)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| recombined as Volutocorbis elevata | ||||||||||
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? Mitreola ? chausseyensis
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Mira chausseyensis Cossmann? | ||||||||||
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Volutilithes cf. deshayesianus
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2 specimens | |||||||||
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Volutilithes gormani
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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? Volutilithes ? torulosus
(Deshayes 1835)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| recombined as Eopsephaea torulosa | ||||||||||
| V. torulosus? | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Aporrhaidae
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Arrhoges montensis
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3 specimens | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Ranellidae
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Sassia rutoti
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4 specimens | |||||||||
| Eutritonium (Sassia) rutoti | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Cerithiopsidae
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Cerithiopsis cf. maresi
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Triforidae
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Newtoniella sp.
Cossmann 1893
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| synonym of Cerithiella | ||||||||||
| sp. ind. 3 | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Ampullinidae
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Ampullina barytata
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4 specimens | |||||||||
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Ampullina sp.
Férussac 1822
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6 specimens | |||||||||
| sp. ind. 1 and 3 | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neotaenioglossa
- Calyptraeidae
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Calyptraea montensis
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abundant specimens | |||||||||
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Calyptraea sp.
Lamarck 1799
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4 specimens | |||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Poland |
| Coordinates: | 49.8° North, 22.0° East (view map) |
| Paleocoordinates: | 39.2° North, 20.3° East |
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark |
| Geographic resolution: | local area |
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 |
| Collection method comments: Corals and bivalves associated but not described | |
| Taxonomic list comments:Only gastropods included | |
Metadata
| Also known as: | KT loc. 435 | ||
| Database number: | 27020 | ||
| Authorizer: | W. Kiessling | Enterer: | W. Kiessling |
| Modifier: | M. Clapham | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2002-11-13 00:40:46 | Last modified: | 2017-01-14 15:43:30 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2002-11-13 00:40:46 |
| 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] |