Where: Poland (51.3° N, 22.0° E)
• Paleocoordinates: 37.8° N, 28.1° E (Wright 2013)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Belemnella kazimiroviensis zone, Opoka Formation, Late/Upper Maastrichtian (70.6 - 66.0 Ma)
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; poorly lithified, glauconitic, gray, yellow, argillaceous, cherty/siliceous limestone
Size class: macrofossils
Collection methods: bulk, mechanical,
Primary reference: G. I. Abdel-Gawad. 1986. Maastrichtian non-cephalopod mollusks: Scaphopoda, Gastropoda and Bivalvia of the Middle Vistula Valley, central Poland. Acta Geologica Polonica 36(1-3):69-224 [W. Kiessling/M. Apel/M. Apel]more details
Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis
PaleoDB collection 27818: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Marcus Apel on 14.01.2003, edited by Wolfgang Kiessling, Uta Merkel and Philip Mannion
Creative Commons license: CC0 (CC0)
Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
Anthozoa | |
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Hexactinellida | |
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Reptilia | |
Hainosaurus sp.2, Mosasaurus cf. anceps3, Mosasaurus cf. lemonnieri3, "Mosasaurus cf. hoffmanni" = Mosasaurus hoffmannii3
Mosasaurus cf. lemonnieri3 Dollo 1889 mosasaur ZPAL R. 9/1, ZPAL R. 9/2, and ZPAL R. 9/5 (three tooth crowns)
"Mosasaurus cf. hoffmanni" = Mosasaurus hoffmannii3 Mantell 1829 mosasaur IGPUWAR−4 and OGP 1254 (two tooth crowns)
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Scaphopoda | |
Dentalium multicostatum tusk shell | |
Gastropoda | |
Calliomphalus rimosus, Calliomphalus dichotomus, Calliomphalus (Planolateralus) quadricinctus, Calliomphalus (Planolateralus) nasilowensis n. sp., Calliomphalus (Planolateralus) fruchti, Calliomphalus (Planolateralus) amatus, Calliomphalus (Planolateralus) miliariformis
Calliomphalus dichotomus snail
Calliomphalus (Planolateralus) nasilowensis n. sp. snail | |
Chilodonta rudis snail | |
Trochacanthus tricarinatus, Trochacanthus tricarinatus, Trochacanthus tubercolatocinctus, Trochacanthus nilssoni
Trochacanthus nilssoni snail | |
? Margarites laevis snail
Atira laevis snail | |
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Turritella hagenoviana turret shell
"Turritella (Haustator) plana" = Haustator turret shell
Laxispira cochleiformis turret shell | |
Cerithium paucicostatum cerith snail
Cerithium griepenkerli cerith snail
Cerithium mazureki n. sp. cerith snail | |
Confusiscala decorata wentletrap
Confusiscala cf. contorta wentletrap | |
Lemintina nodosa worm shell | |
? Natica exaltata moon snail
? Natica cretacea Goldfuss 1841 moon snail | |
Xenophora onusta Nilsson 1827 carrier shell | |
Euthriofusus nereidiformis, Graphidula procera, Graphidula radwanskii n. sp., Graphidula vistulensis n. sp., Bellifusus septemcostatus
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Buccinum giganteum n. sp.
Buccinum giganteum n. sp. true whelk | |
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Volutilithes kneri volute
Rostellana aequaecostata volute | |
Charonia multicostata triton
Biplex cretaceous n. sp. triton shell | |
Drepanocheilus substenoptera, Aporrhais pyriformis, Aporrhais granulosa, ? Aporrhais luganicus, ? Aporrhais sp., Perissoptera emarginulata, Arrhoges (Latiala) pelecyphora, Kaunhowenia carinifera, Cultrigera arachnoides, ? Cultrigera nagorzanyensis
Aporrhais pyriformis snail
Aporrhais granulosa snail
? Aporrhais luganicus snail
? Aporrhais sp. da Costa 1778 snail
Kaunhowenia carinifera snail
Cultrigera arachnoides snail | |
"Columbellaria laevicostata" = Colombellina (Columbellaria)
"Columbellaria laevicostata" = Colombellina (Columbellaria) snail | |
Tibia laevis true conch | |
Cylichna faba Kner 1869 snail | |
Bivalvia | |
Nuculana producta pointed nut clam
Nuculana siliqua pointed nut clam
Nuculana puschi pointed nut clam | |
"Nucula truncata" = Portlandia arctica
"Nucula truncata" = Portlandia arctica Gray 1824 clam | |
Nucula ascendens nut clam
Nucula tenera nut clam | |
Atreta nilssoni Hagenow 1842 scallop | |
Neithea sexcostata Woodward 1833 scallop | |
