Velbert - Steinbruch am Wasserfall (Carboniferous to of Germany)

Where: Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany (51.4° N, 7.0° E: paleocoordinates 9.6° S, 6.3° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Tournaisian to Tournaisian (358.9 - 330.9 Ma)

Environment/lithology: limestone

• "Kohlenkalk"

Size class: macrofossils

• mixed fauna of allochthounous and autochthounous elements

Primary reference: E. Richter and M. R. W. Amler. 1994. Bivalven und Rostroconchien aus dem Velberter Kalk von Velbert (Unter-Karbon; Bergisches Land). Geologica et Palaeontologica 28:103-139 [B. Seuss/B. Seuss]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 229113: authorized by Barbara Seuss, entered by Barbara Seuss on 13.02.2023

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Taxonomic list

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Rostroconchia
 Conocardiida - Conocardiidae
Conocardium cf. naviforme, Conocardium cf. tenue, Conocardium inflatum, Conocardium cf. renardi, "Conocardium alaeforme" = Conocardium aliforme
Conocardium cf. renardi de Koninck 1885
"Conocardium alaeforme" = Conocardium aliforme Sowerby 1815
Bivalvia
 Modiomorphida - Cypricardiniidae
Cypricardinia "sp. A", Cypricardinia "sp. B"
Cypricardinia "sp. A" Hall 1860 clam
Cypricardinia "sp. B" Hall 1860 clam
 Pectinida - Aviculopectinidae
Aviculopecten "sp. A", Aviculopecten "sp. B"
Aviculopecten "sp. A" M'Coy 1851 scallop
Aviculopecten "sp. B" M'Coy 1851 scallop
 Pectinida - Limipectinidae
Limipecten sp.
Limipecten sp. Girty 1903 scallop
 Pectinida - Heteropectinidae
? Girtypecten wasserfallensis
 Pectinida - Streblochondriidae
Streblochondria sp.
Streblochondria sp. Newell 1938 scallop
 Pectinida - Entoliidae
Pernopecten sowerbyi
Pernopecten sowerbyi M'Coy 1844 scallop
 Ostreida - Pterineidae
Leptodesma lunulata
Leptodesma lunulata oyster
Leptodesma (Leiopteria) lunulata
 Arcida - Parallelodontidae
Parallelodon simplex, Parallelodon corrugatus, Parallelodon walciodorensis, Parallelodon cf. fraiponti, Parallelodon "sp. A", Parallelodon "sp. B", Parallelodon "sp. C", Parallelodon "sp. D", Parallelodon "sp. E", Parallelodon "sp. F", Parallelodon "sp. G", "Parallelodon cf. reticulatus" = Parallelodon qinghaiensis
Parallelodon "sp. A" Meek and Worthen 1866 clam
Parallelodon "sp. B" Meek and Worthen 1866 clam
Parallelodon "sp. C" Meek and Worthen 1866 clam
Parallelodon "sp. D" Meek and Worthen 1866 clam
Parallelodon "sp. E" Meek and Worthen 1866 clam
Parallelodon "sp. F" Meek and Worthen 1866 clam
Parallelodon "sp. G" Meek and Worthen 1866 clam
"Parallelodon cf. reticulatus" = Parallelodon qinghaiensis Liu 1976 clam