PBDB Collection

Saal Quarry (Jurassic of Germany)

Where: Germany (48.9° N, 11.9° E: paleocoordinates 40.1° N, 20.0° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Hybonoticeras beckeri ammonoid zone, Massenkalk Formation, Late/Upper Kimmeridgian (155.7 - 150.8 Ma)

• Coral limestone of the Massenkalk Formation, Upper Jurassic, upper Kimmeridgian: Hybonoticeras beckeri Zone, Sutneria subeumela or Virgataxioceras setatum subzones.

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: platform or shelf-margin reef; lithified limestone

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Reposited in the BSP

Primary reference: F. Lang, J. Gründel, M. Jäger, H. Löser, V. Schlampp, S. Schneider, and W. Werner. 2017. Fossilien aus dem Riffschuttkalk des Kimmeridgium (Oberjura) von Saal a. d. Donau bei Kelheim (Bayern). Der Steinkern 30:4-113 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 211294: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Mihaela Krause on 30.06.2020, edited by Matthew Clapham

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Taxonomic list

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Nodosariata
Vaginulinida - Vaginulinidae	Lenticulina sp. Lenticulina sp. Lamarck 1804
Chlorophyceae
Dasycladales - Dasycladaceae	Dasycladaceae indet. Dasycladaceae indet. Kutzing 1843
Demospongiae
Halichondrida -	Neuropora sp. Neuropora sp. Bronn 1825 demosponge
Anthozoa
Scleractinia - Siderastreidae	Astraeofungia sp. Astraeofungia sp. Alloiteau 1952 stony coral
Scleractinia - Haplaraeidae	Meandraraea sp. Meandraraea sp. Étallon 1859 stony coral
Scleractinia - Dermosmiliidae	Epistreptophyllum sp. Epistreptophyllum sp. Milaschewitsch 1876 stony coral
Scleractinia - Latomeandridae	Microphyllia sp., Periseris sp., Dimorphastrea sp., Latomeandra sp., Ovalastrea sp., Latiastrea sp. Microphyllia sp. d'Orbigny 1849 stony coral Periseris sp. Ferry 1870 stony coral Dimorphastrea sp. d'Orbigny 1850 stony coral Latomeandra sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849 stony coral Ovalastrea sp. d'Orbigny 1849 stony coral Latiastrea sp. Beauvais 1964 stony coral
Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae	Isastrea sp. Isastrea sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851 stony coral
Scleractinia - Actinastreidae	Stephanastrea sp. Stephanastrea sp. Etallon and Thurmann 1864 stony coral
Scleractinia - Placophylliidae	Placophyllia sp. Placophyllia sp. d'Orbigny 1848 stony coral
Scleractinia - Aplosmiliidae	Rhipidogyra sp., "Placogyra sp." = Placogyra, "Kologyra sp." = Placogyra, Tiaradendron sp., Aplosmilia sp. Rhipidogyra sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral "Placogyra sp." = Placogyra Koby 1904 stony coral "Kologyra sp." = Placogyra Koby 1904 stony coral Tiaradendron sp. Quenstedt 1857 stony coral Aplosmilia sp. d'Orbigny 1849 stony coral
Scleractinia - Cyathophoridae	Cryptocoenia alveolata Cryptocoenia alveolata stony coral
Scleractinia - Stylinidae	Stylina hourcqi, Adelocoenia micrommatos, Enallhelia sp. Stylina hourcqi Alloiteau 1958 stony coral Adelocoenia micrommatos stony coral Enallhelia sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849 stony coral
Scleractinia - Thecosmiliidae	Thecosmilia sp. Thecosmilia sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
Scleractinia - Solenocoeniidae	Solenocoenia sp. Solenocoenia sp. Roniewicz and Gill 1976 stony coral