Spondylus truncatus, Spondylus serratus, "Spondylus dutempleanus" = Spondylus fimbriatus, Camptonectes virgatus, Mimachlamys cretosa, Mimachlamys cretosa, Merklinia variabilis, "Lyropecten (Aequipecten) pulchellus" = Dhondtichlamys pulchellus, "Chlamys (Lyriochlamys) septemplicata" = Lyriochlamys, Lyropecten (Aequipecten) acuteplicatus, Lyropecten (Aequipecten) campaniensis
Spondylus truncatus scallop
Spondylus serratus scallop
"Spondylus dutempleanus" = Spondylus fimbriatus Goldfuss 1835 scallop
Camptonectes virgatus Nilsson 1827 scallop
Merklinia variabilis Hagenow 1842 scallop
"Lyropecten (Aequipecten) pulchellus" = Dhondtichlamys pulchellus Nilsson 1827 scallop
"Chlamys (Lyriochlamys) septemplicata" = Lyriochlamys scallop
Lyropecten (Aequipecten) acuteplicatus Alth 1850 scallop
Lyropecten (Aequipecten) campaniensis Orbigny 1847 scallop | |
Propeamussium inversum Nilsson 1827 mud scallop | |
Syncyclonema nilsoni Goldfuss 1835 scallop
Syncyclonema haeggi Dhondt 1971 scallop
Syncyclonema gamsensis Dhondt 1971 scallop
Entolium membranaceum Nilsson 1827 scallop | |
? Pseudolimea granulata, Limea geinitzi, Ctenoides dunkeri, Plagiostoma cretacea, Plagiostoma hoperi, "Limatula kunradensis" = Limatula, "Limatula ovata" = Limatula
? Pseudolimea granulata file clam
Limea geinitzi file clam
Ctenoides dunkeri file clam
Plagiostoma cretacea file clam
Plagiostoma hoperi Mantell 1822 file clam
"Limatula kunradensis" = Limatula file clam
"Limatula ovata" = Limatula file clam | |
Placunopsis granulosa scallop | |
Oxytoma (Hypoxytoma) danica scallop | |
Phelopteria pectinoidea pearl oyster
Phelopteria cincta pearl oyster | |
Pseudoptera coerulescens Nilsson 1827 oyster
Gervillia solenoidea Defrance 1820 oyster | |
Pinna cretacea Schlotheim 1813 oyster | |
Gryphaeostrea canaliculata, Hyotissa semiplana, "Pycnodonte (Phygraea) vesiculare" = Pycnodonte (Phygraea) vesicularis
Gryphaeostrea canaliculata Sowerby 1813 oyster
Hyotissa semiplana Sowerby 1825 oyster
"Pycnodonte (Phygraea) vesiculare" = Pycnodonte (Phygraea) vesicularis Lamarck 1806 oyster | |
Tenuipteria argentea Conrad 1858 clam | |
Barbatia tenuistriata, Barbatia forchammeri, Barbatia geinitzi, "Arca (Eonavicula) propinqua" = Eonavicula, "Arca (Eonavicula) granulatoradiata" = Eonavicula
Barbatia forchammeri clam
Barbatia geinitzi Reuss 1844 clam
"Arca (Eonavicula) propinqua" = Eonavicula clam
"Arca (Eonavicula) granulatoradiata" = Eonavicula clam | |
Limopsis sacheri clam
Limopsis radiata Meyer 1885 clam | |
"Modiolus elongatus" = Modiolus, "Modiolus radiatus" = Modiolus, "Modiolus siliquus" = Modiolus, Septifer scalaris, Septifer lineatus, Inoperna flagellifera
"Modiolus elongatus" = Modiolus mussel
"Modiolus radiatus" = Modiolus mussel
"Modiolus siliquus" = Modiolus mussel
Septifer scalaris mussel
Septifer lineatus Sowerby 1836 mussel
Inoperna flagellifera Forbes 1846 mussel | |
Cercomya harpa clam
Cercomya aff. harpa clam | |
Goniomya designata, Goniomya mailleana, Pholadomya kasimiri, Pholadomya salzbergensis, Pholadomya (Bucardiomya) esmarki
Goniomya designata clam
Goniomya mailleana clam
Pholadomya kasimiri clam
Pholadomya (Bucardiomya) esmarki Nilsson 1827 clam | |
Thracia carinifera clam | |
Cuspidaria caudata clam | |
"Liophista (? Psilomya) sp." = Liopistha (Psilomya)
"Liophista (? Psilomya) sp." = Liopistha (Psilomya) Meek 1876 clam | |
Tenea cf. ovalis clam | |
Legumen fragilis venus clam | |
Pleuriocardia noeggerathi, Granocardium alutacium, Granocardium aff. postulosum, Granocardium productum, Nemocardium fenestratum
Pleuriocardia noeggerathi cockle
Granocardium alutacium cockle
Granocardium aff. postulosum cockle
Granocardium productum Sowerby 1832 cockle
Nemocardium fenestratum cockle | |
Gyropleura inequirostrata rudist | |
Corbula sp. Bruguière 1789 clam | |
Panopea mandibula clam | |
Mutiella coarctata, "Lucina subnumismalis" = Lucina subnumismalis, "Lucina laminosa" = Lucina subnumismalis
Mutiella coarctata clam
"Lucina subnumismalis" = Lucina subnumismalis Orbigny 1850 clam
"Lucina laminosa" = Lucina subnumismalis Orbigny 1850 clam | |
Astarte similis Munster 1840 clam
Opis ventricosa clam |