Kainerding section (Miocene of Germany)

Where: Germany (48.4° N, 13.0° E: paleocoordinates 48.6° N, 11.3° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Burdigalian (20.4 - 16.0 Ma)

• middle Ottnangian; late Burdigalian

Environment/lithology: sand shoal; silty, sandy sandstone and marl

• sandy-silty shoals at a water depth of presumably less than 20 m
• glauconitic sands and laminated marls

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Primary reference: S. Schneider and O. Mandic. 2014. Middle Ottnangian (late Burdigalian) mollusks from the Rott Valley (SE Germany): the ultimate marine fauna of the Western Paratethys. Paläontologische Zeitschrift 88:375-403 [W. Kiessling/M. Krause]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 164944: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Mihaela Krause on 07.01.2015

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Taxonomic list

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Gastropoda
 Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
"Calyptraea depressa" = Calyptraea (Calyptraea) depressa
"Calyptraea depressa" = Calyptraea (Calyptraea) depressa Lamarck 1822 slipper shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Euspira sp.
Euspira sp. Agassiz 1837 moon snail
 Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Euthriofusus burdigalensis
Euthriofusus burdigalensis Defrance 1820 snail
 Trochoidea - Trochidae
Paroxystele amedei
Paroxystele amedei Brogniart 1823 top snail
Bivalvia
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula mayeri
Nucula mayeri Hörnes 1865 nut clam
 Solenida - Pharidae
Ensis sp.
Ensis sp. Schumacher 1817 clam
2 LV, 1 RV
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
Caryocorbula basteroti
Caryocorbula basteroti Hörnes 1870 clam
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Macrocallista cf. erycinoides, "Dosinia lupinus" = Dosinia lupina
"Dosinia lupinus" = Dosinia lupina Linnaeus 1758 venus clam
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
"Moerella donacina" = Tellina (Moerella), Gastrana fragilis
"Moerella donacina" = Tellina (Moerella) tellin clam
Gastrana fragilis Linnaeus 1758 tellin clam
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Bucardium hians, Europicardium multicostatum
Europicardium multicostatum Brocchi 1814 cockle
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Pecten herrmannseni, Aequipecten camaretensis
Aequipecten camaretensis scallop
3 LV, 2 RV
 Pectinida - Limidae
Limaria tuberculata
Limaria tuberculata Olivi 1792 file clam
 Pectinida - Anomiidae
Anomia ephippium
Anomia ephippium Linnaeus 1758 jingle
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
"Ostrea digitalina" = Cubitostrea digitalina
"Ostrea digitalina" = Cubitostrea digitalina Eichwald 1830 oyster
 Arcida - Arcidae
"Anadara diluvii" = Scapharca (Scapharca) diluvii
"Anadara diluvii" = Scapharca (Scapharca) diluvii Lamarck 1805 clam
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris deshayesi