Scleractinia - Thamnasteriidae	Thamnasteria gracilis Thamnasteria gracilis Münster 1826 stony coral
Malacostraca
Decapoda - Longodromitidae	Longodromites excisus Longodromites excisus von Meyer 1857 crab
Decapoda - Catillogalatheidae	Galatheites sforum n. sp.¹ Galatheites sforum n. sp.¹ Klompmaker et al. 2022 decapod SNSB-BSPG 2014 I 49a, 48, 49b
Decapoda - Pylochelidae	Ammopylocheles mclaughlinae² Ammopylocheles mclaughlinae² van Bakel et al. 2008 hermit crab
Polychaeta
Serpulimorpha -	Cementula sp., Filogranula runcinata, ? Neomicrorbis sp., Vermiliopsis sp., Metavermilia goldfussi, Metavermilia cf. striatissima Cementula sp. Filogranula runcinata ? Neomicrorbis sp. Vermiliopsis sp. Metavermilia goldfussi Metavermilia cf. striatissima
Sedentaria
Sabellida - Serpulidae	Propomatoceros sp., Pseudovermilia sp., Nogrobs sp. Propomatoceros sp. Ware 1975 Pseudovermilia sp. Bush 1907 Nogrobs sp. Montfort 1808
Sabellida - Sabellidae	Glomerula gordialis Glomerula gordialis
Tentaculita
Microconchida -	? Microconchus sp. ? Microconchus sp. Murchison 1839
Gastropoda
Euomphalina - Platyceratidae	"Valfinia quinquecincta" = Spiranodus quinquecinctus "Valfinia quinquecincta" = Spiranodus quinquecinctus Goldfuss 1844 snail
Neritoina - Neritopsidae	Bipartopsis robustus, Cassianopsis eversi, "Hayamiella semiplicata" = Neritopsis (Hayamiella) Bipartopsis robustus Gruendel et al. 2015 snail Cassianopsis eversi snail "Hayamiella semiplicata" = Neritopsis (Hayamiella) snail
Patellida - Acmaeidae	"Hennocquia saalensis" = Scurriopsis (Hennocquia) "Hennocquia saalensis" = Scurriopsis (Hennocquia) limpet
Neritoidea - Pileolidae	Dauterria rotundata Dauterria rotundata Gruendel et al. 2015 snail
Neritoidea - Neridomidae	Neridomus ? laevis Neridomus ? laevis snail
Architaenioglossa - Ampullariidae	Pictavia sp. Pictavia sp. Cossmann 1925 apple snail
Sorbeoconcha - Campanilidae	"Ditretus" sp. "Ditretus" sp. Pieite 1874 snail
Sorbeoconcha - Procerithiidae	Cryptoptyxis wrighti Cryptoptyxis wrighti snail
Sorbeoconcha - Settsassiidae	Katosira sp. Katosira sp. Koken 1892 snail
Sorbeoconcha - Rissoidae	Buvignieria sp. Buvignieria sp. Cossmann 1921 snail
Sorbeoconcha - Colombellinidae	"Columbellaria corallina" = Colombellina (Columbellaria) "Columbellaria corallina" = Colombellina (Columbellaria) snail
Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae	"Anchura" sp. "Anchura" sp. Conrad 1860 snail
Cerithioidea - Pickworthiidae	Bleytonella sp. Bleytonella sp. Gründel and Kollmann 2012 snail
Cerithioidea - Cryptaulacidae	"Exelissa" sp. "Exelissa" sp. Piette 1860 snail
Cerithioidea - Brachytrematidae	"Brachytrema" sp. "Brachytrema" sp. Morris and Lycett 1851 snail
Pleurotomarioidea - Trochotomidae	Placostoma suevica Placostoma suevica snail
Pleurotomarioidea - Pleurotomariidae	Leptomaria tuberosa Leptomaria tuberosa snail
Trochoidea - Sclarotrardidae	Sclarotrarda coronilla Sclarotrarda coronilla Broesamlen 1909 snail
Trochoidea - Epulotrochidae	Wernerocutus angulatoplicatus, Undatotectus glaber Wernerocutus angulatoplicatus snail Undatotectus glaber snail
Trochoidea - Trochidae	Discotectus crassipliacatus, Falsotectus parvus Discotectus crassipliacatus top snail Falsotectus parvus Gruendel et al. 2017 top snail
Trochoidea - Ataphridae	Torusataphrus inornatus Torusataphrus inornatus Quenstedt 1858 snail
