Tonplatten Facies, Hessen Province (Triassic of Germany)
Where: Hessen, Germany (50.8° N, 8.5° E)
• Paleocoordinates: 29.2° N, 27.7° E (Wright 2013)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• local area-level geographic resolution
When: Anisian (246.7 - 241.5 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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| Gastropoda | |
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Loxonema johannis bohmi snail | |
| Cephalopoda | |
Ceratites robustus robustus, Ceratites compressus compressus, Ceratites evolutus tenuis, Ceratites spinosus spinosus, Ceratites robustus terminus, Ceratites compressus apertus, Ceratites evolutus parabolicus, Ceratites evolutus subspinosus, Ceratites evolutus bispinatus, Ceratites spinosus praespinosus, Ceratites spinosus capricornu, Ceratites spinosus cf. postspinosus
Ceratites robustus robustus ceratite
Ceratites compressus compressus ceratite
Ceratites evolutus tenuis ceratite
Ceratites spinosus spinosus ceratite
Ceratites robustus terminus ceratite
Ceratites compressus apertus ceratite
Ceratites evolutus parabolicus ceratite
Ceratites evolutus subspinosus ceratite
Ceratites evolutus bispinatus ceratite
Ceratites spinosus praespinosus ceratite
Ceratites spinosus capricornu ceratite
Ceratites spinosus cf. postspinosus ceratite | |
| Scaphopoda | |
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Antalis laevis tusk shell | |
| Bivalvia | |
"Nucula goldfussi" = Nucula goldfussii
"Nucula goldfussi" = Nucula goldfussii Alberti 1863 nut clam | |
"Leda sp." = Nuculana, "Nucula elliptica" = Leda elliptica
"Leda sp." = Nuculana Link 1807 pointed nut clam
"Nucula elliptica" = Leda elliptica Goldfuss 1837 pointed nut clam | |
"Gervilleia costata" = Bakevellia costata, Hoernesia socialis
"Gervilleia costata" = Bakevellia costata Schlotheim 1820 oyster
Hoernesia socialis Schlotheim 1823 oyster | |
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Entolium discites Schlotheim 1820 scallop | |
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Philippiella noetlingi Frech 1912 scallop | |
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Pleuronectites laevigatus Schlotheim 1820 scallop | |
"Lima striata" = Plagiostoma striatum
"Lima striata" = Plagiostoma striatum Schlotheim 1820 file clam | |
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Placunopsis ostracina Schlotheim 1820 jingle | |
"Mytilus eduliformis praecursor" = Promysidiella eduliformis praecursor
"Mytilus eduliformis praecursor" = Promysidiella eduliformis praecursor Renz 1904 clam | |
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Myophoria simplex clam
Myophoria vulgaris von Schlotheim 1820 clam | |
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Mactromya schmidi clam | |
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| Gastropoda | |
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Loxonema sp. Phillips 1841 snail | |
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Chemnitzia hehli snail | |
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? Omphaloptychia sp. von Ammon 1893 snail | |
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? Ampullina sp. Férussac 1822 snail | |
| Cephalopoda | |
"Ceratites cf. pulcher" = Progonoceratites pulcher, "Ceratites philippii" = Progonoceratites philippii, Ceratites neolaevis, Ceratites raricostatus, Ceratites distractus, Ceratites praecursor, Ceratites cf. armatus
"Ceratites cf. pulcher" = Progonoceratites pulcher Riedel 1916 ceratite
Ceratites neolaevis ceratite
Ceratites raricostatus ceratite
Ceratites distractus ceratite
Ceratites praecursor Riedel 1918 ceratite
Ceratites cf. armatus Philippi 1901 ceratite | |
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Germanonautilus bidorsatus Schlotheim 1820 | |
| Lingulata | |
| Rhynchonellata | |
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Coenothyris vulgaris Schlotheim 1820 | |
| Reptilia | |
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Nothosaurus sp. Münster 1834 diapsid | |
| Osteichthyes | |
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Gyrolepis sp. Agassiz 1833 | |
| Asteroidea | |
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Pleuraster chopi sea star | |
| Crinoidea | |
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Encrinus liliiformis Lamarck 1801 Sea lily | |