Tonplatten Facies, Hessen Province (Triassic of Germany)

Where: Hessen, Germany (50.8° N, 8.5° E: paleocoordinates 15.9° N, 18.0° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Anisian (247.2 - 242.0 Ma)

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: E. Busse. 1974. Der Obere Muschelkalk im nordwestlichen Niederhessen. Notizbl. hess. L.-Amt. Bodenforsch. 102:91-135 [D. Bottjer/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 44358: authorized by David Bottjer, entered by Matthew Clapham on 08.09.2004

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Taxonomic list

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Reptilia
 Eosauropterygia - Nothosauridae
Nothosaurus sp.
Nothosaurus sp. Münster 1834 diapsid
Osteichthyes
 Palaeonisciformes - Palaeoniscidae
Gyrolepis sp.
Gyrolepis sp. Agassiz 1833
Crinoidea
 Encrinida - Encrinidae
Encrinus liliiformis
Encrinus liliiformis Lamarck 1801 Sea lily
Asteroidea
  -
Pleuraster chopi
Rhynchonellata
 Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae
Coenothyris vulgaris
Coenothyris vulgaris Schlotheim 1820
Lingulata
 Lingulida - Discinidae
Orbiculoidea discoides
Scaphopoda
 Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Antalis laevis
Antalis laevis tusk shell
Bivalvia
 Myalinida - Mysidiellidae
"Mytilus eduliformis" = Promysidiella eduliformis
"Mytilus eduliformis" = Promysidiella eduliformis Schlotheim 1820 clam
ssp. praecursor
 Ostreida - Bakevelliidae
"Gervilleia costata" = Bakevellia costata, Hoernesia socialis
"Gervilleia costata" = Bakevellia costata Schlotheim 1820 oyster
Hoernesia socialis Schlotheim 1823 oyster
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Pleuronectites laevigatus
Pleuronectites laevigatus Schlotheim 1820 scallop
 Pectinida - Terquemiidae
Philippiella noetlingi
Philippiella noetlingi Frech 1912 scallop
 Pectinida - Anomiidae
Placunopsis ostracina
Placunopsis ostracina Schlotheim 1820 scallop
 Pectinida - Limidae
"Lima striata" = Plagiostoma striatum
"Lima striata" = Plagiostoma striatum Schlotheim 1820 file clam
 Pectinida - Entoliidae
Entolium discites
Entolium discites Schlotheim 1820 scallop
 Carditida - Myophoricardiidae
Myophoriopis gregaria
Myophoriopis gregaria clam
[entered as Myophoriopsis gregaria]
 Lucinida - Mactromyidae
Mactromya schmidi
 Pholadida - Pleuromyidae
Pleuromya musculoides
 Trigoniida - Myophoriidae
Myophoria simplex, Myophoria vulgaris
Myophoria vulgaris von Schlotheim 1820 clam
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
"Leda sp." = Nuculana, "Nucula elliptica" = Leda elliptica
"Leda sp." = Nuculana Link 1807 pointed nut clam
"Nucula elliptica" = Leda elliptica Goldfuss 1837 pointed nut clam
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
"Nucula goldfussi" = Nucula goldfussii
"Nucula goldfussi" = Nucula goldfussii Alberti 1863 nut clam
Cephalopoda
 Nautilida - Tainoceratidae
Germanonautilus bidorsatus
Germanonautilus bidorsatus Schlotheim 1820 nautiloid
 Ceratitida - Ceratitidae
Ceratites neolaevis, Ceratites raricostatus, Ceratites distractus, Ceratites evolutus, Ceratites compressus, Ceratites spinosus, Ceratites praecursor, Ceratites robustus, Ceratites cf. armatus, "Ceratites cf. pulcher" = Progonoceratites pulcher, "Ceratites philippii" = Progonoceratites philippii
Ceratites evolutus Philippi 1901 ceratite
ssp. tenuis, parabolicus, subspinosus, bispinatus
Ceratites compressus Sandberger-Philippi 1901 ceratite
ssp. compressus and ssp. apertus
Ceratites spinosus Philippi 1901 ceratite
ssp. praespinosus, spinosus, capricornu, cf. postspinosus
Ceratites praecursor Riedel 1918 ceratite
Ceratites robustus Riedel 1918 ceratite
ssp. robustus and ssp. terminus
Ceratites cf. armatus Philippi 1901 ceratite
"Ceratites cf. pulcher" = Progonoceratites pulcher Riedel 1916 ceratite
"Ceratites philippii" = Progonoceratites philippii Riedel 1918 ceratite
s. str.
Gastropoda
 Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae
Chemnitzia hehli
 Murchisoniina - Loxonematidae
Loxonema johannis, Loxonema sp.
Loxonema johannis snail
ssp. bohmi
Loxonema sp. Phillips 1841 snail
 Caenogastropoda - Coelostylinidae
? Omphaloptychia sp.
? Omphaloptychia sp. von Ammon 1893 snail
 Architaenioglossa - Ampullinidae
? Ampullina sp.
? Ampullina sp. Férussac 1822 snail