Gundershoffener Klamm northwest of Haguenau: Late/Upper Toarcian - Aalenian, France

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Turritella opalina
Crustacea indet. Brünnich 1772
invalid subgroup of Pancrustacea
Polychaeta - Sabellida - Sabellidae
Serpula gordialis Schlotheim 1820
recombined as Glomerula serpentina
Polychaeta - Sabellida - Serpulidae
Serpula flacida
Serpula cf. capitata
Lingulata - Discinida - Disciniidae
Discina reflexa
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Basiliolidae
Rhynchonella bouchardi Davidson 1852
recombined as Soaresirhynchia bouchardi
Rhynchonella cf. jurensis (Quenstedt 1858)
recombined as Pseudogibbirhynchia jurensis
Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula hammeri
Nucula hausmanni Roemer 1836
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Modiolus gregarius
listed as Modiola gregaria
Modiolus sowerbyi
listed as Modiola sowerbyi
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Liogryphaea ferruginea
synonym of Gryphaea
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Liostrea calceola (Zieten 1923)
original and current combination Ostrea calceolus
Alectryonia sp. Fischer de Waldheim 1807
spelled with current rank as Ostrea (Alectryonia)
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Bakevelliidae
Gervillaria hartmanni (Münster 1834)
listed as Gervilleia hartmanni
Gervillia subtortuosa
listed as Gervilleia subtortuosa
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Posidoniidae
Bositra buchi (Roemer 1836)
listed as Posidonomya alpina
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limidae
Lima galathea
Lima duplicata Carle Sowerby 1827
recombined as Lima (Mantellum) duplicata
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pseudomonotidae
Pseudomonotis elegans
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Anomiidae
Placunopsis socialis Morris and Lycett 1853
Anomia sp. Linnaeus 1758
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
Pecten (Chlamys) textorius (Schlotheim 1820)
recombined as Chlamys textoria
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Entoliidae
Pecten (Entolium) disciformis Schubler 1833
recombined as Entolium (Entolium) disciforme
Bivalvia - Myalinida - Inoceramidae
Inoceramus amygdaloides Goldfuss 1835
recombined as Mytiloides amygdaloides
Inoceramus dubius Sowerby 1826
recombined as Parainoceramya dubia
Bivalvia - Arcida - Cucullaeidae
Cucullaea inaequivalvis
Bivalvia - Carditida - Astartidae
Astarte voltzii
Astarte aalensis
Opis sp. Defrance 1824
Bivalvia - Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae
Goniomya knorri
Pholadomya reticulata
Pholadomya compta
Pholadomya voltzii Agassiz 1840
recombined as Pholadomya (Pholadomya) voltzii
Homomya obtusa
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Protocardia subtruncata
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tancrediidae
Tancredia chaputi
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Arcticidae
Pronoella trigonellaris
Pronoella ovata
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Lucinopsis trigonalis
synonym of Mysia
Cytherea sp. Lamarck 1808
    = Pitarinae indet. Stewart 1930
Hendy 2007
synonym of Callocardiinae
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae
Corbula obscura Sowerby 1821
recombined as Corbulomima obscura
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Pleuromyidae
Pleuromya angusta
original and current combination Myacites (Pleuromya)
Pleuromya aff. exarata
original and current combination Myacites (Pleuromya)
Pleuromya glabra
original and current combination Myacites (Pleuromya)
Pleuromya aff. voltzii
original and current combination Myacites (Pleuromya)
Pleuromya unioides (Roemer 1835)
Pleuromya elongata (Schlotheim 1822)
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Ceratomyidae
Gresslya major
Gresslya abducta
Gresslya gregaria (von Zieten 1833)
Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Myophorellidae
Scaphotrigonia (Trigonia) navis (Lamarck 1900)
Trigonia formosa Lycett 1860
recombined as Myophorella formosa
Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Trigoniidae
Trigonia pulchella
Trigonia tuberculata
Trigonia spinulosa
Trigonia similis
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae
Chemnitzia sp. d'Orbigny 1840
Gastropoda - Pseudomelaniidae
Pseudomelania sp. Pictet and Campiche 1862
Gastropoda - Cryptaulacidae
Cryptaulax armata (Goldfuss 1843)
recombined as Cryptaulax armatum
Gastropoda - Coelodiscidae
Coelodiscus minutus (Schubler 1833)
Gastropoda - Nododelphinulidae
Turbo subduplicatus d'Orbigny 1850
recombined as Costatrochus subduplicatus
Gastropoda - Eucyclidae
Eucyclus subangulatus
Gastropoda - Pleurotomariidae
Pleurotomaria opalina
Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Hammatoceratidae
Hammatoceras alleoni
Hammatoceras subinsigne
Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Graphoceratidae
Leioceras costatum
Leioceras uncinatum
Leioceras uncum
Leioceras sinon
Leioceras sinon var. enode
Leioceras opalinum (Reinecke 1818)
Ludwigia murchisonae (Sowerby 1829)
Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Hildoceratidae
Dumortieria leesbergi
Dumortieria sp.
Dumortieria subundulata
Dumortieria nicklesi
Dumortieria radiosa (Seebach 1864)
Dumortieria levesquei (d'Orbigny 1844)
Dumortieria pseudoradiosa (Branco 1879)
Dumortieria kochi Benecke 1905
Dumortieria rhodanica Haug 1887
synonym of Dumortieria radians
Dumortieria gundershofensis (Haug 1887)
Grammoceras fluitans
Grammoceras aalense
Grammoceras costulatum
Grammoceras lotharingicum
Grammoceras steinmanni
Grammoceras moorei
Grammoceras mactra
Grammoceras subcomptum
Grammoceras leurum Buckman 1890
recombined as Pleydellia leura
Grammoceras aff. distans Buckman 1890
recombined as Cotteswoldia distans
Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Lytoceratidae
Lytoceras hircinum
Lytoceras torulosum
Lytoceras dilucidum
Cephalopoda - Belemnitida
Mesoteuthis rhenanus
Mesoteuthis conoideus
Cephalopoda - Belemnitida - Megateuthididae
Acrocoelites rostriformis (Theodori 1837)
Dactyloteuthis trifidus
Dactyloteuthis irregularis (von Schlotheim 1813)
Cephalopoda - Belemnitida - Passaloteuthididae
Passaloteuthis subaduncatus
Cephalopoda - Belemnitida - Hastitidae
Hastites subclavatus
Cephalopoda - Belemnitida
Pachyteuthis breviformis
Pachyteuthis conulus
Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Cenoceratidae
Nautilus lineatus Sowerby 1813
recombined as Cenoceras lineatum
Reptilia - Plesiosauria
? Plesiosaurus sp. de la Beche and Conybeare 1821
Crinoidea - Isocrinida - Pentacrinitidae
Pentacrinus jurensis
nomen vanum belonging to Pentacrinites
see common names

