PBDB Collection

Blizne, Middle Carpathians (Paleocene of Poland)

Also known as KT loc. 435

Where: Poland (49.8° N, 22.0° E: paleocoordinates 39.2° N, 20.3° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Upper Member (Czarnorzeki Beds Formation), Thanetian (59.2 - 56.0 Ma)

• Dated by Szechura, J., and Pozaryska, K. (1974). “Foraminiferida from the Paleocene of Polish carpathians (Babica Clays).” Palaeontologica Polonica, 31, 1-142. as upper Paleocene

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; poorly lithified sandstone and poorly lithified claystone

• Clayey intercalations between thickly bedded sandstone.

•Deposition in shallow water and transported into flysch basin by mud flows

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: mechanical,

• Corals and bivalves associated but not described

Primary reference: W. Krach. 1963. Mollusca of the Babica Clays (Paleocene) of the Middle Carpathians. Pt. I. Gastropoda. Studia Geologica Polonica 14:1-151 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 27020: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Wolfgang Kiessling on 13.11.2002

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Taxonomic list

• Only gastropods included

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unclassified
-	Tympanonotonos sp. Tympanonotonos sp. Tympanotomus sp. n. (ex gr. T. papalis)
Gastropoda
Seguenzioidea - Eucyclidae	Calliomphalus squamulosus, Calliomphalus sp. Calliomphalus squamulosus snail Calliomphalus sp. Cossmann 1888 snail sp. ind. 1, 2
Lepetellida - Fissurellidae	Emarginula beclardi Emarginula beclardi snail
Trochoidea - Turbinidae	Angaria sp. Angaria sp. Röding 1798 snail Angarina sp.
Trochoidea - Ataphridae	Boutillieria carpatica Boutillieria carpatica snail Leptothyra carpatica Kropaczek
Trochoidea - Solariellidae	Solariella ladrierei Solariella ladrierei snail
Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae	Scaphander polysarcus Scaphander polysarcus Cossmann and Pissarro 1913 snail
Neritoina - Fedaiellidae	"Natica deshayesi" = Fedaiella elongata "Natica deshayesi" = Fedaiella elongata Münster 1841 snail
Neritoina - Neritopsidae	Neritopsis pustulosa Neritopsis pustulosa snail
Heterostropha - Ringiculidae	Ringicula egregia, Gilbertina ? inopinata, ? Eriptycha sp. Ringicula egregia snail Gilbertina ? inopinata Morlet 1888 snail Gilbertia inopinata ? Eriptycha sp. Meek 1876 snail
Patellida - Lottiidae	Acmaea simplex Acmaea simplex Dickerson 1917 limpet Helcion simplex
Neritoidea - Neritidae	Nerita (Desmieria) bicoronata, Nerita (Desmieria) carpatica, Nerita sp. Nerita (Desmieria) bicoronata snail Nerita (Desmieria) carpatica snail Nerita sp. Linnaeus 1758 snail sp. ind. 1, 2
Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae	Acirsa subplicata, "Acirsella inermis" = Acirsa (Acirsella), ? Scalaria magna Acirsa subplicata wentletrap "Acirsella inermis" = Acirsa (Acirsella) wentletrap Acirsa (Acirsella) inermis ? Scalaria magna wentletrap Scalaria magna Necajev
Cerithioidea - Thiaridae	Pyrgulifera inopinata, Cornetia malaisei Pyrgulifera inopinata snail Cornetia malaisei snail Cerithium (Vulgocerithium) malaisei
Cerithioidea - Melanopsidae	Melanopsis (? Coptostylus) ? pourcyensis, Melanopsis ancillaroides Melanopsis (? Coptostylus) ? pourcyensis snail Melanopsis (Coptostylus) pourcyensis Cossmann ? Melanopsis ancillaroides Deshayes 1824 snail includes M. sodalis?
Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae	"? Ptychocerithium sp." = Cerithium (Ptychocerithium), "Ptychocerithium resoviense" = Cerithium (Ptychocerithium), "Ptychocerithium semicostatum" = Cerithium (Ptychocerithium) "? Ptychocerithium sp." = Cerithium (Ptychocerithium) Sacco 1895 cerith snail Cerithium (Vulgocerithium) defrancei "Ptychocerithium resoviense" = Cerithium (Ptychocerithium) cerith snail Cerithium (Ptychocerithium) resoviense "Ptychocerithium semicostatum" = Cerithium (Ptychocerithium) cerith snail Cerithium (Vulgocerithium) semicostatum
Cerithioidea - Metacerithiidae	Metacerithium paleocaenicum Metacerithium paleocaenicum Traub 1938 snail Cerithium (Metacerithium) paleocaenicum
Cerithioidea - Batillariidae	Batillaria goniophora, Batillaria inopinata Batillaria goniophora snail Batillaria inopinata snail
