Hechingen, Baden-Württemberg (Jurassic of Germany)

Where: Germany (48.3° N, 9.0° E: paleocoordinates 37.9° N, 18.4° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Early/Lower Aalenian (175.6 - 171.6 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; poorly lithified siliciclastic sediments

• clay pit

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: J. Gründel. 1999. Procerithiidae (Gastropoda) aus dem Lias und Dogger Deutschlands und Polens. Freiberger Forschungsheft C 481, Paläontologie, Stratigraphie, Fazies 7:1-37 [M. Aberhan/S. Nurnberg/S. Nurnberg]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 58237: authorized by Martin Aberhan, entered by Sabine Nürnberg on 30.01.2006

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Taxonomic list

Gastropoda
 Cerithioidea - Cryptaulacidae
Cryptaulax armatum Goldfuss 1843 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Procerithiidae
Procerithium brandi Walther 1951 snail