PBDB Collection

Babica, Middle Carpathians (Paleocene of Poland)

Also known as KT loc. 435

Where: Poland (49.9° N, 21.9° E)

• Paleocoordinates: 39.5° N, 26.4° E (Wright 2013)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Babica Clays Member (Babica Beds Formation), Thanetian (59.2 - 56.0 Ma)

• 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

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; poorly lithified claystone and poorly lithified sandstone

• The Babica Clays (50 m thick) exhibit great faciesl varaibility. They consist of loose sands, sandstones, conglomerates, shales, sometimes marls and the so-called Babica Clays with exotics. The latter form several lenses up to 10 m thick in the upper part of the Babica Beds.

•Deposition in shallow water and transported into flysch basin by mud flows

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: mechanical,

• Corals and bivalves associated but not described

Primary reference: 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]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 27018: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Wolfgang Kiessling on 13.11.2002

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Taxonomic list

• Only gastropods included

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Gastropoda
Neritoina - Neritopsidae	Neritopsis sp. Neritopsis sp. Grateloup 1832 snail
Patellogastropoda - Patellidae	Patella sp. Patella sp. Linnaeus 1758 limpet sp. ind. 1, 2
Patellida - Lottiidae	Acmaea aff. dutemplei Acmaea aff. dutemplei limpet
Patellida - Acmaeidae	Proscutum montense Proscutum montense limpet Scutum montense
Heterostropha - Acteonidae	Tornatellaea parisiensis Tornatellaea parisiensis snail
Heterostropha - Ringiculidae	Ringicula (Ringiculoptycha) babicensis, Ringicula carpatica, Ringicula egregia, ? Eriptycha sp. Ringicula (Ringiculoptycha) babicensis snail Ringicula carpatica snail Ringicula egregia snail ? Eriptycha sp. Meek 1876 snail
Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae	Turbonilla sp., "Megastomia hordeola" = Odostomia (Megastomia), "Megastomia sp." = Odostomia (Megastomia), Pyramidella sp. Turbonilla sp. Risso 1826 snail sp. ind. 1-5 "Megastomia hordeola" = Odostomia (Megastomia) snail Odontostomia hordeola "Megastomia sp." = Odostomia (Megastomia) snail Pyramidella sp. Lamarck 1799 snail
Heterostropha - Mathildidae	Fimbriatella praefilogranata, Mathilda sp. Fimbriatella praefilogranata snail Mathildia (Fimbriatella) praefilogranata Mathilda sp. Semper 1865 snail Mathildia sp. ind. 1, 2
Seguenzioidea - Seguenziidae	Basilissa punctata Basilissa punctata snail
Lepetellida - Fissurellidae	Emarginula aff. mariae Emarginula aff. mariae keyhole limpet
Trochoidea - Solariellidae	Solariella ? briarti Solariella ? briarti snail Gibbula briarti?
Trochoidea - Ataphridae	Boutillieria carpatica Boutillieria carpatica snail Leptothyra carpatica Kropaczek + 2 variations
Trochoidea - Trochidae	Tectus sp., Calliostoma costata, Calliostoma babicensis, Calliostoma carpatica Tectus sp. Monfort 1810 top snail Calliostoma costata top snail Calliostoma babicensis top snail Eumargarita babicensis Calliostoma carpatica top snail Eumargarita carpatica
Trochoidea - Colloniidae	Cirsochilus babicensis, Cirsochilus carpatica, Cirsochilus praestriata, Cirsochilus praeturbinoides Cirsochilus babicensis snail Collonia (Cirsochilus) babicensis Cirsochilus carpatica snail Collonia (Cirsochilus) carpatica Cirsochilus praestriata snail Collonia (Cirsochilus) praestriata Cirsochilus praeturbinoides snail Collonia (Cirsochilus) praeturbinoides
Neritoidea - Neritidae	Nerita (Desmieria) bicoronata, Nerita (Desmieria) carpatica, Neritina fallax Nerita (Desmieria) bicoronata snail Nerita (Desmieria) carpatica snail Neritina fallax snail
Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae	Acirsa subplicata, "Acirsella inermis" = Acirsa (Acirsella) Acirsa subplicata wentletrap "Acirsella inermis" = Acirsa (Acirsella) wentletrap
Sorbeoconcha - Trypanaxidae	Alocaxis cylindracea Alocaxis cylindracea snail
Sorbeoconcha - Campanilidae	Campanile cf. benechi Campanile cf. benechi snail
Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae	"Natica perforata" = Euspira perforata "Natica perforata" = Euspira perforata Deshayes 1864 moon snail
Sorbeoconcha - Rissoidae	Rissoina sp., Alvania sp. Rissoina sp. d'Orbigny 1840 snail 4 species Alvania sp. Risso 1826 snail sp. ind. 1, 2
Sorbeoconcha - Ranellidae	Sassia delafossei, Sassia inornatum, Sassia sp. Sassia delafossei triton shell Eutritonium (Sassia) delafossei Sassia inornatum triton shell Eutritonium inornatum Sassia sp. Bellardi 1872 triton shell sp. ind. 2, 3
Neogastropoda - Volutidae	? Voluta ? crenistria, Athleta cf. graciosa, "Athleta cf. elevata" = Volutocorbis elevata ? Voluta ? crenistria volute Athleta cf. graciosa volute "Athleta cf. elevata" = Volutocorbis elevata Sowerby 1840 volute
