Tonplatten Facies, Hessen Province (Triassic of Germany)

Where: Hessen, Germany (50.8° N, 8.5° E: paleocoordinates 15.9° N, 18.0° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Anisian (247.2 - 242.0 Ma)

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: E. Busse. 1974. Der Obere Muschelkalk im nordwestlichen Niederhessen. Notizbl. hess. L.-Amt. Bodenforsch. 102:91-135 [D. Bottjer/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 44358: authorized by David Bottjer, entered by Matthew Clapham on 08.09.2004

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Taxonomic list

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Cephalopoda
 Ceratitida - Ceratitidae
"Ceratites philippii" = Progonoceratites philippii, "Ceratites cf. pulcher" = Progonoceratites pulcher, Ceratites neolaevis, Ceratites raricostatus, Ceratites distractus, Ceratites cf. armatus, Ceratites compressus, Ceratites evolutus, Ceratites praecursor, Ceratites spinosus, Ceratites robustus
"Ceratites philippii" = Progonoceratites philippii Riedel 1918 ceratite
s. str.
"Ceratites cf. pulcher" = Progonoceratites pulcher Riedel 1916 ceratite
Ceratites cf. armatus Philippi 1901 ceratite
Ceratites compressus Sandberger-Philippi 1901 ceratite
ssp. compressus and ssp. apertus
Ceratites evolutus Philippi 1901 ceratite
ssp. tenuis, parabolicus, subspinosus, bispinatus
Ceratites praecursor Riedel 1918 ceratite
Ceratites spinosus Philippi 1901 ceratite
ssp. praespinosus, spinosus, capricornu, cf. postspinosus
Ceratites robustus Riedel 1918 ceratite
ssp. robustus and ssp. terminus
 Nautilida - Tainoceratidae
Germanonautilus bidorsatus
Germanonautilus bidorsatus Schlotheim 1820 nautiloid
Scaphopoda
 Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Antalis laevis
Antalis laevis tusk shell
Gastropoda
 Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae
Chemnitzia hehli
 Architaenioglossa - Ampullinidae
? Ampullina sp.
? Ampullina sp. Férussac 1822 snail
 Caenogastropoda - Coelostylinidae
? Omphaloptychia sp.
? Omphaloptychia sp. von Ammon 1893 snail
 Murchisoniina - Loxonematidae
Loxonema johannis, Loxonema sp.
Loxonema johannis snail
ssp. bohmi
Loxonema sp. Phillips 1841 snail
Bivalvia
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
"Leda sp." = Nuculana, "Nucula elliptica" = Leda elliptica
"Leda sp." = Nuculana Link 1807 pointed nut clam
"Nucula elliptica" = Leda elliptica Goldfuss 1837 pointed nut clam
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
"Nucula goldfussi" = Nucula goldfussii
"Nucula goldfussi" = Nucula goldfussii Alberti 1863 nut clam
 Ostreida - Bakevelliidae
Hoernesia socialis, "Gervilleia costata" = Bakevellia costata
Hoernesia socialis Schlotheim 1823 oyster
"Gervilleia costata" = Bakevellia costata Schlotheim 1820 oyster
 Pectinida - Limidae
"Lima striata" = Plagiostoma striatum
"Lima striata" = Plagiostoma striatum Schlotheim 1820 file clam
 Pectinida - Anomiidae
Placunopsis ostracina
Placunopsis ostracina Schlotheim 1820 scallop
 Pectinida - Entoliidae
Entolium discites
Entolium discites Schlotheim 1820 scallop
 Pectinida - Terquemiidae
Philippiella noetlingi
Philippiella noetlingi Frech 1912 scallop
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Pleuronectites laevigatus
Pleuronectites laevigatus Schlotheim 1820 scallop
 Myalinida - Mysidiellidae
"Mytilus eduliformis" = Promysidiella eduliformis
"Mytilus eduliformis" = Promysidiella eduliformis Schlotheim 1820 clam
ssp. praecursor
 Trigoniida - Myophoriidae
Myophoria simplex, Myophoria vulgaris
Myophoria vulgaris von Schlotheim 1820 clam
 Lucinida - Mactromyidae
Mactromya schmidi
 Pholadida - Pleuromyidae
Pleuromya musculoides
 Carditida - Myophoricardiidae
Myophoriopis gregaria
Myophoriopis gregaria clam
[entered as Myophoriopsis gregaria]
Rhynchonellata
 Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae
Coenothyris vulgaris
Coenothyris vulgaris Schlotheim 1820
Lingulata
 Lingulida - Discinidae
Orbiculoidea discoides
Reptilia
 Eosauropterygia - Nothosauridae
Nothosaurus sp.
Nothosaurus sp. Münster 1834 diapsid
Osteichthyes
 Palaeonisciformes - Palaeoniscidae
Gyrolepis sp.
Gyrolepis sp. Agassiz 1833
Asteroidea
  -
Pleuraster chopi
Crinoidea
 Encrinida - Encrinidae
Encrinus liliiformis
Encrinus liliiformis Lamarck 1801 Sea lily