Eplény, Manganese Ore Mine, Bakony Mts. (Jurassic of Hungary)

Where: Veszprém Megye, Hungary (47.2° N, 17.9° E: paleocoordinates 28.6° N, 25.4° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Amaltheus margaritatus ammonoid zone, Hierlatz Limestone Formation, Margaritatus (189.6 - 183.0 Ma)

• Margaritatus zone

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; lithified, fine-grained, red limestone

• formation light red in colour, fine-grained, sometimes slightly crinoidal; at some places manganese-oxide covers

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: A. Dulai. 1995. Preliminary notes on Early and Middle Jurassic corals of the Bakony Mountains (Hungary). Hantkeniana 1:49-58 [W. Kiessling/B. Brenneis/B. Brenneis]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 45472: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Benjamin Brenneis on 25.10.2004, edited by Adam Kocsis, Bethany Allen and Pete Wagner

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Taxonomic list

Rhynchonellata
 Spiriferinida - Paralaballidae
Cisnerospira darwini4 Gemmellaro 1878
originally described by Vörös (1983)
 Spiriferinida - Spiriferinidae
Liospiriferina alpina4 Oppel 1861
originally described by Vörös (1983)
 Terebratulida - Zeilleriidae
Zeilleria bicolor4 Bose 1898
originally described by Vörös (1983)
Bakonyithyris ovimontana4 Bose 1898
originally described by Vörös (1983)
 Terebratulida - Nucleatidae
Linguithyris aspasia4 Zittel 1869
originally described by Vörös (1983)
 Terebratulida - Pygopidae
Securithyris adnethensis4 Suess 1855
originally described by Vörös (1983)
 Terebratulida -
Viallithyris gozzanensis4 Parona 1880
originally described by Vörös (1983)
Eplenyithyris cerasulum4 Zittel 1869
originally described by Vörös (1983)
 Athyridida - Koninckinidae
Amphiclinodonta liasina4 Bittner 1888
originally described by Vörös (1983)
Koninckodonta eberhardi4 Bittner 1888
originally described by Vörös (1983)
Koninckodonta fuggeri4 Bittner 1894
originally described by Vörös (1983)
 Rhynchonellida - Basiliolidae
Apringia paolii4 Canavari 1880
originally described by Vörös (1983)
Megapringia stoppanii4 Parona 1880
originally described by Vörös (1983)
? Megapringia atlaeformis4 Bose 1898
originally described by Vörös (1983)
Megapringia altesinuata4 Bose 1898
originally described by Vörös (1983)
 Rhynchonellida - Norellidae
Fenyveskutella vighi4 Vörös 2009
originally described by Vörös (1983)
Nannirhynchia reynesi4 Gemmellaro 1874
originally described by Vörös (1983)
Nannirhynchia gemmellaroi4 Parona 1880
originally described by Vörös (1983)
Gastropoda
  -
Gastropoda indet.1 Cuvier 1795 snail
 Neritoina - Neritopsidae
Neritopsis cf. papodensis1 Szabo 1982 snail
 Trochoidea - Ataphridae
 Trochoidea - Trochidae
Anticonulus cf. lateumbilicatus1 d'Orbigny 1852 top snail
 Trochoidea - Colloniidae
Chartronella noszkyi1 Szabo 1982 snail
 Turbinoidea - Proconulidae
Proconulus epuloides1 Szabo 1981 snail
 Pleurotomarioidea - Pleurotomariidae
Leptomaria sp.1 Eudes-Deslongchamps 1864 snail
Pleurotomaria anglica1 Sowerby 1818 snail
Pleurotomaria cf. anglica1 Sowerby 1818 snail
Anodomaria anodosa1 Szabo 1980 snail
 Pleurotomarioidea - Trochotomidae
Trochotoma striatum1 Hornes 1853 snail
 Vetigastropoda - Discohelicidae
Discohelix sp.1 Dunker 1847 snail
 Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae
Cyclostomaria monarii2 Szabo 2008 snail
Bivalvia
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Eopecten johnsoni n. sp.3 Szente 1996 scallop
Seven left valves and one right, including left valve EUŐT 96/1 (holotype)
Praechlamys rollei3 Stoliczka 1861 scallop
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
? Trochocyathus sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Stylinidae
Stylosmilia sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Amphiastreidae
Ceratocoenia sp. Tomes 1884 stony coral