Kuhnring (Miocene of Austria)

Where: Austria (48.6° N, 15.8° E: paleocoordinates 47.8° N, 15.3° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Burgeschleinitz Formation, Burdigalian (20.4 - 16.0 Ma)

• Eggenburgian

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: P. Pervlester, R. Roetzel, and O. Mandic. 1998. Sirenlagerstatten in den marinen flachwasser-ablagerungen der eggenberger bucht (Burgschleinitz-Formation, Eggenburgium, Untermiozan). Geol. Palaont. Mitt. Innsbruck 23:87-103 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 65161: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 19.09.2006

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

unclassified
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Foraminifera
 Rotaliacea - Rotaliidae
 Rotaliina -
 Rotalioidea - Elphidiidae
 Globigerinoidea - Globigerinidae
Globothalamea
 Rotaliida - Nonionidae
 Rotaliida - Discorbidae
Bivalvia
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
"Lembulus emartginatus" = Leda (Lembulus)
"Lembulus emartginatus" = Leda (Lembulus) pointed nut clam
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
"Pycnodonta navicularis" = Neopycnodonte navicularis
"Pycnodonta navicularis" = Neopycnodonte navicularis Brocchi 1814 oyster
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
"Ostrea (Ostrea) edulis" = Ostrea edulis, "Ostrea (Ostrea) lamellosa" = Ostrea edulis, Ostrea (Ostrea) granensis, Crassostrea gryphoides
"Ostrea (Ostrea) edulis" = Ostrea edulis Linnaeus 1758 oyster
"Ostrea (Ostrea) lamellosa" = Ostrea edulis Linnaeus 1758 oyster
Crassostrea gryphoides Schlotheim 1813 oyster
 Ostreida - Pteriidae
 Ostreida - Malleidae
 Ostreida - Pinnidae
Pinna sp. Linnaeus 1758 oyster
 Pectinida - Anomiidae
Anomia ephippium Linnaeus 1758 jingle
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Chlamys holgeri, "Chlamys multistriata" = Talochlamys multistriata, Pecten pseudobeudanti, "Chlamys flabelloides" = Decatopecten amiculum, "Chlamys opercularis" = Aequipecten opercularis
"Chlamys multistriata" = Talochlamys multistriata Poli 1795 scallop
Pecten pseudobeudanti Deperet and Roman 1902 scallop
"Chlamys flabelloides" = Decatopecten amiculum Philippi 1851 scallop
"Chlamys opercularis" = Aequipecten opercularis Linnaeus 1758 scallop
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
 Arcida - Arcidae
Anadara fitcheli, "Barbatia (Acar) barbata" = Barbatia (Barbatia) barbata
Anadara fitcheli ark
subspecies grandis
"Barbatia (Acar) barbata" = Barbatia (Barbatia) barbata Linnaeus 1758 clam
subspecies subhelbingi
 Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
"Panopea menardi" = Panopea (Panopea) menardi
"Panopea menardi" = Panopea (Panopea) menardi Deshayes 1829 clam
 Thraciida - Thraciidae
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
Gastrana fragilis Linnaeus 1758 tellin clam
 Cardiida - Donacidae
 Cardiida - Psammobiidae
"Psammobia uniradiata" = Gari (Psammobia) clam
 Cardiida - Mactridae
Lutraria (Lutraria) lutraria Linnaeus 1767 clam
 Cardiida - Trapezidae
 Cardiida - Veneridae
 Cardiida - Ungulinidae
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
Scaphopoda
 Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
"Dentalium (Antalis) kickxi" = Antalis
"Dentalium (Antalis) kickxi" = Antalis tusk shell
subspecies transiens
Gastropoda
 Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Calyptraea (Bicatillus) deformis slipper shell
subspecies irregularis
 Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae
 Sorbeoconcha - Ficidae
Ficopsis (Fulguroficus) burdigalensis Sowerby 1824 fig shell
subspecies gauderndorfensis
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
 Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
"Euthriofusus (Euthriofusus) burdigalensis" = Euthriofusus burdigalensis
"Euthriofusus (Euthriofusus) burdigalensis" = Euthriofusus burdigalensis Defrance 1820 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Vermetidae
Vermetus sp. Daudin 1800 worm shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Lunatia (Catena) helicita moon snail
subspecies tigerina
Neverita olla De Serres 1829 moon snail
subspecies manhartensis
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
"Turritella (Haustator) eryna" = Haustator eryna, "Protoma (Protoma) cathedralis" = Protoma cathedralis, Turritella (? Turritella) terebralis, Turritella (Peyrotia) desmarestina
"Turritella (Haustator) eryna" = Haustator eryna d'Orbigny 1852 turret shell
subspecies rotundata
"Protoma (Protoma) cathedralis" = Protoma cathedralis Brongniart 1856 turret shell
subspecies paucicincta & quadricincta
Turritella (? Turritella) terebralis Lamarck 1799 turret shell
subspecies percingulellata
Turritella (Peyrotia) desmarestina Basterot 1825 turret shell
subspecies desmarestina
 Trochoidea - Trochidae
Diloma (Paroxystele) amedei Brogniart 1823 top snail
subspecies amedei
 Trochoidea - Turbinidae
Turbo sp. Linnaeus 1758 snail
 Lepetellida - Fissurellidae
 Ptenoglossa - Vasidae
Tudicla (Tudicla) rusticula snail
subspecies rusticula
Reptilia
 Loricata -
"Crocodilia indet." = Crocodylia
"Crocodilia indet." = Crocodylia Owen 1842 crocodilian
Mammalia
 Sirenia - Dugongidae
Metaxytherium krahuletzi Depéret 1895 dugong
 Perissodactyla - Tapiridae
Tapirus sp. Brisson 1762 tapir
 Cetacea - Eurhinodelphinidae
Schizodelphis sulcatus Gervais 1853 toothed whale
 Artiodactyla - Anthracotheriidae
Brachyodus onoideus anthracothere
Chondrichthyes
 Lamniformes - Otodontidae
"Carcharocles megalodon" = Otodus megalodon
"Carcharocles megalodon" = Otodus megalodon Agassiz 1835 megalodon
also in Piller et al. 2001 [ref 52109]