PBDB Collection

Villmar, near Limburg (Lahn) (Devonian of Germany)

Also known as Gastropods of the Lahn Basin Limestones: Villmar

Where: Hessen, Germany (50.4° N, 8.2° E: paleocoordinates 22.5° S, 8.2° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Polygnathus hemiansatus conodont zone, Bungerberg Member (Cürten Formation), Givetian (387.7 - 382.7 Ma)

• "Stringocephalus Limestone"; also, Cürten, Scheid, Set γ

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; limestone and reef rocks

• Deposits intimately associated with reefs. Outcrop belt of Lahn Basin trends SW-NE.

• "Massenkalk" and "Riffkalk"

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils, microfossils

Primary reference: D. Heidelberger. 2001. Mitteldevonische (Givetische) Gastropoden (Mollusca) aus der Lahnmulde (suedliches Rheinisches Schiefergebirge). Geologische Abhandlungen Hessen 106:1-291 [M. Foote/M. Foote/M. Foote]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 38353: authorized by Michael Foote, entered by Michael Foote on 20.04.2004, edited by Pete Wagner

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Taxonomic list

• Only gastropods reported.

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Rostroconchia
Conocardiida - Hippocardiidae	Bohemicardia hainense¹ Bohemicardia hainense¹ Maurer 1885
Gastropoda
Euomphalina - Nerrhenidae	Hessonia piligera Hessonia piligera Sandberger and Sandberger 1855 snail
Euomphalina - Platyceratidae	Platyceras (Platyceras) gracilis Platyceras (Platyceras) gracilis Sandberger 1842 snail
Euomphalina - Euomphalidae	Straparollus turritus, "Straparollus laevis" = Philoxene laevis, Straparollus planus n. sp. Straparollus turritus Sandberger and Sandberger 1855 snail "Straparollus laevis" = Philoxene laevis d’Archiac and de Verneuil 1842 snail Straparollus planus n. sp. Heidelberger 2001 snail
Euomphalina -	Serpulospira serpula, "Ornollus annulatus" = Serpulospira annulatus Serpulospira serpula d’Archiac and de Verneuil 1842 snail "Ornollus annulatus" = Serpulospira annulatus Phillips 1841 snail
Euomphalina - Microdomatidae	"Limburgia squamifer" = Limburgia squamiferus "Limburgia squamifer" = Limburgia squamiferus d’Archiac and de Verneuil 1842 snail
Euomphalina - Pseudophoridae	Astralites sublimbatus Astralites sublimbatus d'Orbigny 1850 snail
Euomphalina -	Rhenomphalus rota Rhenomphalus rota Sandberger and Sandberger 1854 snail
Euomphalina - Omphalocirridae	Omphalocirrus spinosus Omphalocirrus spinosus Sandberger and Sandberger 1854 snail
Euomphalina - Anomphalidae	Littorella subrugosa, Givediscus lahnicus n. sp., Delphinuella subarmata Littorella subrugosa Sandberger and Sandberger 1854 snail Givediscus lahnicus n. sp. Heidelberger 2001 snail Delphinuella subarmata Sandberger and Sandberger 1854 snail
Euomphalina -	Ornollus decussatus Ornollus decussatus Sandberger and Sandberger 1854 snail
Euomphalina - Oriostomatidae	? Lineata dannenbergi, Lineata zenkeri n. sp. ? Lineata dannenbergi Goldfuss 1844 snail Lineata zenkeri n. sp. Heidelberger 2001 snail
Neritoina - Neritopsidae	"Naticopsis (Naticopsis) macrostoma" = Paffrathopsis macrostoma, Paffrathopsis lirata "Naticopsis (Naticopsis) macrostoma" = Paffrathopsis macrostoma Sandberger and Sandberger 1854 snail Paffrathopsis lirata Sandberger 1842 snail
Neritoina - Plagiothyridae	Littorinides subclathratus, Plagiothyra purpurea, Plagiothyra tubericosta, Plagiothyra suborbicularis Littorinides subclathratus Sandberger 1842 snail Plagiothyra purpurea d’Archiac and de Verneuil 1842 snail Plagiothyra tubericosta Sandberger and Sandberger 1854 snail Plagiothyra suborbicularis Sandberger and Sandberger 1854 snail
Caenogastropoda - Spanionematidae	Spanionema scalaroides Spanionema scalaroides Whidborne 1889 snail
Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae	"Bellerophon (Aglaoglypta) tuberculatus" = Aglaoglypta tuberculatus, "Bellerophon (Bellerophon) lineatus" = Bellerophon lineatus "Bellerophon (Aglaoglypta) tuberculatus" = Aglaoglypta tuberculatus de Ferrusac and d'Orbigny 1840 snail "Bellerophon (Bellerophon) lineatus" = Bellerophon lineatus Dechen 1832 snail
Pleurotomarioidea - Pleurotomariidae	""Pleurotomaria" bicoronata" = Pleurotomaria bicoronata, ""Pleurotomaria" sigaretus" = Pleurotomaria bicoronata ""Pleurotomaria" bicoronata" = Pleurotomaria bicoronata Sandberger and Sandberger 1855 snail not Pleurotomaria. ""Pleurotomaria" sigaretus" = Pleurotomaria bicoronata Sandberger and Sandberger 1855 snail not Pleurotomaria.
Pleurotomarioidea - Catantostomatidae	Catantostoma clathratum n. sp.² Catantostoma clathratum n. sp.² Sandberger 1842 snail
