Gschliefgraben, Gmunden, Late Campanian (Cretaceous of Austria)

Where: Austria (47.9° N, 13.8° E)

• Paleocoordinates: 36.0° N, 22.3° E (Wright 2013)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Late/Upper Campanian (83.5 - 70.6 Ma)

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: offshore; lithified, gray lime mudstone

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: cast

Primary reference: A. Kroh. 2004. Additional records of Late Cretaceous and Early Paleogene echinoids from the Gschliefgraben (Ultrahelvetic, Upper Austria). Acta Geologica Polonica 54(4):551-571 [L. Villier/L. Villier/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 48008: authorized by Loic Villier, entered by Loic Villier on 10.03.2005

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Taxonomic list

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Crinoidea
 Isocrinida - Isselicrinidae
Austinocrinus rothpletzi2
Austinocrinus rothpletzi2 Stolley 1892 Sea lily
Echinoidea
 Spatangoida - Micrasteridae
Micraster stolleyi, Micraster corcolumbarium, Micraster aturicus, Micraster ex gr. schroederi2
Micraster stolleyi heart urchin
Micraster aturicus heart urchin
Micraster ex gr. schroederi2 Stolley 1892 heart urchin
mentioned as Micraster gr. schroederi/glyphus
 Spatangoida -
? Pseudogibbaster sp.
 Holasteroida - Holasteridae
Rispolia cf. subtrigonata, Pseudoffaster caucasicus2, ? Lampadocorys estermanni n. sp., Lampadocorys sp., Echinocorys anceliformis, Echinocorys ex gr. fonticola, Echinocorys ex gr. conica2, Echinocorys ex gr. subglobosa2, Echinocorys sp.2, "Seunaster cf. heberti" = Stegaster, Ganbirretia douvillei, Cardiaster ex gr. cordiformis2
? Lampadocorys estermanni n. sp. sea urchin
Lampadocorys sp. Pomel 1883 sea urchin
Echinocorys sp.2 Leske 1778 sea urchin
"Seunaster cf. heberti" = Stegaster sea urchin
Cardiaster ex gr. cordiformis2 sea urchin
mentioned as Cardiaster gr. cordiformis/granulosus
 Holasteroida -
Coraster beneharnicus
Cephalopoda
 Ammonoida - Phylloceratidae
Phylloceras sp.3
Phylloceras sp.3 Suess 1865 ammonite
 Ammonitida - Scaphitidae
Trachyscaphites pulcherrimus3
Trachyscaphites pulcherrimus3 Roemer 1841 ammonite
 Ammonitida - Diplomoceratidae
Pseudoxybeloceras pseudoarmatum3, Pseudoxybeloceras sp.3, Pseudoxybeloceras wirneckei3, Pseudoxybeloceras interruptum3, Polyptychoceras cf. pseudogaultinum3, Polyptychoceras obliquecostatum3, "Neoglyptoxoceras cf. retrorsum" = Glyptoxoceras retrorsum3, Neancyloceras bipunctatum3, "Pseudoxybeloceras phaleratum" = Lewyites elegans3
Pseudoxybeloceras pseudoarmatum3 Schluter 1872 ammonite
mentioned as Pseudoxybeloceras (Schlueterella) pseudoarmatum
Pseudoxybeloceras sp.3 Wright and Matsumoto 1954 ammonite
mentioned as Pseudoxybeloceras (Schlueterella) sp.
Pseudoxybeloceras wirneckei3 ammonite
mentioned as Pseudoxybeloceras (Parasolenoceras) wieneckei
Pseudoxybeloceras interruptum3 Schlüter 1872 ammonite
mentioned as Pseudoxybeloceras (Parasolenoceras) interruptum
Polyptychoceras cf. pseudogaultinum3 Yokoyama 1890 ammonite
mentioned as Polyptychoceras (Polyptychoceras) pseudogaultinum
Polyptychoceras obliquecostatum3 Schluter 1872 ammonite
mentioned as Polyptychoceras (Polyptychoceras) obliquecostatum
"Neoglyptoxoceras cf. retrorsum" = Glyptoxoceras retrorsum3 Schlüter 1872 ammonite