Trochoidea - Metriomphalidae	Caryomphalus concavus, Planiturbo procerus Caryomphalus concavus Gruendel et al. 2017 snail Planiturbo procerus Gruendel et al. 2017 snail
Trochoidea - Nododelphinulidae	? Amphitrochus gerberi, Metriomphalus parvotuberosus ? Amphitrochus gerberi snail Metriomphalus parvotuberosus snail
Trochoidea - Angariidae	Tegulacanthus tegulatus Tegulacanthus tegulatus Muenster 1844 snail
Lepetellida - Fissurellidae	Rimulopsis broesamleni Rimulopsis broesamleni snail
Seguenzioidea - Eucyclidae	Onkospira ranellata Onkospira ranellata snail
Seguenzioidea - Chilodontaidae	Chilodonta quadratofoveata Chilodonta quadratofoveata snail
Heterostropha - Cylindrobullinidae	Rugalindrites sp. Rugalindrites sp. Gründel and Nützel 2012 snail
Heterostropha -	Nerineoidea indet. Nerineoidea indet. Zittel 1873 snail
Bivalvia
Carditida - Astartidae	? Coelopis sp., Prorokia subproblematica, Prorokia sp., Coelastarte rzehaki, Praeconia oblonga ? Coelopis sp. Munier-Chalmas 1887 clam Prorokia subproblematica clam Prorokia sp. Böhm 1883 clam Coelastarte rzehaki Boehm 1883 clam Praeconia oblonga clam
Lucinida - Lucinidae	? Fimbria sp. ? Fimbria sp. Mühlfeldt 1811 clam
Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae	Pachymya sp. Pachymya sp. Sowerby 1826 clam
Cardiida - Kalenteridae	Myoconcha sp. Myoconcha sp. Sowerby 1824 clam
Cardiida - Cardiidae	Jurassicardium schulzi Jurassicardium schulzi cockle
Cardiida - Pterocardiidae	Pterocardia corallina Pterocardia corallina clam
Megalodontida - Megalodontidae	"Pachyrismella latum" = Pachyrisma (Pachyrismella) "Pachyrismella latum" = Pachyrisma (Pachyrismella) clam
Hippuritida - Requieniidae	Hypelasma sp. Hypelasma sp. Paquier 1897 rudist
Hippuritida - Epidiceratidae	Epidiceras carinatum, Plesiodiceras muensteri Epidiceras carinatum rudist Plesiodiceras muensteri rudist
Mytilida - Mytilidae	Arcomytilus furcatus, Lithophaga sp. Arcomytilus furcatus Münster 1837 mussel Lithophaga sp. Röding 1798 mussel
Arcida - Parallelodontidae	Cosmetodon sp. Cosmetodon sp. Branson 1942 clam
Arcida - Arcidae	Eonavicula trisulcata Eonavicula trisulcata Muenster 1837 clam
Pectinida - Dimyidae	Atreta sp. Atreta sp. Etallon 1862 scallop
Pectinida - Limidae	Plagiostoma sp., "Lima notata" = Lima (Plagiostoma) notata, Plagiostoma pratzi, Ctenostreon proboscideum Plagiostoma sp. Sowerby 1814 file clam "Lima notata" = Lima (Plagiostoma) notata de Loriol 1878 file clam Plagiostoma pratzi Boehm 1881 file clam Ctenostreon proboscideum Sowerby 1820 file clam
Pectinida - Pectinoidae	Chlamys textoria, Spondylopecten palinurus, Eopecten velatus, Camptonectes virdunensis, Radulopecten fibrosus Chlamys textoria Schlotheim 1820 scallop Spondylopecten palinurus d'Orbigny 1850 scallop Eopecten velatus Goldfuss 1833 scallop Camptonectes virdunensis Buvignier 1852 scallop Radulopecten fibrosus Sowerby 1816 scallop
Ostreida - Malleidae	Isognomon sp. Isognomon sp. Lightfoot 1786 oyster
Ostreida - Pinnidae	Pinna sp. Pinna sp. Linnaeus 1758 oyster
Ostreida - Gryphaeidae	"Liogryphaea sp." = Gryphaea "Liogryphaea sp." = Gryphaea Lamarck 1801 oyster
Ostreida - Palaeolophidae	? Actinostreon hastellatum ? Actinostreon hastellatum Schlotheim 1820 oyster
Myalinida - Myalinidae	Pachymytilus petasus, Pachymytilus crassissimus Pachymytilus petasus clam Pachymytilus crassissimus Boehm 1881 clam
Nuculanida - Isoarcidae	Isoarca sp. Isoarca sp. Muenster 1842 clam
Cephalopoda