Trochoidea - Turbinidae	Antirotella unica n. sp. Antirotella unica n. sp. Heidelberger 2001 snail
Murchisoniina - Loxonematidae	Cookiloxa amleri n. sp., Loxonema bongardia n. sp., Stylonema rennoni n. sp., Clathronema reticulata Cookiloxa amleri n. sp. Heidelberger 2001 snail Loxonema bongardia n. sp. Heidelberger 2001 snail Stylonema rennoni n. sp. Heidelberger 2001 snail Clathronema reticulata Phillips 1841 snail
Murchisoniina - Scoliostomatidae	Scoliostoma dannenbergi, Scoliostoma expansilabrum, Scoliostomina layensis n. gen. n. sp., Scoliostomina gracile n. gen. Scoliostoma dannenbergi Braun 1838 snail Scoliostoma expansilabrum Sandberger and Sandberger 1853 snail Scoliostomina layensis n. gen. n. sp. Heidelberger 2001 snail Scoliostomina gracile n. gen. Sandberger and Sandberger 1854 snail
Murchisoniina - Soleniscidae	Macrochilina subovata, Macrochilina chattolina Macrochilina subovata Heidelberger 2001 snail Macrochilina chattolina Heidelberger 2001 snail
Murchisoniina - Palaeozygopleuridae	""Holopella" piligera" = Palaeozygopleura piligera, ""Holopella" tenuisulcata" = Palaeozygopleura tenuisulcata, Palaeozygopleura kaupii ""Holopella" piligera" = Palaeozygopleura piligera Sandberger and Sandberger 1855 snail ""Holopella" tenuisulcata" = Palaeozygopleura tenuisulcata Sandberger and Sandberger 1854 snail Palaeozygopleura kaupii Goldfuss 1844 snail
Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae	Villmaria subclathrata, "Villmaria linteata" = Villmaria linteatus, Villmaria catenulata, Eoplatyzona squamatoplicata, Winterbergiella praebinodosa, "Winterbergiella semicostata" = Winterbergiella semicostatus, Odontomaria semiplicata, Lahnospira fasciata, Lahnospira taeniata, "Arfurtia euomphalus" = Bicarina euomphalus, Mourlonia tenuiarata, Mourlonia macrostoma, Euryzone delphinuloides, Euryzone naticaeformis, Devonorhineoderma lonsdalei, Devonorhineoderma tricincta, Devonorhineoderma orbignyana, Devonorhineoderma beaumonti, Fridolinata planannulata, Champernownia champernowni, Champernownia multispira, "Platyloron bischofii" = Platyloron bischoffii, Lentipleura klippsteinii Villmaria subclathrata Sandberger 1842 snail "Villmaria linteata" = Villmaria linteatus Goldfuss 1844 snail Villmaria catenulata d’Archiac and de Verneuil 1842 snail Eoplatyzona squamatoplicata Sandberger and Sandberger 1854 snail Winterbergiella praebinodosa Heidelberger 2001 snail "Winterbergiella semicostata" = Winterbergiella semicostatus Goldfuss 1844 snail Odontomaria semiplicata Sandberger and Sandberger 1850 snail Lahnospira fasciata Sandberger 1842 snail Lahnospira taeniata Goldfuss 1844 snail "Arfurtia euomphalus" = Bicarina euomphalus Sandberger and Sandberger 1853 snail Mourlonia tenuiarata Sandberger and Sandberger 1853 snail Mourlonia macrostoma Sandberger and Sandberger 1853 snail Euryzone delphinuloides von Schlotheim 1820 snail Euryzone naticaeformis Sandberger and Sandberger 1853 snail Devonorhineoderma lonsdalei d’Archiac and de Verneuil 1842 snail Devonorhineoderma tricincta Goldfuss 1844 snail Devonorhineoderma orbignyana d’Archiac and de Verneuil 1842 snail Devonorhineoderma beaumonti d’Archiac and de Verneuil 1842 snail Fridolinata planannulata Sandberger and Sandberger 1853 snail Champernownia champernowni Whidborne 1892 snail Champernownia multispira Sandberger and Sandberger 1854 snail "Platyloron bischofii" = Platyloron bischoffii Goldfuss 1844 snail Lentipleura klippsteinii Goldfuss 1844 snail
Murchisoniina - Porcelliidae	"Porcellia cornuarietis" = Paraporcellia cornuarietis, "Porcellia bifida" = Coloniacirrus bifida, Quadricarina lenticularis, Hesperiella lahniensis n. sp., Trochagnesia exsiliens, "Antitrochus nodulosus" = Agnesia nodulosa "Porcellia cornuarietis" = Paraporcellia cornuarietis Sandberger and Sandberger 1853 snail "Porcellia bifida" = Coloniacirrus bifida Sandberger and Sandberger 1853 snail Quadricarina lenticularis Goldfuss 1844 snail Hesperiella lahniensis n. sp. Heidelberger 2001 snail Trochagnesia exsiliens Sandberger and Sandberger 1853 snail "Antitrochus nodulosus" = Agnesia nodulosa Sandberger 1842 snail
Murchisoniina - Murchisoniidae	Murchisonia tricincta, Murchisonia nerinea, Murchisonia defrancei, Murchisonia sandbergeri, Devonocerithioides gracilis Murchisonia tricincta d’Archiac and de Verneuil 1842 snail Murchisonia nerinea Sandberger and Sandberger 1855 snail Murchisonia defrancei d’Archiac and de Verneuil 1842 snail Murchisonia sandbergeri Paeckelmann 1922 snail Devonocerithioides gracilis Heidelberger 2001 snail

¹Friedel et al. 2022; ²Sandberger 1842