Strass locality, Ortenburg (Miocene to of Germany)

Where: Germany (48.6° N, 13.3° E: paleocoordinates 48.7° N, 11.4° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Aquitanian to Aquitanian (23.0 - 16.0 Ma)

• Eggenburgian - Upper Aquitanian/Lower Burdigalian

Environment/lithology: open shallow subtidal; sandstone

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Primary reference: S. Schneider. 2008. The bivalve fauna from the Ortenburg Marine Sands in the well-core “Straß” (Early Miocene; SE Germany) — taxonomy, stratigraphy, paleoecology, and paleogeography. Paläontologische Zeitschrift 82(4):402-417 [W. Kiessling/M. Krause/S. Ávila]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 171410: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Mihaela Krause on 10.07.2015

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Taxonomic list

Bivalvia
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
"Nuculana (Saccella) fragilis" = Saccella, "Nuculana (Lembulus) emarginata" = Nuculana emarginata
"Nuculana (Saccella) fragilis" = Saccella pointed nut clam
"Nuculana (Lembulus) emarginata" = Nuculana emarginata Lamarck 1819 pointed nut clam
 Solemyida - Nucinellidae
Nucinella dobergensis Lienenklaus 1891 Nut Clam
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Modiolus sp. Lamarck 1801 mussel
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
"Ostrea cf. digitalina" = Cubitostrea digitalina
"Ostrea cf. digitalina" = Cubitostrea digitalina Eichwald 1830 oyster
 Pectinida - Anomiidae
Anomiidae indet. Rafinesque 1815 scallop
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Oopecten gigas Schlotheim 1813 scallop
spp. gigas
Pecten cf. pseudobeudanti Deperet and Roman 1902 scallop
Pecten hornensis Deperet and Roman 1902 scallop
Aequipecten macrotis Sowerby 1847 scallop
 Arcida - Limopsidae
"Limopsis (Pectunculina) anomala" = Limopsis, "Limopsis cf. aurita" = Limopsis (Limopsis) aurita
"Limopsis (Pectunculina) anomala" = Limopsis clam
"Limopsis cf. aurita" = Limopsis (Limopsis) aurita Brocchi 1814 clam
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris cf. pilosa Linnaeus 1767 clam
spp. deshayesi
 Arcida - Arcidae
Anadara sp. Gray 1847 ark
 Carditida - Carditidae
 Carditida - Astartidae
 Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
Hiatella arctica Linnaeus 1767 clam
 Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae
Pholadomya sp. Sowerby 1823 clam
 Thraciida - Thraciidae
"Thracia pubescens" = Thracia (Thracia) pubescens
"Thracia pubescens" = Thracia (Thracia) pubescens Pulteney 1799 clam
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
"? Nemocardium (Discors) spondyloides" = Discors cockle
? Acanthocardia (Rudicardium) grandis cockle
spp.tereticostalis
 Cardiida - Semelidae
Abra sp. Lamarck 1818 abra
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
Tellina (Moerella) donacina Linnaeus 1767 tellin clam
 Cardiida - Mactridae
Spisula subtruncata da Costa 1778 clam
spp. triangula
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Paphia (Callistotapes) sp. Sacco 1900 venus clam
Timoclea ovata Pennant 1777 venus clam
spp. exilis
"Gouldia minima" = Gouldia (Gouldia) minima Montagu 1803 venus clam
 Cardiida - Kelliellidae
 Cardiida - Glossidae
Glossus subtransversus clam
spp. maior
 Cardiida - Ungulinidae
"Felaniella trigonula" = Diplodonta
"Felaniella trigonula" = Diplodonta clam
 Cardiida - Montacutidae
Montacuta schafferi Kautsky 1940 clam
 Cardiida - Galeommatidae
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
Myrtea spinifera Montagu 1803 clam
Lucinella divaricata Linnaeus 1758 clam
spp. rotundoparva
"Parvilucina (Microloripes) dentata" = Lucina (Microloripes) dentata Defrance 1823 clam
"Lucinoma borealis" = Lucinoma (Lucinoma) borealis Linnaeus 1767 clam