Fossilniveau 21 (Cretaceous of Svalbard and Jan Mayen)

Where: Svalbard and Jan Mayen (78.1° N, 13.9° E: paleocoordinates 69.1° N, 16.2° E)

When: Stenomphalia ammonoid zone, Rurikfjellet Formation, Valanginian (139.8 - 132.9 Ma)

• Originally described as Wolgashufe

Environment/lithology: marine; siliciclastic sediments

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: H. Frebold and E. Stoll. 1937. Das Festungsprofil auf Spitzbergen. In A. Hoel (ed.), Skrifter om Svalbard og Ishavet 68:1-91 [W. Foster/W. Foster]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 212033: authorized by William Foster, entered by William Foster on 03.08.2020

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Taxonomic list

Bivalvia
 Pectinida - Buchiidae
"Aucella cf. surensis" = Buchia, "Aucella surensis" = Buchia, "Aucella elliptica" = Buchia, Aucella aff. lahuseni, "Aucella terebratuloides" = Buchia terebratuloides, "Aucella trigonoides" = Buchia trigonoides, "Aucella okensis" = Buchia okensis, "Aucella keyserlingi" = Buchia keyserlingi, "Aucella volgensis" = Buchia volgensis
"Aucella cf. surensis" = Buchia scallop
"Aucella surensis" = Buchia scallop
"Aucella elliptica" = Buchia scallop
Aucella aff. lahuseni Pavlow 1907 scallop
"Aucella terebratuloides" = Buchia terebratuloides Lahusen 1888 scallop
includes, sensu stricto, var. expansa, var. regularis, var. concava
"Aucella trigonoides" = Buchia trigonoides Lahusen Smith 1894 scallop
"Aucella okensis" = Buchia okensis Pavlow 1907 scallop
"Aucella keyserlingi" = Buchia keyserlingi Lahusen 1888 scallop
"Aucella volgensis" = Buchia volgensis Lahusen 1888 scallop
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Pecten sp. Müller 1776 scallop