Pécsbánya coal pit (Jurassic of Hungary)

Where: Hungary (46.2° N, 18.3° E: paleocoordinates 27.6° N, 21.4° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Mecsek Coal Formation, Hettangian (201.3 - 199.3 Ma)

Environment/lithology: delta plain; lithified, massive, argillaceous siltstone and lithified, coarse-grained sandstone

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: shellbed

Primary reference: I. Szente. 1992. Early Jurassic Molluscs from the Mecsek Mountains (S. Hungary. A preliminary study. Annales Univ. Budapest. Sectio Geologica 29:324-343 [M. Aberhan/D. Wellmanns]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 125465: authorized by Martin Aberhan, entered by Daniel Wellmanns on 10.03.2012

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Taxonomic list

Bivalvia
 Ostreida - Bakevelliidae
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
 Pectinida - Limidae
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
"Modiolus hillanus" = Modiolus (Cyranus) hillanus Sowerby 1818 mussel
Falcimytilus sp. Cox 1937 mussel
 Unionida - Unionidae
Unio vizeri freshwater mussel
 Cardiida - Neomiodontidae
Eomiodon menkei Dunker 1846 clam
 Cardiida - Arcticidae
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Protocardia philippiana Dunker 1847 cockle
 Pholadida - Ceratomyidae
 Carditida - Astartidae
Astarte sp. Sowerby 1816 clam
 Carditida - Cardiniidae
Cardinia sp. Agassiz 1841 clam
Gastropoda
 Neritoidea - Neridomidae
 Euomphalina - Anomphalidae
"Straparollus (Euomphalus) pygmaeus" = Anomphalus helicoides
"Straparollus (Euomphalus) pygmaeus" = Anomphalus helicoides Münster 1841 snail
 Heterostropha - Mathildidae
"Promathildia (Teretrina) turritella" = Tangarilda subturritella
"Promathildia (Teretrina) turritella" = Tangarilda subturritella d'Orbigny 1850 snail
 Heterostropha - Cylindrobullinidae
Cylindrobullina sp. von Ammon 1878 snail
 Murchisoniina - Zygopleuridae
 Ptychomphaloidea - Ptychomphalidae
 Sorbeoconcha - Purpurinidae
Tretospira carinata Deshayes 1855 periwinkle
 Sorbeoconcha - Procerithiidae
"Procerithium (Rhabdocolpus) sp." = Rhabdocolpus
"Procerithium (Rhabdocolpus) sp." = Rhabdocolpus Cossmann 1906 snail
 Caenogastropoda - Coelodiscidae
Coelodiscus sp. Broesamlen 1909 snail
 Caenogastropoda - Coelostylinidae