Röthelstein, weissen Halobienbanken (Triassic of Austria)

Also known as Feuerkogel

Where: Austria (47.6° N, 13.9° E: paleocoordinates 12.5° N, 21.8° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Halstatt Formation, Julian (235.0 - 232.0 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lithified, shelly/skeletal, white limestone

• White Halobia-bank

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: Repository: Geologischen Bundesanstalt, Austria (GBA)

Primary reference: E. von Mojsisovics. 1873. Das Gebirge um Hallstatt. Eine geologisch-paläontologische Studie aus den Alpen. 1 Teil, Die Mollusken-Faunen der Zlambach- und Hallstätter-Schichten. Abhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Geologischen Reichsanstalt 6(1):1-82 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 159576: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 03.08.2014, edited by Pete Wagner and Bethany Allen

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Cephalopoda
 Ceratitida - Megaphyllitidae
"Pinacoceras applanatum" = Megaphyllites applanatus, "Pinacoceras humile" = Megaphyllites humilis
"Pinacoceras applanatum" = Megaphyllites applanatus von Mojsisovics 1873 ceratite
"Pinacoceras humile" = Megaphyllites humilis von Mojsisovics 1873 ceratite
Gastropoda
 Sorbeoconcha - Littorinidae
"Trochonema mojsvari n. sp." = Hallstadtia mojsvari2
"Trochonema mojsvari n. sp." = Hallstadtia mojsvari2 Koken 1896 periwinkle
Bivalvia
 Ostreida - Halobiidae
Halobia rugosa1 Guembel 1861 oyster
Halobia beyrichi1 Mojsisovics 1874 oyster
Halobia styriaca n. sp.1 Mojsisovics 1874 oyster