Where: Germany (49.8° N, 7.7° E: paleocoordinates 49.2° N, 4.1° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Alzey Formation, Rupelian (33.9 - 28.1 Ma)
Environment/lithology: coastal; sandstone
Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils, microfossils
Preservation: original calcite, original phosphate
Primary reference: T. Schindler, K. Nungesser, A. Mueller and K. I. Grimm. 2009. Die Alzey-Formation der klassichen Lokalitat Wlschberg bei Waldbockelheim (Rupelium, Oligozan, Mainzer Becken) - Ergebnisse neuer Grabungen. Jahresberichte un Mitteilungen des Oberrheinischen Geologischen Vereines 91:37-87 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 95898: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 04.05.2010, edited by Bethany Allen
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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Rhenotrochus cf. trochlearis, Rhenotrochus rhenanus, Rhenotrochus sexangularis, Solarobis decussatus, Vlvaria multicingulata, Fusitaria sandbergeri, Castacallista prisca, cf. Lobospammia sp., Dactylen sp., Myoxocephalus primas, Spondyliosoma sophiajocobae, "Sparidarium" noetilingi, "Centracanthidarum" plebejus, Parupeneus sp.
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Nodosariata | |
Lenticulina sp. Lamarck 1804 | |
Guttulina problema d'Orbigny 1826 | |
Globothalamea | |
Discorbis sp. Lamarck 1804 | |
Astrononion sp. Cushman and Edwards 1927 | |
Foraminifera | |
Marginulina glabra d'Orbigny 1826 | |
Ammodiscus sp. Reuss 1862 | |
Bolivina sp. d'Orbigny 1839 | |
Anthozoa | |
Balanophyllia inaequidens stony coral | |
Polyplacophora | |
Lepidopleurus sp. Gray 1847 chiton | |
Gastropoda | |
Tricolia weinheimensis snail | |
Jujubinus multicingulatus Sandberger 1860 top snail | |
Perotrochus sismondai snail | |
Pliciscala pusilla wentletrap | |
Eulima acicula snail | |
Calyptraea striatella slipper shell | |
Bittium sublima cerith snail
Hemicerithium dissitum cerith snail | |
Benoistia boblayi snail | |
Granulolabium plicatum Bruguiére 1792 snail | |
Sandbergeria cancallata snail | |
Ampullinopsis crassatina Lamarck 1804 snail | |
Aporrhais oxydactylus snail | |
Keepingia uniserialis snail | |
Streptodictyon cf. subelongatus d'Orbigny 1852 snail | |
Conus stromboideus cone shell | |
Pleurotomella sp. Verrill 1872 snail | |
Mauidrillia sp. Powell 1942 snail | |
Conomitra perminuta ribbed mitre | |
Purpura monoplex, Typhis steureri, Muricopsis peregra, Murexiella ornata, Pterynotus moguntiacus, Pterynotus tricostatus, Pterynopsis tristichus, Lyrotyphis cf. cunicolosus
Purpura monoplex murex snail
Typhis steureri murex snail
Muricopsis peregra Beyrich 1854 murex snail
Murexiella ornata murex snail
Pterynotus moguntiacus mustached bat
Pterynotus tricostatus mustached bat
Pterynopsis tristichus murex snail
Lyrotyphis cf. cunicolosus murex snail | |
Athleta rathieri volute | |
"Mambrinia depressa" = Galeodea, Echinophoria rondeleti
"Mambrinia depressa" = Galeodea snail
Echinophoria rondeleti snail | |
Sassia foveolata triton shell
Sassia flandrica triton shell | |
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Xenophora scrutaria carrier shell | |
Sigatica hautoniensis moon snail
Polinices vectensis moon snail | |
Alvania cf. areolifera, "Taramellia duboisii" = Manzonia (Alvinia)
Alvania cf. areolifera snail
"Taramellia duboisii" = Manzonia (Alvinia) snail | |
Lemintina imbricata worm shell | |
Tembrockia angusta Tembrock 1964 snail
Cerithiopsis sp. Hanley 1849 snail | |
Hipponix transversus hoof shell | |
Pseudocirsope confusa snail | |
Tornatellaea simulata Solander 1766 snail
Acteon punctatosulcatus snail | |
Ringicula semperi Koch 1862 snail | |
Syrnola sp. Adams 1860 snail
Odostomia koeneni snail | |
Raulinia laevisulcata snail | |
Cylichna laurenti snail | |
Acmaea excentrica limpet | |
"Vittoclithon fulminiferus" = Clithon (Vittoclithon)
"Vittoclithon fulminiferus" = Clithon (Vittoclithon) snail | |
Bivalvia | |
Barbatia incomposita clam
Arca sandbergeri Deshayes 1860 ark | |
