Höttinger Alm (Triassic of Austria)

Also known as Höttinger Alpe, Karwendelgebirge

Where: Innsbruck, Austria (47.3° N, 11.4° E: paleocoordinates 7.0° N, 23.9° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Ceratites trinodosus ammonoid zone, Wetterstein Formation, Anisian (247.2 - 242.0 Ma)

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: limestone

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: H. Alma. 1926. Eine Fauna des Wettersteinkalkes bei Innsbruck. Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien 40:111-129 [A. Dunhill/B. Allen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 202274: authorized by Alex Dunhill, entered by Bethany Allen on 03.07.2019

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Cephalopoda
 Ceratitida - Ceratitidae
 Pseudorthocerida - Trematoceratidae
"Orthoceras campanile" = Trematoceras elegans
"Orthoceras campanile" = Trematoceras elegans Muenster 1831
 Nautilida - Tainoceratidae
Pleuronautilus sp. von Mojsisovics 1882
Pleuronautilus cf. mosis von Mojsisovics 1882
Germanonautilus salinarius von Mojsisovics 1882
 Ceratitida - Ptychitidae
"Ptychites acutus" = Flexoptychites acutus, "Ptychites studeri" = Flexoptychites studeri, Ptychites eusomus
"Ptychites acutus" = Flexoptychites acutus von Mojsisovics 1882 ceratite
"Ptychites studeri" = Flexoptychites studeri Hauer 1857 ceratite
Ptychites eusomus Beyrich 1865 ceratite
 Ceratitida - Pinacoceratidae
"Pinacoceras damesi" = Praepinacoceras damesi
"Pinacoceras damesi" = Praepinacoceras damesi von Mojsisovics 1882 ceratite
 Ceratitida - Gymnitidae
Gymnites cf. obliquus von Mojsisovics 1882 ceratite
Gymnites incultus Beyrich 1867 ceratite
Gymnites palmai von Mojsisovics 1869 ceratite
 Ceratitida - Sturiidae
"Ptychites megalodiscus" = Discoptychites megalodiscus, Sturia semiarata
"Ptychites megalodiscus" = Discoptychites megalodiscus Beyrich 1867 ceratite
Sturia semiarata von Mojsisovics 1882 ceratite
 Ceratitida - Megaphyllitidae
Megaphyllites oenipontanus von Mojsisovics 1882 ceratite
 Ceratitida - Hungaritidae
Hungarites cf. costosus von Mojsisovics 1882 ceratite
 Ceratitida - Ceratitidae
Beyrichites beneckei Mojsisovics 1881 ceratite
Beyrichites reuttensis Beyrich 1867 ceratite
Beyrichites aff. reuttensis Beyrich 1867 ceratite
"Ceratites trinodosus" = Paraceratites trinodosus von Mojsisovics 1878 ceratite
 Ceratitida - Arcestidae
Proarcestes pannonicus Mojsisovics 1870 ceratite
Proarcestes cf. reyeri Mojsisovics 1882 ceratite
Proarcestes bramantei Mojsisovics 1869 ceratite
 Phylloceratida - Ussuritidae
Monophyllites wengensis Klipstein 1843 ammonite
Monophyllites sphaerophyllus Hauer 1851 ammonite
 Aulacoceratida - Xiphoteuthididae
Atractites secundus Mojsisovics 1869 belemnite
Atractites boeckhi Stuerzenbaum 1876 belemnite
Gastropoda
 Euomphalina - Euomphalidae
 Caenogastropoda - Coelostylinidae
Omphaloptycha irritata Kittl 1894 snail
 Murchisoniina - Phymatopleuridae
Worthenia hoettingensis Alma 1926 snail
Bivalvia
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
"Pecten (Velopecten) aff. arthaberi" = Praechlamys arthaberi
"Pecten (Velopecten) aff. arthaberi" = Praechlamys arthaberi Waagen 1907 scallop
 Pectinida - Limidae
Mysidioptera cf. cainalli Stoppani 1860 file clam
Lima cf. cancellata Bittner 1895 file clam
 Ostreida - Posidoniidae
Veldidenella dieneri Alma 1926 oyster
'numerous' specimens
 Ostreida - Halobiidae
"Daonella bulogensis" = Daonella (Arzelella) bulogensis, "Daonella tyrolensis" = Daonella (Arzelella) tyrolensis, "Daonella arzelensis" = Daonella (Arzelella) tyrolensis, "Daonella indica" = Daonella (Arzelella) indica, "Daonella pichleri" = Daonella (Pichlerella) pichleri
"Daonella bulogensis" = Daonella (Arzelella) bulogensis Kittl 1912 oyster
"Daonella tyrolensis" = Daonella (Arzelella) tyrolensis Mojsisovics 1874 oyster
"Daonella arzelensis" = Daonella (Arzelella) tyrolensis Mojsisovics 1874 oyster
'several' specimens
"Daonella indica" = Daonella (Arzelella) indica Bittner 1899 oyster
"Daonella pichleri" = Daonella (Pichlerella) pichleri Mojsisovics 1874 oyster
 Megalodontida - Megalodontidae
"Megalodon rimosus" = Pachyrisma rimosum
"Megalodon rimosus" = Pachyrisma rimosum Münster 1841 clam
Rhynchonellata
 Spiriferinida - Mentzeliidae
"Mentzelia mentzelii" = Mentzelia mentzeli
"Mentzelia mentzelii" = Mentzelia mentzeli Dunker 1851
 Rhynchonellida - Wellerellidae
"Rhynchonella aff. variabilis" = Cirpa variabilis
"Rhynchonella aff. variabilis" = Cirpa variabilis Schlotheim 1813
 Athyridida - Diplospirellidae
"Spirigera (Pexidella) marmorea" = Pexidella marmorea
"Spirigera (Pexidella) marmorea" = Pexidella marmorea Bittner 1890
 Athyridida - Retziidae