Cerithioidea - Potamididae	Potamides cf. tristriatus, Potamides sp., "Ptychopotamides sp." = Potamides (Ptychopotamides), Terebralia cf. bouryi Potamides cf. tristriatus horn snail Potamides sp. Brongniart 1810 horn snail "Ptychopotamides sp." = Potamides (Ptychopotamides) Sacco 1895 horn snail Potamides (Ptychopotamides) sp. n. 1 Terebralia cf. bouryi horn snail
Cerithioidea - Brachytrematidae	Benoistia cf. pentagonata Benoistia cf. pentagonata snail
Cerithioidea - Turritellidae	Mesalia patula, Mesalia turbinoides, Turritella coemansi, Turritella nysti, Turritella sp., Turritella arsenei Mesalia patula turret shell Mesalia turbinoides turret shell Turritella coemansi turret shell Turritella nysti turret shell Turritella sp. Lamarck 1799 turret shell Turritella arsenei Briart and Cornet 1873 turret shell
Cerithioidea - Pachychilidae	Melanatria archiaci, Melanatria bosniaca Melanatria archiaci snail Faunus (Melanatria) archiaci Melanatria bosniaca Oppenheim 1908 snail Faunus (Melanatria) bosniaca
Sorbeoconcha - Littorinidae	Littorina sp. Littorina sp. Ferussac 1821 periwinkle
Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae	"Natica (Naticina) cf. turbinata" = Sigaretus (Naticina) "Natica (Naticina) cf. turbinata" = Sigaretus (Naticina) moon snail
Sorbeoconcha - Vermetidae	Vermetus moerchi Vermetus moerchi worm shell Vermetus mörchi
Sorbeoconcha - Ficidae	"Ficus (Fulguroficus) ? tricostatus" = Ficopsis (Fulguroficus) "Ficus (Fulguroficus) ? tricostatus" = Ficopsis (Fulguroficus) fig shell Pirula tricostata ?
Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae	Cypraea sp., "Bernaya meunieri" = Lyncina amygdalina Cypraea sp. Linnaeus 1758 cowry sp. ind. 2 "Bernaya meunieri" = Lyncina amygdalina Deshayes 1835 cowry Cypraea (Bernayia) meunieri
Neogastropoda - Buccinidae	? Wrigleya ? reticulata, Siphonalia cf. bervillei, Siphonalia aff. angusticostata, Cominella supracostata, "Popenoeum robusta" = Popenoeum lacunosum, Pseudoliva serrata, Parvisipho sp. ? Wrigleya ? reticulata true whelk Turbinella reticulata? Siphonalia cf. bervillei true whelk Siphonalia aff. angusticostata true whelk Cominella supracostata Traub 1938 true whelk "Popenoeum robusta" = Popenoeum lacunosum Pacaud and Schnetler 1999 true whelk Pseudoliva canaliculata = P. robusta Pseudoliva serrata Traub 1938 true whelk Parvisipho sp. Cossmann 1889 true whelk
Neogastropoda - Melongenidae	Melongena sp. Melongena sp. Schumacher 1817 snail
Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae	Clavilithes sp., Streptochetus mellevillei, Euthriofusus aff. distinctissimus Clavilithes sp. Swainson 1840 snail Streptochetus mellevillei snail Euthriofusus aff. distinctissimus snail
Neogastropoda - Olividae	Olivella mitreola Olivella mitreola olive snail
Neogastropoda - Clavatulidae	"Turricula sp." = Turricula, "Surcula cf. miqueli" = Turricula, "Surcula sp." = Turricula "Turricula sp." = Turricula Schumacher 1817 snail sp. ind. 1, 3 "Surcula cf. miqueli" = Turricula snail "Surcula sp." = Turricula Schumacher 1817 snail
Neogastropoda - Raphitomidae	Raphitoma sp. Raphitoma sp. Monterosato 1884 snail
Neogastropoda - Borsoniidae	Bathytoma pauli, Borsonia coemansi Bathytoma pauli snail Borsonia coemansi snail
Neogastropoda - Volutidae	Athleta aff. bicorona, Athleta sp., "Athleta cf. elevata" = Volutocorbis elevata, ? Mitreola ? chausseyensis, Volutilithes cf. deshayesianus, Volutilithes gormani, "? Volutilithes ? torulosus" = Eopsephaea torulosa Athleta aff. bicorona volute Athleta sp. Conrad 1853 volute sp. ind. 1, 4, 5 "Athleta cf. elevata" = Volutocorbis elevata Sowerby 1840 volute ? Mitreola ? chausseyensis volute Mira chausseyensis Cossmann? Volutilithes cf. deshayesianus volute Volutilithes gormani volute "? Volutilithes ? torulosus" = Eopsephaea torulosa Deshayes 1835 volute V. torulosus?
Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae	Arrhoges montensis Arrhoges montensis snail
Sorbeoconcha - Ranellidae	Sassia rutoti Sassia rutoti triton shell Eutritonium (Sassia) rutoti
Sorbeoconcha - Cerithiopsidae	Cerithiopsis cf. maresi Cerithiopsis cf. maresi snail
Sorbeoconcha - Triforidae	"Newtoniella sp." = Cerithiella "Newtoniella sp." = Cerithiella Verrill 1882 snail sp. ind. 3
Architaenioglossa - Ampullinidae	Ampullina barytata, Ampullina sp. Ampullina barytata snail Ampullina sp. Férussac 1822 snail sp. ind. 1 and 3
Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae	Calyptraea montensis, Calyptraea sp. Calyptraea montensis slipper shell Calyptraea sp. Lamarck 1799 slipper shell