Plicatula dispar scallop | |
Palliolum sp. Monterosato 1884 scallop
Spondylus tennispina scallop | |
Isognomon heberti oyster | |
Pteria stampinensis pearl oyster | |
"Pycnodonte callifera" = Pycnodonte (Pycnodonte) callifera
"Pycnodonte callifera" = Pycnodonte (Pycnodonte) callifera Lamarck 1819 oyster | |
Crassostrea cyathula Lamarck 1806 oyster | |
"Codalucina tennuistria" = Claibornites (Codalucina), Ctena squamosa
"Codalucina tennuistria" = Claibornites (Codalucina) clam
Ctena squamosa clam | |
Caryocorbula subaequivalis, "Varicorbula subpisum" = Corbula (Varicorbula) gibba subpisum
"Varicorbula subpisum" = Corbula (Varicorbula) gibba subpisum d'Orbigny 1852 clam | |
Chama brauni jewel box | |
Cordiopsis incrassata Nyst 1836 venus clam
Macrocallista splendida venus clam | |
Papillicardium raulini, "Habecardium tennisulcatum" = Laevicardium (Habecardium)
Papillicardium raulini cockle
"Habecardium tennisulcatum" = Laevicardium (Habecardium) cockle | |
Cyclocardia omaliana clam | |
Crassinella bronni clam | |
"Pleurodon zinndorfi n. sp." = Nucinella dobergensis
"Pleurodon zinndorfi n. sp." = Nucinella dobergensis Lienenklaus 1891 Nut Clam | |
Nucula sp. Lamarck 1799 nut clam | |
Scaphopoda | |
Antalis acutus tusk shell | |
Rhynchonellata | |
Terebratulina sp. d'Orbigny 1847 | |
Terebratula sp. Müller 1776 | |
Argyrotheca sp. Dall 1900 | |
Gymnolaemata | |
Polychaeta | |
cf. Spirorbis sp. Daudin 1800 | |
Malacostraca | |
Pagurus soellingenis hermit crab | |
Ostracoda | |
Cytherella sp. Jones 1849 ostracod | |
Hemicyprideis sp. ostracod
Cytheridea sandbergeri ostracod | |
Flexus conicinnus ostracod | |
Eucytherura dentata ostracod
? Eocytheropteron sp. Alexander 1933 ostracod
Paracytheridea aff. gradata ostracod | |
Pterygocythereis ceratoptera ostracod | |
Leguminocythereis sp. Howe and Law 1936 ostracod | |
Pokornyella limbata ostracod | |
"Bairdia elongata" = Isobythocypris tatei
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Argilloecia laevissima ostracod | |
Thecostraca | |
Balanus sp. Da Costa 1778 barnacle | |
Echinoidea | |
Diadema sp. sea urchin | |
Chondrichthyes | |
Dasyatis aff. delfortriei whiptail stingray | |
Squatina angeloides Van Beneden 1873 angel shark | |
Squalus alsaticus dogfish shark | |
"Notorynchus primigenius" = Notorhynchus primigenius
"Notorynchus primigenius" = Notorhynchus primigenius Agassiz 1835 sevengill shark | |
Scyliorhinus aff. coupatezi Herman 1974 cat shark
Scyliorhinus aff. distans Probst 1879 cat shark
Pachyscyllium albigensis cat shark | |
Physogaleus latus requiem shark | |
"Carcharias cuspidatus" = Araloselachus cuspidatus
"Carcharias cuspidatus" = Araloselachus cuspidatus Agassiz 1843 sand tiger shark | |
Carcharias acutissimus Agassiz 1843 sand shark | |
Mammalia | |
Theridomyidae indet. Alston 1876 rodent | |
? Rhinocerotidae indet. Gray 1821 rhinoceros | |
Carnivora indet. Bowdich 1821 carnivoran | |
Halitherium sp. Kaup 1838 dugong | |
Actinopteri | |
Trachinus biscissus Koken 1884 | |
Palaeogadus aff. compactus Gaemers and van Hinsbergh 1978 | |
"Colliolus parvus" = Palimphemus, Trisopterus elegans
"Colliolus parvus" = Palimphemus | |
Raniceps latisulcatus Koken 1884 | |
Centroberyx ingens Koken 1884 | |
Bidenichthys sp. Barnard 1934 | |
Serranidarum splendens Cardinalfish | |
Morone sp. Mitchill 1814 temperate bass | |
"Chrysophris schoppi" = Otolithus (Chrysophris)
"Chrysophris schoppi" = Otolithus (Chrysophris) | |
Dentex gregarius Koken 1891 perch-like fish | |
"Scorpaenidarum" ellipticus perch-like fish | |
Scombridarum sp. Rifinesque 1815 | |
Mupus neumanni Schwarzhans 1974 | |
Rhombocitharus rhenanus flatfish | |
"Bothidarum" sp. Nolf flatfish | |
"Ariidarum" vangionis Ariid catfish | |
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Pterothrissus umbonatus Koken 1884 bonefish | |
"Pristigenys rhombica" = Otolithus (Trigla) rhombicus, Triglidarum biangulata
"Pristigenys rhombica" = Otolithus (Trigla) rhombicus Schubert 1906 sea robin
Triglidarum biangulata sea robin |