Tonplatten Facies, Hessen Province: Anisian, Germany

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Palaeonisciformes - Palaeoniscidae
Gyrolepis sp. Agassiz 1833
Reptilia - Eosauropterygia - Nothosauridae
Nothosaurus sp. Münster 1834
Crinoidea - Encrinida - Encrinidae
Encrinus liliiformis Lamarck 1801
Asteroidea
Pleuraster chopi
Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Loxonematidae
Loxonema johannis
ssp. bohmi
Loxonema sp. Phillips 1841
Gastropoda - Ampullinidae
? Ampullina sp. Férussac 1822
Gastropoda - Coelostylinidae
? Omphaloptychia sp. von Ammon 1893
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae
Chemnitzia hehli
Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula goldfussi (Alberti 1863)
misspelling Nucula goldfussii
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Leda sp. Schumacher 1817
synonym of Nuculana
Nucula elliptica Goldfuss 1837
recombined as Leda elliptica
Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Myophoriidae
Myophoria simplex
Myophoria vulgaris (von Schlotheim 1820)
original and current combination Trigonellites vulgaris
Bivalvia - Carditida - Myophoricardiidae
Myophoriopis gregaria
[entered as Myophoriopsis gregaria]
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Mactromyidae
Mactromya schmidi
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Pleuromyidae
Pleuromya musculoides
original and current combination Myacites (Pleuromya)
Bivalvia - Myalinida - Mysidiellidae
Mytilus eduliformis Schlotheim 1820
recombined as Promysidiella eduliformis
ssp. praecursor
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Bakevelliidae
Gervilleia costata (Schlotheim 1820)
recombined as Bakevellia costata
Hoernesia socialis (Schlotheim 1823)
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limidae
Lima striata (Schlotheim 1820)
recombined as Plagiostoma striatum
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Anomiidae
Placunopsis ostracina (Schlotheim 1820)
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Terquemiidae
Philippiella noetlingi Frech 1912
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
Pleuronectites laevigatus Schlotheim 1820
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Entoliidae
Entolium discites (Schlotheim 1820)
Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Tainoceratidae
Germanonautilus bidorsatus (Schlotheim 1820)
Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Ceratitidae
Ceratites philippii Riedel 1918
recombined as Progonoceratites philippii
s. str.
Ceratites cf. pulcher Riedel 1916
recombined as Progonoceratites pulcher
Ceratites neolaevis
Ceratites raricostatus
Ceratites distractus
Ceratites evolutus Philippi 1901
ssp. tenuis, parabolicus, subspinosus, bispinatus
Ceratites compressus Sandberger-Philippi 1901
ssp. compressus and ssp. apertus
Ceratites robustus Riedel 1918
ssp. robustus and ssp. terminus
Ceratites cf. armatus Philippi 1901
Ceratites praecursor Riedel 1918
Ceratites spinosus Philippi 1901
ssp. praespinosus, spinosus, capricornu, cf. postspinosus
Scaphopoda - Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Antalis laevis
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae
Coenothyris vulgaris (Schlotheim 1820)
Lingulata - Lingulida - Discinidae
Orbiculoidea discoides
see common names

Geography
Country:Germany State/province:Hessen
Coordinates: 50.8° North, 8.5° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:15.9° North, 18.0° East
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:local area
Time
Period:Triassic Epoch:Middle Triassic
Stage:Anisian 10 m.y. bin:Triassic 2
Key time interval:Anisian
Age range of interval:247.20000 - 242.00000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Stratigraphic resolution:member
Lithology and environment
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Metadata
Database number:44358
Authorizer:D. Bottjer Enterer:M. Clapham
Modifier:M. Clapham Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2004-09-08 15:41:01 Last modified:2004-09-08 18:55:44
Access level:the public Released:2004-09-08 15:41:01
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

11661. E. Busse. 1974. Der Obere Muschelkalk im nordwestlichen Niederhessen. Notizbl. hess. L.-Amt. Bodenforsch. 102:91-135 [D. Bottjer/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]