Locality 1 (Fels Formation): Burdigalian, Austria

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Scaphopoda - Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Dentalium (Antalis) kickxi
original and current combination Antalis
SUBSPECIES: Dentalium (Antalis) kickxi transiens
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae
Turbonilla (Sulcuturbonilla) spiculoides
Turbonilla (Sulcuturbonilla) costellata
Eulimella hoernesi
Pyramidella (Pyramidella) plicosa
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Ringiculidae
Ringicula (Ringiculella) auriculata Morlet 1954
synonym of Ringicula minor
SUBSPECIES: Ringicula (Ringiculella) auriculata paulucciae
Gastropoda - Lepetellida - Haliotidae
Haliotis (Haliotis) sp. Linnaeus 1758
Gastropoda - Lepetellida - Fissurellidae
Emarginula (Emarginula) dujardini
Emarginula (Emarginula) reticulata Sowerby 1813
Gastropoda - Trochidae
Gibbula (Colliculus) cf. biangulata
SUBSPECIES: Gibbula (Colliculus) cf. biangulata porella
Diloma (Paroxystele) amedei (Brogniart 1823)
SUBSPECIES: Diloma (Paroxystele) amedei amedei
Calliostoma (Ampullotrochus) laureatum
Gastropoda - Phasianellidae
Tricolia cf. millepunctata
Tricolia dollfusi
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Retusidae
Retusa (Cylichnina) clathrata
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae
Scaphander (Scaphander) lignarius
SUBSPECIES: Scaphander (Scaphander) lignarius grateloupi
Cylichna (Cylichna) cylindracea (Pennant 1777)
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia
Roxania (Roxania) elongata
Gastropoda - Patellidae
Patella (Patella) pseudofissurella
Gastropoda - Cerithiidae
Bittium (Bittium) benoisti
Gastropoda - Turritellidae
Turritella (Haustator) vermicularis (Brocchi 1814)
SUBSPECIES: Turritella (Haustator) vermicularis lineolatocincta
Protoma (Protoma) cathedralis (Brongniart 1856)
recombined as Protoma cathedralis
SUBSPECIES: Protoma (Protoma) cathedralis quadricincta
Gastropoda - Scaliolidae
Sandbergeria perspusilla
Gastropoda - Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Calyptraea (Calyptraea) chinensis (Linnaeus 1758)
Calyptraea (Calyptraea) depressa (Lamarck 1822)
Gastropoda - Naticidae
Neverita olla (De Serres 1829)
SUBSPECIES: Neverita olla manhartensis
Lunatia catena
INCLUDES: Lunatia catena helicana & johannae
Gastropoda - Cerithiopsidae
Cerithiopsis (Dizoniopsis) bilineata
Gastropoda - Triphoridae
Triphora (Triphora) perversa (Linnaeus 1758)
recombined as Triphora perversa
Triphora (Triphora) papaveracea
SUBSPECIES: Triphora (Triphora) papaveracea inflexicostata
Gastropoda - Rissoidae
Alvania (Alvania) venus
Alvania (Alvania) montagui
SUBSPECIES: Alvania (Alvania) montagui ampulla
Gastropoda - Capulidae
Capulus (Capulus) merignacensis
Gastropoda - Tornidae
Tornus (Tornus) trigonostoma
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Latirus (Latirus) valenciennesi
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
Cancellaria (Trigonostoma) umbilicaris
original and current combination Trigonostoma
SUBSPECIES: Cancellaria (Trigonostoma) umbilicaris pluricostata
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turridae
Perrona (Perrona) semimarginata
Gastropoda - Aporrhaidae
Drepanocheilus (Arrhoges) speciosus
SUBSPECIES: Drepanocheilus (Arrhoges) speciosus serus & megapolitana
Gastropoda - Triviidae
Erato (Erato) cypraeola (Brocchi 1814)
SUBSPECIES: Erato (Erato) cypraeola gallica
Gastropoda - Xenophoridae
Xenophora cummulans (Brongniart 1823)
SUBSPECIES: Xenophora cummulans transiens
Gastropoda - Vermetidae
Petaloconchus intortus (Lamarck 1818)
SUBSPECIES: Petaloconchus intortus woodi
Burtinella cf. subnummulus
Gastropoda - Eulimidae
Niso terebellum
SUBSPECIES: Niso terebellum postburdigalensis
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Nuculana (Nuculana) guembeli
Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula (Nucula) laevigata Sowerby 1818
recombined as Leionucula laevigata
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Septifer saccoi
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
Chlamys bruei
Chlamys incomparabilis
Chlamys gigas
SUBSPECIES: Chlamys gigas plana
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limidae
Limatula subauriculata (Montagu 1808)
recombined as Lima subauriculata
SUBSPECIES: Limatula subauriculata ? inframocaenica
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Anomiidae
Anomia ephippium Linnaeus 1758
SUBSPECIES: Anomia ephippium aspera
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pinnidae
Atrina pectinata (Linnaeus 1758)
original and current combination Pinna pectinata
SUBSPECIES: Atrina pectinata brocchii
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea sacyi
Bivalvia - Arcida - Noetiidae
Arcopsis lactea
Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae
Arca (Arca) grundensis
Bivalvia - Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris (Glycymeris) cor (Lamarck 1805)
Glycymeris (Glycymeris) fichteli
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Sportellidae
Anisodonta biali
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Cerastoderma edule (Linnaeus 1758)
SUBSPECIES: Cerastoderma edule gresseri & felsense
Rudicardium grande
INCLUDES: Rudicardium grande terticostales
Cardium rittergulderi
Laevicardium sandbergeri
Discors spondyloides
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae
Arcopagia subelegans
Angulus (Peronidia) nysti
spelled with current rank as Tellina (Peronidia)
SUBSPECIES: Angulus (Peronidia) nysti pseudofalax
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Glossidae
Glossus subtransversus
SUBSPECIES: Glossus subtransversus major
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Chamidae
Chama gryphina Lamarck 1819
recombined as Pseudochama (Pseudochama) gryphina
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Venus aquitanica
Venus multilamella Lamarck 1818
recombined as Venus (Ventricoloidea) multilamella
Pitar (Chionella) lilacinoides
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae
Lutraria (Lutraria) sanna
Spisula (Spisula) subtruncata (da Costa 1778)
SUBSPECIES: Spisula (Spisula) subtruncata triangula
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Arcticidae
Arctica girondica
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Trapezidae
Coralliophaga transilvanica
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Pholadidae
Pholas desmoulinsi
Bivalvia - Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
Hiatella arctica (Linnaeus 1767)
Panopea menardi (Deshayes 1829)
recombined as Panopea (Panopea) menardi
Cyrtodaria neuvillei
Bivalvia - Thraciida - Thraciidae
Thracia (Cyathodonta) pubescens (Pulteney 1799)
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Gibbolucina transversa
Megaxinus bellardiana
Lucinoma barrandei
Lucinoma borealis (Linnaeus 1767)
recombined as Lucinoma (Lucinoma) borealis
Divalinga divaricata
SUBSPECIES: Divalinga divaricata rotundoparva
Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Beguina (Jesonia) crassa
SUBSPECIES: Beguina (Jesonia) crassa parva
Bivalvia - Carditida - Astartidae
Astarte (Tridonta) grateloupi
Astarte (Tridonta) levigrandis
see common names