Geography
Country:France
Coordinates: 48.9° North, 7.7° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:38.2° North, 17.2° East
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Jurassic
10 m.y. bin:Jurassic 3
Key time interval:Late/Upper Toarcian - Aalenian
Age range of interval:180.10000 - 170.30000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Geological group:Braunjura Formation:Braunjura alpha & Braunjura beta
Stratigraphic resolution:formation
Stratigraphy comments: Dumortieria, Leioceras opalinum, Grammoceras (Pleydellia) aalensis, Ludwigia murchisonae zones
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified marl
Secondary lithology: lithified sandstone
Lithology description: Marl and clayey sandstone.
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Collection method comments: Mainly based on Schneider (1927), but also on amateur collections.
Taxonomic list comments:Not revised since 1927.
Metadata
Database number:51501
Authorizer:M. Aberhan, A. Hendy Enterer:S. Nurnberg, A. Hendy
Modifier:S. Nurnberg Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2005-06-07 00:45:00 Last modified:2005-06-08 07:12:27
Access level:the public Released:2005-06-07 00:45:00
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

13696. F. Papier. 2001. Die Gundershoffener Klamm. Fossilien 6/01:368-374 [M. Aberhan/S. Nurnberg/S. Nurnberg]

Secondary references:

23858 A. J. W. Hendy. 2007. Circum-Pacific Late Cenozoic Paleobiogeography: Consideration of latitudinal gradients, provincialism and beta diversity (Unpublished taxonomic opinions). [A. Hendy/A. Hendy/P. Wagner]