PBDB Collection

Plosina, Middle Carpathians (Paleocene of Poland)

Also known as KT loc. 435

Where: Poland (49.8° N, 21.9° E: paleocoordinates 39.2° N, 20.2° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Upper Member (Czarnorzeki Beds Formation), Thanetian (59.2 - 56.0 Ma)

• Dated by Szechura, J., and Pozaryska, K. (1974). “Foraminiferida from the Paleocene of Polish carpathians (Babica Clays).” Palaeontologica Polonica, 31, 1-142. as upper Paleocene

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; poorly lithified sandstone and poorly lithified claystone

• Clayey intercalations between thickly bedded sandstone.

•Deposition in shallow water and transported into flysch basin by mud flows

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: mechanical,

Primary reference: W. Krach. 1963. Mollusca of the Babica Clays (Paleocene) of the Middle Carpathians. Pt. I. Gastropoda. Studia Geologica Polonica 14:1-151 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 27019: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Wolfgang Kiessling on 13.11.2002

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Taxonomic list

• Only gastropods included - some very doubtful taxa left away

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unclassified
-	Gilbertia ? inopinata, ? Rotellorbis ? nincki Gilbertia ? inopinata ? Rotellorbis ? nincki
Gastropoda
Heterostropha - Ringiculidae	? Eriptycha sp., Ringicula (Ringiculoptycha) babicensis ? Eriptycha sp. Meek 1876 snail Ringicula (Ringiculoptycha) babicensis snail
Heterostropha - Acteonidae	Tornatellaea parisiensis, "Actaeon gilberti" = Acteon Tornatellaea parisiensis snail "Actaeon gilberti" = Acteon snail
Neritoidea - Neritidae	Velates equinus, Nerita (Desmieria) bicoronata, Nerita (Desmieria) carpatica, Nerita sp., Nerita granulosa, Nerita tricarinata Velates equinus snail Nerita (Desmieria) bicoronata snail Nerita (Desmieria) carpatica snail Nerita sp. Linnaeus 1758 snail Nerita granulosa Deshayes 1824 snail Nerita tricarinata Lamarck 1804 snail
Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae	? Scalaria magna, Acirsa subplicata, "Acirsella inermis" = Acirsa (Acirsella) ? Scalaria magna wentletrap Acirsa subplicata wentletrap "Acirsella inermis" = Acirsa (Acirsella) wentletrap
Cerithioidea - Potamididae	Potamides crassicostatus, Potamides cf. tristriatus, Potamides sp., "Ptychopotamides sp." = Potamides (Ptychopotamides), Tympanotonos aff. calcitrapoides, Tympanotonos cf. funatus, Tympanotonos sp. Potamides crassicostatus horn snail Potamides cf. tristriatus horn snail Potamides sp. Brongniart 1810 horn snail "Ptychopotamides sp." = Potamides (Ptychopotamides) Sacco 1895 horn snail Potamides (Ptychopotamides) sp. n. 1 Tympanotonos aff. calcitrapoides horn snail Tympanotomus aff. calcitrapoides Tympanotonos cf. funatus horn snail Tympanotomus cf. funatus Tympanotonos sp. Schumacher 1817 horn snail Tympanotomus sp. n. (ex gr. T. papalis)
Cerithioidea - Diastomatidae	Keilostoma plicatulum Keilostoma plicatulum snail Paryphostoma plicatum
Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae	Rhinoclavis unisulcatus, Bittium gibbosum Rhinoclavis unisulcatus cerith snail Bittium gibbosum cerith snail
