Karlhochkogel, Hochschwab Massif, Dachstein Limestone, reef brachiopods (Triassic of Austria)

Where: Austria (47.6° N, 15.2° E: paleocoordinates 24.5° N, 18.2° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Dachstein Formation, Lacian (221.5 - 215.6 Ma)

• JA: originally entered as Norian; said to be Early Norian (= Lacian) by the authors based on the presence of Epigondolella triangularis

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; lithified limestone

• fine-grained to micritic, light grey limestone

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: quarrying,

Primary reference: M. Siblik and G. Bryda. 2005. Brachiopods from the Upper Triassic reef habitats of the Northern Calcareous Alps (Dachstein Limestone, Hochschwab, Austria). Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia 111(3):413-437 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 66932: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 25.10.2006

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Taxonomic list

Conodonta
 Ozarkodinida - Gondolellidae
Crinoidea
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Crinoidea indet. Miller 1821 Sea lily
Rhynchonellata
 Spiriferinida - Sinucostidae
 Spiriferinida - Mentzeliidae
Mentzelia sp. Quenstedt 1871
 Spiriferinida - Spiriferinidae
 Spiriferinida - Laballidae
Laballa suessi Winkler 1859
 Spiriferinida - Spondylospiridae
 Terebratulida - Aulacothyropsidae
 Terebratulida - Zeilleriidae
 Terebratulida - Terebratulidae
"Terebratula" sp. Müller 1776
? Terebratula sturi Laube 1865
subspecies juvavica
 Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae
Adygella biplicata Dagys 1963
 Terebratulida - Angustothyrididae
Rhaetina sp. Waagen 1882
Rhaetina pyriformis Suess 1854
 Terebratulida - Lobothyrididae
 Rhynchonellida - Norellidae
Norella guttula Bittner 1890
 Rhynchonellida - Rhynchonellidae
 Rhynchonellida - Cyclothyrididae
 Athyridida - Koninckinidae
? Amphiclina sp. Laube 1865
Amphiclina intermedia Bittner 1890
 Athyridida - Diplospirellidae
? Tetractinella sp. Bittner 1890
Oxycolpella eurycolpos Bittner 1890
 Athyridida - Neoretziidae
Hungarispira loretzi Bittner 1890
Schwagerispira fastosa Bittner 1890
Neoretzia superba Suess 1856
Bivalvia
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Bivalvia indet. Linnaeus 1758 clam