Niederleis - Bahnhof - sample 1 (section A): Badenian, Austria
collected by Mandic, Harzhauser, Spezzaferri, Zuschin

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Ocenibrina sp.
3 specimens
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae
Turbonilla spiculum
1 specimen
Turbonilla sp. Risso 1826
2 specimens
Gastropoda - Lepetellida - Fissurellidae
Diodora sp. Gray 1821
1 specimen
Gastropoda - Trochidae
Jujubinus turricula
3 specimens
Jujubinus sp. Monterosato 1884
1 specimen
Gibbula sp. Risso 1826
1 specimen
Gibbula buchi (Dubois 1831)
5 specimens
? Clanculus sp. Monfort 1810
1 specimen
Monodonta kimakowiczi
1 specimen
Calliostoma trigonum
4 specimens
Gastropoda - Turbinidae
Astraea (Bolma) meynardi
5 specimens
original and current combination Bolma
Astraea (Bolma) sp. (Risso 1826)
2 specimens
original and current combination Bolma
Gastropoda - Cerithiidae
Bittium sp. Gray 1847
1 specimen
Bittium (Semibittium) multilirata
2 specimens
Gastropoda - Turritellidae
Turritella spirata
7 specimens
Turritella sp. Lamarck 1799
13 specimens
Gastropoda - Potamididae
Potamides gamlitzensis
2 specimens
Gastropoda - Naticidae
Naticidae indet. Guilding 1834
1 specimen
Natica sp. Scopoli 1777
3 specimens
Gastropoda - Cerithiopsidae
Cerithiopsis sp. Hanley 1849
2 specimens
Gastropoda - Triphoridae
Triphora sp. Blainville 1828
1 specimen
Triphora perversa (Linnaeus 1758)
2 specimens
Gastropoda - Rissoidae
Alvania perregularis
3 specimens
Alvania montagui
1 specimen
Alvania sp. Risso 1826
2 specimens
Alvania oceani (d'Orbigny 1852)
1 specimen
Rissoina sp. d'Orbigny 1840
1 specimen
Rissoina podolica Cossmann 1921
10 specimens
Gastropoda - Tornidae
Teinostoma lomnickii
1 specimen
Gastropoda - Vitrinellidae
Adeorbis sp. Wood 1848
1 specimen
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Latirus sp. Monfort 1810
1 specimen
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Sphaeronassa sp. Locard 1886
1 specimen
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Buccinidae indet. Rafinesque 1815
1 specimen
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Conidae
Hemiconus granularis
2 specimens
spelled with current rank as Conus (Hemiconus)
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Costellariidae
Vexillum (Costellaria) pseudorecticosta (Boettger 1906)
1 specimen
Vexillum sp. Röding 1798
2 specimens
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Muricidae indet. Rafinesque 1815
12 specimens
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Cystiscidae
Gibberulina philippi
1 specimen
Gastropoda - Triviidae
Erato sp. Risso 1826
1 specimen
Gastropoda - Cymatiidae
Cymatiidae indet. Iredale 1913
1 specimen
Gastropoda - Vermetidae
Petaloconchus intortus (Lamarck 1818)
2 specimens
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Europicardium multicostatum (Brocchi 1814)
1 specimen
Parvicardium papillosum (Poli 1781)
4 specimens
recombined as Plagiocardium (Papillicardium) papillosum
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae
Tellinidae indet. Blainville 1814
1 specimen
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Chamidae
Chama (Psolopus) gryphoides Linnaeus 1758
1 specimen
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Veneridae indet. Rafinesque 1815
1 specimen
Circomphalus subplicatus (dOrbigny 1852)
2 specimens
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae
Corbula (Varicorbula) gibba (Oliva 1792)
6 specimens
Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Cardita elongata
1 specimen
Scalaricardita scalaris
16 specimens
spelled with current rank as Cyclocardia (Scalaricardita)
Cardites partschi
1 specimen
see common names

Geography
Country:Austria
Coordinates: 48.6° North, 16.4° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:48.0° North, 16.1° East
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Neogene Epoch:Miocene
Stage:Serravallian 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 5
Key time interval:Badenian
Age range of interval:13.82000 - 12.80000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Local section:Buschberg Local bed:9.5 m
Local order:top to bottom
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Stratigraphy comments: STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: Overlying Karpatian sediments, but also regionally overlying Paleocene-Jurassic basement rock. THICKNESS: Sampled horizon of ~10 cm within approximately 10 m thick composite section (composed of ~4 m thick pits. AGE: Early Badenian, Lower Lagenid froam biozone, NN5, M5 planktic foram biozone, lower Langhian. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From near base of section, in monotonous clay.
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: unlithified carbonaceous claystone
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Clay, poor in macrofossils, scattered plant fossils. LITHIFICATION: Unlithified, based on description.
Environment:deep-water indet.
Geology comments: ENVIRONMENT: Water depth probably exceeding 100 m, and up to 500 m. SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY: Highstand conditions at this time within Vienna Basin.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:bulk,peroxide,sieve,field collection
Minimum sieve size:1.000
Reason for describing collection:paleoecologic analysis
Collectors:Mandic, Harzhauser, Spezzaferri, Zuschin
Collection method comments: METHODS: Collections soaked and sieved (1mm). REPOSITORY: Either University of Wien (Vienna), or Museum of Natural History (NHMW).
Taxonomic list comments:COVERAGE: Exhaustive for bivalvia and gastropoda; bryozoa, corals, corallinacea, serpulids, forams, balanids, and echinoids also present though not listed. NOMENCLATURE: Not an authoritative publication, but with modern nomenclature, with species and subgenus resolution identifications by specialists.
Metadata
Database number:74651
Authorizer:A. Hendy Enterer:A. Hendy
Modifier:J. Alroy Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2007-08-21 19:04:50 Last modified:2013-11-25 13:37:23
Access level:authorizer only Released:2008-08-21 19:04:50
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
25132. O. Mandic, M. Harzhauser, S. Spezzaferri and M. Zuschin. 2002. The paleoenvironment of an early Middle Miocene Paratethys sequence in NE Austria with special emphasis on mollusks and foraminifera. Geobios 24:193-206 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy/P. Wagner]