Ammonitida - Aspidoceratidae	Aspidoceras sp., Physodoceras hermanni Aspidoceras sp. Zittel ammonite Physodoceras hermanni ammonite
Ammonitida - Ataxioceratidae	Virgataxioceras cf. supinum Virgataxioceras cf. supinum ammonite
Ammonitida - Oppeliidae	"Taramelliceras cf. kiderleni" = Taramelliceras (Taramelliceras) kiderleni "Taramelliceras cf. kiderleni" = Taramelliceras (Taramelliceras) kiderleni Berckhemer and Hoelder 1959 ammonite
Rhynchonellata
Rhynchonellida - Cyclothyrididae	Torquirhynchia speciosa Torquirhynchia speciosa Munster 1839
Rhynchonellida - Norellidae	Monticlarella strioplicata Monticlarella strioplicata Quenstedt 1852
Rhynchonellida - Basiliolidae	? Lacunosella trilobata ? Lacunosella trilobata Zieten 1832
Terebratulida - Loboidothyrididae	"Juralina insignis" = Loboidothyris insignis "Juralina insignis" = Loboidothyris insignis Schübler 1820
Terebratulida - Dictyothyrididae	Dictyothyris kurri Dictyothyris kurri Oppel 1857
Terebratulida - Cancellothyrididae	Terebratulina substriata, Terebratulina silicea Terebratulina substriata Schlotheim 1820 Terebratulina silicea Quenstedt 1856
Terebratulida - Terebrataliidae	Ismenia recta, Ismenia pectunculoides Ismenia recta Ismenia pectunculoides Schlotheim 1820
Terebratulida - Zeilleriidae	Ornithella pentagonalis, Ornithella waageni, Cheirothyris fleuriausa Ornithella pentagonalis Ornithella waageni Cheirothyris fleuriausa d'Orbigny 1850
Terebratulida - Kingenidae	? Dictyothyropsis guembeli ? Dictyothyropsis guembeli
Terebratulida -	"Dictyothyropsis pectunculus" = Trigonellina pectunculus "Dictyothyropsis pectunculus" = Trigonellina pectunculus Schlotheim 1820
Crinoidea
Millericrinida - Millericrinidae	Liliocrinus sp. Liliocrinus sp. Rollier 1911 Sea lily
Comatulida - Solanocrinitidae	Solanocrinites sp. Solanocrinites sp. Goldfuss 1829 Feather star
Isocrinida - Isocrinidae	Isocrinidae indet., Isocrinus sp. Isocrinidae indet. Gislén 1924 Sea lily Isocrinus sp. von Meyer 1836 Sea lily
Cyrtocrinida - Eugeniacrinitidae	Eugeniacrinites cariophilites Eugeniacrinites cariophilites von Schlotheim 1813 Sea lily
Echinoidea
Euechinoidea -	Salenioida indet. Salenioida indet. Delage and Hérouard 1903 sea urchin
Salenioida - Saleniidae	Saleniidae indet. Saleniidae indet. Agassiz 1838 sea urchin
Salenioida - Hyposaleniidae	Hyposaleniidae indet. Hyposaleniidae indet. Mortensen 1934 sea urchin
Calycina - Phymosomatidae	Phymosoma sp. Phymosoma sp. Haime 1853 sea urchin
Euechinoidea - Pseudodiadematidae	Acrocidaris nobilis Acrocidaris nobilis sea urchin
Euechinoidea - Hemicidaridae	Pseudocidaris sp., Gymnocidaris agassizii, Cidaropsis sp. Pseudocidaris sp. sea urchin Gymnocidaris agassizii sea urchin Cidaropsis sp. sea urchin
Arbacioida - Arbaciidae	Acropeltis aequituberculata, Glypticus sp. Acropeltis aequituberculata sea urchin Glypticus sp. sea urchin
Stomopneustoida - Stomechinidae	Phymechinus sp. Phymechinus sp. Desor 1858 sea urchin
Cidaroida - Paracidaridae	Caenocidaris sp. Caenocidaris sp. pencil urchin
Asteroidea
Valvatida - Goniasteridae	Tylasteria sp. Tylasteria sp. Valette 1929 sea star
Paxillosida - Astropectinidae	Pentasteria sp. Pentasteria sp. Valette 1929 sea star
Placoseris
-	Placoseris sp. Placoseris sp.
Wallowiella
-	Wallowiella (Plicaropsis) cancellata Wallowiella (Plicaropsis) cancellata
Parvulatopsis quinquecostatus
-	Parvulatopsis quinquecostatus Parvulatopsis quinquecostatus Gruendel et al. 2015

¹Klompmaker et al. 2022; ²van Bakel et al. 2008