Neancyloceras bipunctatum3 Schlüter 1872 ammonite
"Pseudoxybeloceras phaleratum" = Lewyites elegans3 Moberg 1885 ammonite
mentioned as Pseudoxybeloceras (Parasolenoceras) phaleratum
 Ammonitida - Baculitidae
Baculites sp.3
Baculites sp.3 Lamarck 1799 ammonite
three distinct species
 Ammonitida - Nostoceratidae
Didymoceras binodosum3, Didymoceras donezianum3, Bostrychoceras polyplocum3, Nostoceras sp.3
Didymoceras binodosum3 Kennedy and Cobban 1993 ammonite
Didymoceras donezianum3 Michailov 1951 ammonite
Bostrychoceras polyplocum3 Roemer 1841 ammonite
Nostoceras sp.3 Hyatt 1894 ammonite
 Ammonitida - Placenticeratidae
Hoplitoplacenticeras preyi n. sp.3
Hoplitoplacenticeras preyi n. sp.3 Kennedy and Summesberger 1999 ammonite
mentioned as Hoplioplacenticeras (Hoplitoplacenticeras) preyi
 Ammonitida - Kossmaticeratidae
? Yokoyamaoceras sp.3
? Yokoyamaoceras sp.3 Wright and Matsumoto 1954 ammonite
 Ammonitida - Desmoceratidae
Kitchinites sp.3, Hauericeras fayoli3, Desmophyllites larteti3
Kitchinites sp.3 Spath 1922 ammonite
Hauericeras fayoli3 de Grossouvre 1894 ammonite
Desmophyllites larteti3 Seunes 1891 ammonite
 Ammonitida - Pachydiscidae
Pachydiscus cf. subrobustus3, "Pachydiscus haldemsis" = Pachydiscus (Pachydiscus) haldemsis3, Pachydiscus perfidus3, "Anapachydiscus arialoorensis" = Menuites arrialoorensis3
Pachydiscus cf. subrobustus3 Seunes 1892 ammonite
"Pachydiscus haldemsis" = Pachydiscus (Pachydiscus) haldemsis3 Schluter 1867 ammonite
Pachydiscus perfidus3 Grossouvre 1894 ammonite
"Anapachydiscus arialoorensis" = Menuites arrialoorensis3 Stoliczka 1865 ammonite
 Ammonitida - Tetragonitidae
Saghalinites cf. cala3, Gaudryceras jukesi3, Tetragonites cf. obscurum3
Saghalinites cf. cala3 Forbes 1846 ammonite
Bivalvia
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Cardiidae indet.3
Cardiidae indet.3 Lamarck 1809 cockle
 Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae
Pholadomya cf. cordata3
 Poromyida - Cuspidariidae
Cuspidaria acutissima3
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
"Microchlamys wisniowskii" = Dhondtichlamys3
"Microchlamys wisniowskii" = Dhondtichlamys3 scallop
 Myalinida - Inoceramidae
Inoceramus cf. borilensis4, Inoceramus aff. bererensis4, "Endocostea impressa" = Inoceramus (Endocostea)4, "Inoceramus regularis" = Endocostea regularis4, "? Cordiceramus aff. heberti" = Inoceramus (Cordiceramus)4, Cataceramus balticus4, "Inoceramus sagensis" = Inoceramus (Cataceramus) sagensis4, Cremnoceramus sarumensis4, ? Cremnoceramus aff. incostans4
"Endocostea impressa" = Inoceramus (Endocostea)4 clam
"Inoceramus regularis" = Endocostea regularis4 d'Orbigny 1845 clam
"? Cordiceramus aff. heberti" = Inoceramus (Cordiceramus)4 clam
Cataceramus balticus4 Bohm 1907 clam
"Inoceramus sagensis" = Inoceramus (Cataceramus) sagensis4 Owen 1852 clam
Thecostraca
 Scalpellomorpha - Scalpellidae
"Arcoscalpellum maximum" = Regioscalpellum maximum1
"Arcoscalpellum maximum" = Regioscalpellum maximum1 Sowerby 1829 barnacle
Malacostraca
 Decapoda - Tumidocarcinidae
? Xanthilites sp.1
? Xanthilites sp.1 Bell 1858 crab
 Isopoda - Cirolanidae
Palaega huetteri n. sp.1
Palaega huetteri n. sp.1 pill bug
1Fraaye and Summesberger 1999; 2Jagt 1999; 3Kennedy and Summesberger 1999; 4Tröger et al. 1999