Balia (Spirigera beds) (Triassic of Turkey)

Also known as Balia-Maden, Balya

Where: Balıkesir, Turkey (39.7° N, 27.6° E: paleocoordinates 32.9° N, 27.6° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Late/Upper Triassic (237.0 - 201.4 Ma)

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; sandstone

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: A. Bittner. 1891. Triaspetrefakten von Balia in Kleinasien. Jahrbuch der Kaiserlich-Königlichen, Geologischen Reichsanstalt 41:97-116 [A. Dunhill/B. Allen/B. Allen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 201912: authorized by Alex Dunhill, entered by Bethany Allen on 10.06.2019

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Taxonomic list

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Rhynchonellata
 Rhynchonellida - Wellerellidae
"Rhynchonella anatolica n. sp." = Euxinella anatolica, "Rhynchonella levantina n. sp." = Euxinella levantina
"Rhynchonella anatolica n. sp." = Euxinella anatolica Bittner 1891
"Rhynchonella levantina n. sp." = Euxinella levantina Bittner 1891
 Terebratulida - Angustothyrididae
"Terebratula turcica n. sp." = Rhaetina gregaria
"Terebratula turcica n. sp." = Rhaetina gregaria Suess 1854
 Terebratulida - Zeilleriidae
"Waldheimia bukowskii n. sp." = Zeilleria bukowski, "Waldheimia cf. austriaca" = Zeilleria austriaca
"Waldheimia bukowskii n. sp." = Zeilleria bukowski Bittner 1892
"Waldheimia cf. austriaca" = Zeilleria austriaca Zugmayer 1882
 Spiriferinida - Sinucostidae
"Spiriferina cf. emmrichi" = Sinucosta emmrichi
"Spiriferina cf. emmrichi" = Sinucosta emmrichi Suess 1854
 Spiriferinida - Spiriferinidae
Spiriferina moscai n. sp.
Spiriferina moscai n. sp. Bittner 1892
 Spiriferinida - Spondylospiridae
"Spiriferina uncinata" = Zugmayerella uncinata
"Spiriferina uncinata" = Zugmayerella uncinata Schafhautl 1851
 Spiriferinida - Laballidae
"Spiriferina suessi" = Laballa suessi
"Spiriferina suessi" = Laballa suessi Winkler 1859
 Athyridida - Athyrididae
Spirigera manzavinii n. sp., Spirigera tricupii n. sp.
Spirigera manzavinii n. sp. Bittner 1891
Spirigera tricupii n. sp. Bittner 1892
 Athyridida - Neoretziidae
"Retzia cf. superba" = Neoretzia superba
"Retzia cf. superba" = Neoretzia superba Suess 1856
Lingulata
 Discinida - Disciniidae
Discina sp.
Discina sp. Lamarck
Gastropoda
 Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae
Chemnitzia sp., Chemnitzia manzavinii n. sp.
Chemnitzia sp. d'Orbigny 1840 snail
Chemnitzia manzavinii n. sp. Bittner 1892 snail
Bivalvia
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
Corbis manzavinii n. sp.
Corbis manzavinii n. sp. Bittner 1891 clam
 Carditida - Carditidae
Cardita cordellai n. sp.
Cardita cordellai n. sp. Bittner 1892 clam
 Trigoniida - Schizodidae
Schizodus aff. ewaldi, Schizodus negrii n. sp.
Schizodus negrii n. sp. Bittner 1892 clam
 Trigoniida - Trigoniidae
"Myophoria micrasiatica n. sp." = Guineana micrasiatica
"Myophoria micrasiatica n. sp." = Guineana micrasiatica Bittner 1891 clam
 Ostreida - Posidoniidae
Posidonomya pergamena
Posidonomya pergamena Bittner 1891 oyster
 Ostreida - Bakevelliidae
"Gervillia cf. angusta" = Gervillia (Cultriopsis) angusta
"Gervillia cf. angusta" = Gervillia (Cultriopsis) angusta Munster 1838 oyster
 Ostreida - Pergamidiidae
Pergamidia attalea n. sp.
Pergamidia attalea n. sp. Bittner 1891 oyster
 Ostreida - Pteriidae
Avicula (Meleagrina) foulloni n. sp.
Avicula (Meleagrina) foulloni n. sp. Bittner 1891 pearl oyster
 Ostreida - Cassianellidae
Cassianella angusta n. sp.
Cassianella angusta n. sp. Bittner 1891 oyster
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea sp.
Ostrea sp. Linnaeus 1758 oyster
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Pecten sp., Pecten mysicus n. sp., Hinnites scepsidicus n. sp.
Pecten sp. Müller 1776 scallop
Pecten mysicus n. sp. Bittner 1891 scallop
Hinnites scepsidicus n. sp. Bittner 1891 scallop
 Pectinida - Limidae
Lima (Plagiostoma) mysica n. sp., Lima (Radula) baliana n. sp.
Lima (Plagiostoma) mysica n. sp. Bittner 1891 file clam
Lima (Radula) baliana n. sp. Bittner 1891 file clam
 Myalinida - Mysidiellidae
"Mysidia orientalis n. gen. n. sp." = Mysidiella orientalis
"Mysidia orientalis n. gen. n. sp." = Mysidiella orientalis Bittner 1891 clam
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Mytilus sp., "Modiola sp." = Modiolus
Mytilus sp. Linnaeus 1758 mussel
"Modiola sp." = Modiolus Lamarck 1801 mussel