Höttinger Alm (Triassic of Austria)

Also known as Höttinger Alpe, Karwendelgebirge

Where: Innsbruck, Austria (47.3° N, 11.4° E: paleocoordinates 7.0° N, 23.9° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Ceratites trinodosus ammonoid zone, Wetterstein Formation, Anisian (247.2 - 242.0 Ma)

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: limestone

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: H. Alma. 1926. Eine Fauna des Wettersteinkalkes bei Innsbruck. Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien 40:111-129 [A. Dunhill/B. Allen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 202274: authorized by Alex Dunhill, entered by Bethany Allen on 03.07.2019

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Rhynchonellata
 Athyridida - Diplospirellidae
"Spirigera (Pexidella) marmorea" = Pexidella marmorea
"Spirigera (Pexidella) marmorea" = Pexidella marmorea Bittner 1890
 Athyridida - Retziidae
Retzia cf. oxyrhynchus
 Spiriferinida - Mentzeliidae
"Mentzelia mentzelii" = Mentzelia mentzeli
"Mentzelia mentzelii" = Mentzelia mentzeli Dunker 1851
 Rhynchonellida - Wellerellidae
"Rhynchonella aff. variabilis" = Cirpa variabilis
"Rhynchonella aff. variabilis" = Cirpa variabilis Schlotheim 1813
Cephalopoda
 Ceratitida - Arcestidae
Proarcestes pannonicus, Proarcestes bramantei, Proarcestes cf. reyeri
Proarcestes pannonicus Mojsisovics 1870 ceratite
Proarcestes bramantei Mojsisovics 1869 ceratite
Proarcestes cf. reyeri Mojsisovics 1882 ceratite
 Ceratitida - Sturiidae
"Ptychites megalodiscus" = Discoptychites megalodiscus, Sturia semiarata
"Ptychites megalodiscus" = Discoptychites megalodiscus Beyrich 1867 ceratite
Sturia semiarata von Mojsisovics 1882 ceratite
 Ceratitida - Gymnitidae
Gymnites palmai, Gymnites incultus, Gymnites cf. obliquus
Gymnites palmai von Mojsisovics 1869 ceratite
Gymnites incultus Beyrich 1867 ceratite
Gymnites cf. obliquus von Mojsisovics 1882 ceratite
 Ceratitida - Ptychitidae
Ptychites eusomus, "Ptychites studeri" = Flexoptychites studeri, "Ptychites acutus" = Flexoptychites acutus
Ptychites eusomus Beyrich 1865 ceratite
"Ptychites studeri" = Flexoptychites studeri Hauer 1857 ceratite
"Ptychites acutus" = Flexoptychites acutus von Mojsisovics 1882 ceratite
 Ceratitida - Pinacoceratidae
"Pinacoceras damesi" = Praepinacoceras damesi
"Pinacoceras damesi" = Praepinacoceras damesi von Mojsisovics 1882 ceratite
 Ceratitida - Megaphyllitidae
Megaphyllites oenipontanus
Megaphyllites oenipontanus von Mojsisovics 1882 ceratite
 Ceratitida - Hungaritidae
Hungarites cf. costosus
Hungarites cf. costosus von Mojsisovics 1882 ceratite
 Ceratitida - Ceratitidae
"Ceratites trinodosus" = Paraceratites trinodosus, Beyrichites reuttensis, Beyrichites aff. reuttensis, Beyrichites beneckei, "Ceratites cf. reiflingensis" = Bulogites reiflingensis
"Ceratites trinodosus" = Paraceratites trinodosus von Mojsisovics 1878 ceratite
Beyrichites reuttensis Beyrich 1867 ceratite
Beyrichites aff. reuttensis Beyrich 1867 ceratite
Beyrichites beneckei Mojsisovics 1881 ceratite
"Ceratites cf. reiflingensis" = Bulogites reiflingensis Arthaber 1896 ceratite
var. exigua
 Phylloceratida - Ussuritidae
Monophyllites wengensis, Monophyllites sphaerophyllus
Monophyllites wengensis Klipstein 1843 ammonite
Monophyllites sphaerophyllus Hauer 1851 ammonite
 Nautilida - Tainoceratidae
Germanonautilus salinarius, Pleuronautilus sp., Pleuronautilus cf. mosis, Pleuronautilus crassescens
Germanonautilus salinarius von Mojsisovics 1882 nautiloid
Pleuronautilus sp. von Mojsisovics 1882 nautiloid
Pleuronautilus cf. mosis von Mojsisovics 1882 nautiloid
Pleuronautilus crassescens Arthaber 1896 nautiloid
 Pseudorthocerida - Trematoceratidae
"Orthoceras campanile" = Trematoceras elegans
"Orthoceras campanile" = Trematoceras elegans Muenster 1831
 Aulacoceratida - Xiphoteuthididae
Atractites boeckhi, Atractites secundus
Atractites boeckhi Stuerzenbaum 1876 belemnite
Atractites secundus Mojsisovics 1869 belemnite
Gastropoda
 Murchisoniina - Phymatopleuridae
Worthenia hoettingensis
Worthenia hoettingensis Alma 1926 snail
 Euomphalina - Euomphalidae
Euomphalus (Schizostoma) cirridioides
 Caenogastropoda - Coelostylinidae
Omphaloptycha irritata
Omphaloptycha irritata Kittl 1894 snail
Bivalvia
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Pecten (Velopecten) aff. arthaberi
 Pectinida - Limidae
Mysidioptera cf. cainalli, Lima cf. cancellata
Mysidioptera cf. cainalli Stoppani 1860 file clam
Lima cf. cancellata Bittner 1895 file clam
 Ostreida - Halobiidae
"Daonella tyrolensis" = Daonella (Arzelella) tyrolensis, "Daonella arzelensis" = Daonella (Arzelella) tyrolensis, "Daonella indica" = Daonella (Arzelella) indica, "Daonella bulogensis" = Daonella (Arzelella) bulogensis, "Daonella pichleri" = Daonella (Pichlerella) pichleri
"Daonella tyrolensis" = Daonella (Arzelella) tyrolensis Mojsisovics 1874 oyster
"Daonella arzelensis" = Daonella (Arzelella) tyrolensis Mojsisovics 1874 oyster
'several' specimens
"Daonella indica" = Daonella (Arzelella) indica Bittner 1899 oyster
"Daonella bulogensis" = Daonella (Arzelella) bulogensis Kittl 1912 oyster
"Daonella pichleri" = Daonella (Pichlerella) pichleri Mojsisovics 1874 oyster
 Ostreida - Posidoniidae
Veldidenella dieneri
Veldidenella dieneri Alma 1926 oyster
'numerous' specimens
 Megalodontida - Megalodontidae
"Megalodon rimosus" = Pachyrisma rimosum
"Megalodon rimosus" = Pachyrisma rimosum Münster 1841 clam