Offingen, OBM, Kirchberg Fm (Miocene of Germany)

Where: Germany (48.5° N, 10.3° E: paleocoordinates 48.7° N, 8.7° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Kirchberg Formation, Burdigalian (20.4 - 16.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: deep subtidal; marl

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: R. B. Salvador, M. Pipperr, B. Reichenbacher and M. W. Rasser. 2016. Early Miocene continental gastropods from new localities of the Molasse Basin in southern Germany. Palaeontologische Zeitschrift 90:469-491 [W. Kiessling/M. Krause]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 182605: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Mihaela Krause on 10.11.2016

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Taxonomic list

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Gastropoda
 Heterostropha - Planorbidae
Gyraulus albertanus, Gyraulus applanatus, Planorbarius mantelli, Ferrissia cf. wittmanni
Gyraulus albertanus Clessin 1877 snail
Gyraulus applanatus Thomae 1845 snail
Planorbarius mantelli Dunker 1848 snail
Ferrissia cf. wittmanni Schlickum 1964 snail
 Heterostropha - Lymnaeidae
Stagnicola armaniacensis
Stagnicola armaniacensis Noulet 1852 snail
 Stylommatophora - Hygromiidae
Leucochroopsis sp.
Leucochroopsis sp. Boettger 1908 slug
 Stylommatophora - Helicidae
Palaeotachea sp., "Megalotachea cf. silvana" = Palaeotachea silvana
Palaeotachea sp. Jooss 1912 slug
"Megalotachea cf. silvana" = Palaeotachea silvana Klein 1853 slug
 Stylommatophora - Zonitidae
Archaeozonites sp.
Archaeozonites sp. Sandberger 1873 true glass snail
 Heterostropha - Valvatidae
? Valvata sp.
? Valvata sp. Müller 1774 snail
 Cerithioidea - Melanopsidae
Melanopsis impressa
Melanopsis impressa Krauss 1852 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Bithyniidae
Bithynia glabra
Bithynia glabra Zieten 1830 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Hydrobiidae
Ctyrokya conoidea, Nematurella bavarica
Ctyrokya conoidea Hislop 1859 snail
Nematurella bavarica Sandberger 1875 snail