Cerithioidea - Turritellidae	Turritella coemansi, Turritella nysti, Turritella sp., Turritella arsenei, Turritella montensis, Mesalia cf. intermedia, Mesalia patula, "Mesalia fasciata" = Sigmesalia fasciata Turritella coemansi turret shell Turritella nysti turret shell Turritella sp. Lamarck 1799 turret shell Turritella arsenei Briart and Cornet 1873 turret shell Turritella montensis Briart and Cornet 1873 turret shell Mesalia cf. intermedia turret shell Mesalia patula turret shell "Mesalia fasciata" = Sigmesalia fasciata Lamarck 1804 turret shell
Cerithioidea - Thiaridae	Pyrgulifera ? bicarinata, Cornetia cf. malaisei Pyrgulifera ? bicarinata Traub 1938 snail Cornetia cf. malaisei snail Cerithium (Vulgocerithium) malaisei
Cerithioidea - Batillariidae	Batillaria ? echinoides, Batillaria goniophora, Batillaria inopinata Batillaria ? echinoides snail Batillaria goniophora snail Batillaria inopinata snail
Cerithioidea - Brachytrematidae	Benoistia cf. pentagonata Benoistia cf. pentagonata snail
Cerithioidea - Melanopsidae	Melanopsis ancillaroides, Melanopsis ? sodalis Melanopsis ancillaroides Deshayes 1824 snail Melanopsis ? sodalis Deshayes 1862 snail
Cerithioidea - Pachychilidae	Melanatria archiaci Melanatria archiaci snail Faunus (Melanatria) archiaci
Cerithioidea - Metacerithiidae	Metacerithium paleocaenicum Metacerithium paleocaenicum Traub 1938 snail Cerithium (Metacerithium) paleocaenicum
Architaenioglossa - Ampullinidae	Ampullina barytata, Ampullina sp., "? Ampullospira ? levesquei" = Ampullina (Ampullospira), "Ampullospira sp." = Ampullina (Ampullospira) Ampullina barytata snail Ampullina sp. Férussac 1822 snail sp. ind. 1-3 "? Ampullospira ? levesquei" = Ampullina (Ampullospira) snail "Ampullospira sp." = Ampullina (Ampullospira) Harris 1897 snail
Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae	Calyptraea montensis, Calyptraea sp. Calyptraea montensis slipper shell Calyptraea sp. Lamarck 1799 slipper shell
Sorbeoconcha - Cerithiopsidae	Cerithiopsis babicensis Cerithiopsis babicensis snail
Sorbeoconcha - Vermetidae	Vermetus moerchi Vermetus moerchi worm shell
Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae	"Bernaya meunieri" = Lyncina amygdalina, Cypraea sp. "Bernaya meunieri" = Lyncina amygdalina Deshayes 1835 cowry Cypraea sp. Linnaeus 1758 cowry sp. ind. 2
Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae	Arrhoges montensis, Aporrhais sp. Arrhoges montensis snail Aporrhais sp. da Costa 1778 snail
Neogastropoda - Volutidae	Lyria harpula, ? Mitreola gosseleti, Volutilithes cf. deshayesianus, Volutilithes gormani, Volutilithes sp., Athleta aff. bicorona, Athleta sp., "Athleta mutata" = Athleta (Neoathleta) mutatus, "Athleta cf. elevata" = Volutocorbis elevata Lyria harpula Lamarck 1802 volute ? Mitreola gosseleti volute Mitra gosseleti Volutilithes cf. deshayesianus volute Volutilithes gormani volute Volutilithes sp. Swainson 1829 volute sp. ind. 1, 2 Athleta aff. bicorona volute Athleta sp. Conrad 1853 volute sp. ind. 2, ?3 "Athleta mutata" = Athleta (Neoathleta) mutatus Deshayes 1835 volute "Athleta cf. elevata" = Volutocorbis elevata Sowerby 1840 volute
Neogastropoda - Mitridae	Fusimitra wateleti Fusimitra wateleti mitre shell Turricula (Fusimitra) wateleti
Neogastropoda - Olividae	Pseudolivella cf. acuta, Olivella mitreola Pseudolivella cf. acuta olive snail Olivella cf. acuta Olivella mitreola olive snail
