Jablonski & Raup Locality 40 (Cretaceous of Germany)

Where: Germany (53.7° N, 9.2° E: paleocoordinates 46.0° N, 7.9° E)

• basin-level geographic resolution

When: Maastrichtian (72.1 - 66.0 Ma)

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: D. Jablonski and D. M. Raup. 1999. Unpublished data on Cretaceous-Paleocene molluscan assemblages. [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/A. Hendy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 1318: authorized by Dave Jablonski, entered by Dave Jablonski on 06.01.1993

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Taxonomic list

• history: old m-40, vetted by DJ in 1991
Bivalvia
 Myalinida - Inoceramidae
 Pectinida - Dimyidae
Atreta nilssoni Hagenow 1842 scallop
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Spondylus asper, Spondylus fimbriatus, Camptonectes virgatus, Lyriochlamys cretosa, "Microchlamys acuteplicatus" = Dhondtichlamys, "Microchlamys campaniensis" = Dhondtichlamys, "Microchlamys subinflexus" = Dhondtichlamys, "Microchlamys pulchellus" = Dhondtichlamys pulchellus, Merklinia variabilis
Spondylus fimbriatus Goldfuss 1835 scallop
Camptonectes virgatus Nilsson 1827 scallop
"Microchlamys acuteplicatus" = Dhondtichlamys scallop
"Microchlamys campaniensis" = Dhondtichlamys scallop
"Microchlamys subinflexus" = Dhondtichlamys scallop
"Microchlamys pulchellus" = Dhondtichlamys pulchellus Nilsson 1827 scallop
Merklinia variabilis Hagenow 1842 scallop
 Pectinida - Neitheoidae
Neithea sexcostata Woodward 1833 scallop
 Pectinida - Terquemiidae
"Spondylus latus" = Newaagia obliquus
"Spondylus latus" = Newaagia obliquus Münster 1841 scallop
 Pectinida - Oxytomidae
"Hypoxytoma danica" = Oxytoma (Hypoxytoma)
"Hypoxytoma danica" = Oxytoma (Hypoxytoma) scallop
 Pectinida - Limidae
Limatula decussata Goldfuss 1835 file clam
Plagiostoma hoperi Mantell 1822 file clam
 Pectinida - Entoliidae
Entolium membranaceum Nilsson 1827 scallop
 Ostreida - Pinnidae
Pinna cretacea Schlotheim 1813 oyster
 Ostreida - Flemingostreidae
"Agerostrea ungulata" = Agerostrea ungulatus
"Agerostrea ungulata" = Agerostrea ungulatus Böhm 1891 oyster
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Pycnodonte vesicularis Lamarck 1806 oyster