PBDB Collection

Strass locality, Ortenburg (Miocene to of Germany)

Where: Germany (48.6° N, 13.3° E: paleocoordinates 48.7° N, 11.4° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Aquitanian to Aquitanian (23.0 - 16.0 Ma)

• Eggenburgian - Upper Aquitanian/Lower Burdigalian

Environment/lithology: open shallow subtidal; sandstone

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Primary reference: S. Schneider. 2008. The bivalve fauna from the Ortenburg Marine Sands in the well-core “Straß” (Early Miocene; SE Germany) — taxonomy, stratigraphy, paleoecology, and paleogeography. Paläontologische Zeitschrift 82(4):402-417 [W. Kiessling/M. Krause/S. Ávila]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 171410: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Mihaela Krause on 10.07.2015

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Taxonomic list

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Bivalvia
Carditida - Carditidae	Cyclocardia (Scalaricardita) scalaris Cyclocardia (Scalaricardita) scalaris clam
Carditida - Astartidae	Astarte (Digitariopsis) grateloupi, Goodallia cf. triangularis Astarte (Digitariopsis) grateloupi clam Goodallia cf. triangularis clam
Lucinida - Lucinidae	"Lucinoma borealis" = Lucinoma (Lucinoma) borealis, Lucinella divaricata, "Parvilucina (Microloripes) dentata" = Lucina (Microloripes) dentata, Megaxinus bellardiana, Myrtea spinifera "Lucinoma borealis" = Lucinoma (Lucinoma) borealis Linnaeus 1767 clam Lucinella divaricata Linnaeus 1758 clam spp. rotundoparva "Parvilucina (Microloripes) dentata" = Lucina (Microloripes) dentata Defrance 1823 clam Megaxinus bellardiana clam Myrtea spinifera Montagu 1803 clam
Cardiida - Galeommatidae	Lasaeina austriaca Lasaeina austriaca clam
Cardiida - Cardiidae	Laevicardium (Habecardium) subturgidum, "? Nemocardium (Discors) spondyloides" = Discors, ? Acanthocardia (Rudicardium) grandis, Plagiocardium (Papillicardium) papillosum Laevicardium (Habecardium) subturgidum cockle "? Nemocardium (Discors) spondyloides" = Discors cockle ? Acanthocardia (Rudicardium) grandis cockle spp.tereticostalis Plagiocardium (Papillicardium) papillosum Poli 1781 cockle
Cardiida - Semelidae	Abra sp. Abra sp. Lamarck 1818 abra
Cardiida - Tellinidae	Tellina (Moerella) donacina, Tellina (cf. Peronidia) nysti Tellina (Moerella) donacina Linnaeus 1767 tellin clam Tellina (cf. Peronidia) nysti tellin clam
Cardiida - Montacutidae	Montacuta schafferi Montacuta schafferi Kautsky 1940 clam
Cardiida - Ungulinidae	"Felaniella trigonula" = Diplodonta "Felaniella trigonula" = Diplodonta clam
Cardiida - Veneridae	"Gouldia minima" = Gouldia (Gouldia) minima, Pelecyora (Cordiopsis) cf. islandicoides, Timoclea ovata, Clausinella basteroti, Paphia (Callistotapes) sp. "Gouldia minima" = Gouldia (Gouldia) minima Montagu 1803 venus clam Pelecyora (Cordiopsis) cf. islandicoides Lamarck 1818 venus clam Timoclea ovata Pennant 1777 venus clam spp. exilis Clausinella basteroti venus clam Paphia (Callistotapes) sp. Sacco 1900 venus clam
Cardiida - Mactridae	Spisula subtruncata Spisula subtruncata da Costa 1778 clam spp. triangula
Cardiida - Glossidae	Glossus subtransversus Glossus subtransversus clam spp. maior
Cardiida - Kelliellidae	Spaniodontella nitida Spaniodontella nitida clam
Pholadida - Corbulidae	Corbula (Varicorbula) gibba Corbula (Varicorbula) gibba Oliva 1792 clam
Thraciida - Thraciidae	"Thracia pubescens" = Thracia (Thracia) pubescens "Thracia pubescens" = Thracia (Thracia) pubescens Pulteney 1799 clam
Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae	Pholadomya sp. Pholadomya sp. Sowerby 1823 clam
Hiatellida - Hiatellidae	Hiatella arctica Hiatella arctica Linnaeus 1767 clam
Mytilida - Mytilidae	Modiolus sp. Modiolus sp. Lamarck 1801 mussel
Ostreida - Ostreidae	"Ostrea cf. digitalina" = Cubitostrea digitalina "Ostrea cf. digitalina" = Cubitostrea digitalina Eichwald 1830 oyster
Pectinida - Pectinoidae	Pecten cf. pseudobeudanti, Oopecten gigas, Pecten hornensis, Palliolum cf. incomparabile, Aequipecten macrotis Pecten cf. pseudobeudanti Deperet and Roman 1902 scallop Oopecten gigas Schlotheim 1813 scallop spp. gigas Pecten hornensis Deperet and Roman 1902 scallop Palliolum cf. incomparabile scallop Aequipecten macrotis Sowerby 1847 scallop
Pectinida - Anomiidae	Anomiidae indet. Anomiidae indet. Rafinesque 1815 scallop
Arcida - Limopsidae	"Limopsis cf. aurita" = Limopsis (Limopsis) aurita, "Limopsis (Pectunculina) anomala" = Limopsis "Limopsis cf. aurita" = Limopsis (Limopsis) aurita Brocchi 1814 clam "Limopsis (Pectunculina) anomala" = Limopsis clam
Arcida - Glycymerididae	Glycymeris cf. pilosa Glycymeris cf. pilosa Linnaeus 1767 clam spp. deshayesi
Arcida - Arcidae	Anadara sp. Anadara sp. Gray 1847 ark
Solemyida - Nucinellidae	Nucinella dobergensis Nucinella dobergensis Lienenklaus 1891 Nut Clam
Nuculanida - Nuculanidae	"Nuculana (Lembulus) emarginata" = Nuculana emarginata, "Nuculana (Saccella) fragilis" = Saccella "Nuculana (Lembulus) emarginata" = Nuculana emarginata Lamarck 1819 pointed nut clam "Nuculana (Saccella) fragilis" = Saccella pointed nut clam