Neogastropoda - Buccinidae	Siphonalia mariae, Pseudoliva elisae, Pseudoliva poursanensis Siphonalia mariae true whelk Pseudoliva elisae true whelk Pseudoliva poursanensis true whelk
Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae	Latirus subaffinis, Clavilithes aff. angulatus Latirus subaffinis snail Clavilithes aff. angulatus spindle shell
Neogastropoda - Olividae	Olivella mitreola Olivella mitreola olive snail
Neogastropoda - Cochlespiridae	"Surcula terebralis" = Ancistrosyrinx terebralis "Surcula terebralis" = Ancistrosyrinx terebralis Lamarck 1804 snail
Neogastropoda - Raphitomidae	"Raphitoma leptocolpa" = Amblyacrum leptocolpa "Raphitoma leptocolpa" = Amblyacrum leptocolpa Cossmann 1889 snail
Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae	Cypraea sp. Cypraea sp. Linnaeus 1758 cowry sp. ind. 1
Sorbeoconcha - Triphoridae	Triforis babicensis, Triforis crassus Triforis babicensis snail Triforis crassus snail
Sorbeoconcha - Triforidae	"Cerithiella sulcifera" = Cerithiella, "Cerithiella tritorquata" = Cerithiella, "Newtoniella dissimilis" = Cerithiella, "Newtoniella diversa" = Cerithiella, "Newtoniella textiloides" = Cerithiella, "Newtoniella sp." = Cerithiella "Cerithiella sulcifera" = Cerithiella snail Newtoniella sulcifera "Cerithiella tritorquata" = Cerithiella snail Newtoniella tritorquata "Newtoniella dissimilis" = Cerithiella snail "Newtoniella diversa" = Cerithiella snail "Newtoniella textiloides" = Cerithiella snail "Newtoniella sp." = Cerithiella Verrill 1882 snail sp. ind. 1, 2
Sorbeoconcha - Cerithiopsidae	Krachia pulcherimma, Cerithiopsis babicensis, ? Cerithiopsis ? regularicostata, Cerithiopsis cf. trigeminata, Cerithiopsis sp. Krachia pulcherimma snail Newtoniella pulcherimma Cerithiopsis babicensis snail ? Cerithiopsis ? regularicostata snail Cerithiopsis cf. trigeminata snail Cerithiopsis sp. Hanley 1849 snail
Sorbeoconcha - Vermetidae	Vermetus moerchi Vermetus moerchi worm shell
Sorbeoconcha - Littorinidae	Littorina sp. Littorina sp. Ferussac 1821 periwinkle
Sorbeoconcha - Hipponicidae	Hipponix imbricataria, Hipponix inevolutus, Hipponix sp. Hipponix imbricataria hoof shell Hipponyx imbricataria Hipponix inevolutus hoof shell Hipponyx inevolutus Hipponix sp. Defrance 1819 hoof shell sp. ind. 1-3
Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae	Calyptraea montensis Calyptraea montensis Chinese hat snail
Cerithioidea - Thiaridae	? Hemisinus ? bizonatus, Cornetia cf. malaisei ? Hemisinus ? bizonatus snail Semisinus bizonatus? Cornetia cf. malaisei snail Cerithium (Vulgocerithium) malaisei
Cerithioidea - Potamididae	Tympanotonos aff. calcitrapoides, Tympanotonos sp., Pirenella carpaticus, Exechestoma sp., Telescopium dubium, "Ptychopotamides sp." = Potamides (Ptychopotamides) Tympanotonos aff. calcitrapoides horn snail Tympanotomus aff. calcitrapoides Tympanotonos sp. Schumacher 1817 horn snail Pirenella carpaticus horn snail Potamides (Pirenella) carpaticus Exechestoma sp. Cossmann 1899 horn snail Potamides (Exechostoma) sp. n. 3 Telescopium dubium horn snail "Ptychopotamides sp." = Potamides (Ptychopotamides) Sacco 1895 horn snail Potamides (Ptychopotamides) sp. n. 1
Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae	Bittium babicense, Bittium semigranulosum, Bittium subfragile, Bittium transenna, Bittium sp., Rhinoclavis unisulcatus, "Striovertagus queteleti" = Clava (Striovertagus), "Ptychocerithium resoviense" = Cerithium (Ptychocerithium) Bittium babicense cerith snail Bittium semigranulosum cerith snail Bittium subfragile cerith snail Bittium transenna cerith snail Bittium sp. Gray 1847 cerith snail Rhinoclavis unisulcatus cerith snail "Striovertagus queteleti" = Clava (Striovertagus) cerith snail Rhinoclavis queteleti "Ptychocerithium resoviense" = Cerithium (Ptychocerithium) cerith snail Cerithium (Ptychocerithium) resoviense
Cerithioidea - Pachychilidae	Melanatria archiaci Melanatria archiaci snail Faunus (Melanatria) archiaci
Cerithioidea - Turritellidae	Turritella nysti, Mesalia cf. intermedia Turritella nysti turret shell Mesalia cf. intermedia turret shell
Cerithioidea - Melanopsidae	? Melanopsis ? sodalis, Melanopsis ancillaroides ? Melanopsis ? sodalis Deshayes 1862 snail Melanopsis ancillaroides Deshayes 1824 snail
Cerithioidea - Batillariidae	Batillaria carpatica, Batillaria goniophora, Batillaria inopinata Batillaria carpatica snail Batillaria goniophora snail Batillaria inopinata snail
Architaenioglossa - Ampullinidae	Ampullina barytata, Ampullina sp. Ampullina barytata snail Ampullina sp. Férussac 1822 snail
Vanikoroidea - Eulimidae	Eulima sp. Eulima sp. Risso 1826 snail
Basommatophora - Siphonariidae	? Siphonaria ? dubia ? Siphonaria ? dubia pulmonate
Opisthobranchiata - Cylichnidae	Scaphander polysarcus Scaphander polysarcus Cossmann and Pissarro 1913 snail