TE 4, Trattberg, Salzburg (Jurassic to of Austria)

Where: Austria (47.6° N, 13.3° E: paleocoordinates 33.4° N, 22.3° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• hand sample-level geographic resolution

When: Oberalmer Schichten Formation, Early/Lower Tithonian to Early/Lower Tithonian (150.8 - 145.0 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: basinal (); lithified lime mudstone

• Pelagic swell
• Greenish grey thin-bedded micritic limestone

Size class: microfossils

Preservation: original silica

Collection methods: bulk, chemical, hydrochloric, sieve,

Primary reference: T. Steiger. 1992. Systematik, Stratigraphie und Palökologie der Radiolarien des Oberjura-Unterkreide-Grenzbereiches im Osterhorn-Tirolikum (Nördliche Kalkalpen, Salzburg und Bayern). Zitteliana 19:1-188 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 51226: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Wolfgang Kiessling on 01.06.2005

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Protozoa
 Nassellaria - Sethocapsidae
Sethocapsa globosa radiolarian
Sethocapsa leiostraca Foreman 1973 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Syringocapsidae
Syringocapsa polylophia radiolarian
listed as Helocingulum polylophium
"Favosyringium affine" = Syringocapsa affine Rüst 1898 radiolarian
also listed as Theosyringium amaliae
Podocapsa amphitreptera Foreman 1973 radiolarian
Katroma sp. Pessagno and Poisson 1981 radiolarian
includes sp. A-C
 Nassellaria - Parvicingulidae
Tethysetta boesii Parona 1890 radiolarian
listed as Parvicingula boesii
 Nassellaria - Spongocapsulidae
Obesacapsula rusconensis Baumgartner 1984 radiolarian
includes O. morroensis [entered as Obesacapsula ruscoensis]
Obesacapsula bullata Steiger 1992 radiolarian
Obesacapsula cetia Foreman 1973 radiolarian
listed as Sethocapsa cetia
 Nassellaria - Pterocorythidae
 Nassellaria -
Favosyringium sp. radiolarian
includes sp. A and B
 Nassellaria - Eucyrtiidae
? Theocorys pulchella Rüst 1898 radiolarian
listed as Archicorys pulchella
 Entactinaria - Saturnalidae
"Acanthocircus dicranacanthos" = Dicerosaturnalis dicranacanthos Squinabol radiolarian
"Acanthocircus amissus" = Acanthocircus trizonalis Rüst 1898 radiolarian
Acanthocircus breviaculeatus Donofrio and Mostler 1978 radiolarian
 Actinommacea - Xiphostylidae
Suna echiodes Foreman 1973 radiolarian
listed as Triactoma echiodes
Triactoma jonesi Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
Triactoma tithonianum Rüst 1885 radiolarian
s. str.
Triactoma blakei Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Hagiastridae
Higumastra imbricata Ozvoldova 1979 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Tritrabidae
Archaeotritrabs gracilis Steiger 1992 radiolarian
Tritrabs rhododactylus Baumgartner 1980 radiolarian
Tritrabs exotica Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
Tritrabs ewingi Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
includes ssp. worzeli and minima
 Spumellaria - Orbiculiformidae
Orbiculiforma mclaughlini Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Pantanelliidae
Pantanellium nodaculeatum Steiger 1992 radiolarian
 Spumellaria -
Tetrarectangulum sp. radiolarian
sp. A-D combined
Tetrarectangulum poratum Steiger 1992 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Emiluviidae
Emiluvia pessagnoi Foreman 1973 radiolarian
includes ssp. multipora
Emiluvia chica Foreman 1973 radiolarian
listed as Emiluvia tecta n. sp.
 Spumellaria - Angulobracchiidae
Angulobracchiidae indet. Baumgartner 1980 radiolarian
Paronaella pristidentata Baumgartner 1980 radiolarian
? Paronaella tubulata Steiger 1992 radiolarian
Angulobracchia media Steiger 1992 radiolarian
? Angulobracchia portmanni Baumgartner 1984 radiolarian
Angulobracchia trifolia Steiger 1992 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Parvivaccidae
Acaeniotyle umbilicata Rüst 1898 radiolarian
including A. tuberosa
Acastea diaphorogona Foreman 1973 radiolarian
listed as Acaeniotyle diaphorogona
Acastea diaphorogona Foreman 1973 radiolarian
ssp. dentata
 Spumellaria - Pyramispongiidae
"Nodotetraedra barmsteinensis" = Pyramispongia barmsteinensis
"Nodotetraedra barmsteinensis" = Pyramispongia barmsteinensis Steiger 1992 radiolarian
should be Pyramispongia
 Spumellaria - Patulibracchiidae
Halesium irregularis Steiger 1992 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Pseudoaulophacidae
Alievium helenae Schaaf 1981 radiolarian
 Radiolaria - Actinommidae
Acanthosphaera "sp. A" Ehrenberg 1859 radiolarian
Acanthosphaera "sp. B" Ehrenberg 1859 radiolarian
Acanthosphaera "sp. C" Ehrenberg 1859 radiolarian