Neogastropoda - Melongenidae	Melongena ditropis, Sycostoma bulbiforme, "Hemifusus ? supramoerchi" = Volema (Hemifusus) Melongena ditropis snail Sycostoma bulbiforme Lamarck 1803 snail Sycum bulbiforme "Hemifusus ? supramoerchi" = Volema (Hemifusus) snail
Neogastropoda - Buccinidae	? Wrigleya reticulata, "Eocantharus costellifer" = Cantharus (Eocantharus), Parvisipho aff. subulatus, Coptochetus scalaroides, Siphonalia cf. bervillei, Siphonalia mariae, Siphonalia aff. angusticostata, "Popenoeum robusta" = Popenoeum lacunosum, Pseudoliva poursanensis, Cominella supracostata ? Wrigleya reticulata true whelk Turbinella reticulata? "Eocantharus costellifer" = Cantharus (Eocantharus) true whelk Tritonidea costellifera Parvisipho aff. subulatus true whelk Coptochetus scalaroides true whelk Siphonalia cf. bervillei true whelk Siphonalia mariae true whelk Siphonalia aff. angusticostata true whelk "Popenoeum robusta" = Popenoeum lacunosum Pacaud and Schnetler 1999 true whelk Pseudoliva canaliculata = P. robusta Pseudoliva poursanensis true whelk Cominella supracostata Traub 1938 true whelk
Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae	Clavilithes aff. angulatus Clavilithes aff. angulatus snail
Neogastropoda - Borsoniidae	Cordieria ? coemansi, Bathytoma pauli Cordieria ? coemansi snail Borsonia coemansi Bathytoma pauli snail
Neogastropoda - Clavatulidae	"Surcula sp." = Turricula "Surcula sp." = Turricula Schumacher 1817 snail sp. ind. 1, 2
Neogastropoda - Costellariidae	Conomitra sp. Conomitra sp. Conrad 1865 ribbed mitre
Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae	Natica abducta, Natica cf. turbinata, Amauropsina canaliculata, "Natica perforata" = Euspira perforata Natica abducta moon snail Natica cf. turbinata moon snail Amauropsina canaliculata Lamarck 1804 moon snail Natica (Amauropsina) canaliculata "Natica perforata" = Euspira perforata Deshayes 1864 moon snail
Sorbeoconcha - Vitrinellidae	Adeorbis montensis Adeorbis montensis snail
Sorbeoconcha - Hipponicidae	Hipponix ? tuba, Hipponix sp. Hipponix ? tuba hoof shell Hipponix sp. Defrance 1819 hoof shell sp. ind. 2
Trochoidea - Colloniidae	Cirsochilus carpatica Cirsochilus carpatica snail Collonia (Cirsochilus) carpatica
Trochoidea - Solariellidae	Solariella ladrierei Solariella ladrierei snail
Trochoidea - Turbinidae	Angaria sp. Angaria sp. Röding 1798 snail Angarina sp. n.
Trochoidea - Ataphridae	Boutillieria carpatica Boutillieria carpatica snail Leptothyra carpatica Kropaczek
Trochoidea - Trochidae	Calliostoma babicensis, Tectus sp. Calliostoma babicensis top snail Eumargarita carpatica Tectus sp. Monfort 1810 top snail
Seguenzioidea - Eucyclidae	Calliomphalus sp. Calliomphalus sp. Cossmann 1888 snail sp. ind. 1, 2
Lepetellida - Fissurellidae	Emarginula beclardi Emarginula beclardi snail
Opisthobranchia -	Roxania cincta Roxania cincta snail
Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae	Cylichna verneuili Cylichna verneuili snail Bullinella verneuili
Patellida - Lottiidae	Acmaea simplex Acmaea simplex Dickerson 1917 limpet Helcion simplex
Neritoina - Neritopsidae	Neritopsis pustulosa, Neritopsis sp. Neritopsis pustulosa snail Neritopsis sp. Grateloup 1832 snail
Neritoina - Fedaiellidae	"Natica deshayesi" = Fedaiella elongata "Natica deshayesi" = Fedaiella elongata Münster 1841 snail