Geography
Country:Austria
Coordinates: 48.5° North, 15.8° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:47.7° North, 15.2° East
Basis of coordinate:stated in text
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Neogene Epoch:Miocene
Stage:Burdigalian 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 5
Key time interval:Burdigalian
Age range of interval:20.44000 - 15.98000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Fels
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Stratigraphy comments: STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From the Fels Fm, which conformably overlies the St. Marein-Freischling Fm (Aquitanian), and is conformably overlain by the Zellerndorf Fm (Burdigalian). THICKNESS: Unknown, but presumably from bed or group of beds within formation. AGE: Eggenburgian local stage = Burdigalian. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From unknown position within formation.
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:fine unlithified sandstone
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Fine sands. LITHIFICATION: Unlithified, assumed on the basis of comments regarding preservation and ease of sampling.
Environment:coastal indet.
Glacial or sequence phase:transgressive
Geology comments: ENVIRONMENT: Restricted to fully marine environment in marginal basin, deposited during transgression.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:bulk,surface (in situ),field collection,survey of museum collection
Reason for describing collection:paleoecologic analysis
Collection method comments: COLLECTOR: Not stated in text, but possibly multiple collectors and dates. REPOSITORY: Not specifically stated, but likely reposited at the Inst. of Pal., University of Vienna, the Krahuletz Museum in Eggenburg, the Hörbarth Museum in Horn, and the Natural History Museum of Vienna.
Taxonomic list comments:COVERAGE: Exhaustive for gastropoda, bivalvia, and scaphopoda. NOMENCLATURE: Not an authoritative publication, but with modern nomenclature, including subgenus and species-resolution assignments.
Metadata
Database number:77402
Authorizer:A. Hendy Enterer:A. Hendy
Modifier:A. Hendy Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2008-01-10 21:26:29 Last modified:2013-11-25 13:37:23
Access level:authorizer only Released:2009-01-10 21:26:29
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

26190. O. Mandic and F. F. Steininger. 2003. Computer-based mollusc stratigraphy - a case study from the Eggenburgian (Lower Miocene) type region (NE Austria). Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 197:263-291 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]