Schellenbach (Cretaceous of Germany)

Where: Bayern, Germany (47.8° N, 11.5° E: paleocoordinates 32.7° N, 14.1° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Amden Formation, Late/Upper Santonian (85.8 - 83.5 Ma)

• upper Amden Formation

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: deep-water; lithified marl

• dark black-gray marls

Size class: microfossils

Primary reference: W. Ohmert. 2006. Radiolarien-Faunen und Obergrenze der Amden-Formation (Coniacium-Santonium) im Tölzer Helvetikum (Oberbayern) [Radiolarian fauna and upper boundary of the Amden Formation (Coniacian-Santonian) in the Tölz Helvetikum (Upper Bavaria)]. Zitteliana A 46:3-40 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 95841: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 03.05.2010

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Taxonomic list

Protozoa
 Spumellaria - Astrosphaeridae
 Spumellaria - Sponguridae
 Spumellaria - Parvivaccidae
Acaeniotyle cf. umbilicata Rüst 1898 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Angulobracchiidae
? Paronaella acuta radiolarian
Paronaella isariana n. sp. Ohmert 2006 radiolarian
Paronaella communis Squinabol 1903 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Orbiculiformidae
 Spumellaria - Heliodiscidae
? Heliodiscus sp. Haeckel 1862 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Dactyliosphaeridae
 Spumellaria - Hagiastridae
Pseudocrucella cf. kubischa Empson-Morin 1981 radiolarian
Crucella cf. messinae Pessagno 1971 radiolarian
Crucella plana Pessagno 1971 radiolarian
Crucella cachensis Pessagno 1971 radiolarian
? Crucella cf. cachensis Pessagno 1971 radiolarian
Crucella espartoensis Pessagno 1971 radiolarian
Crucella irwini Pessagno 1971 radiolarian
Crucella aff. irwini Pessagno 1971 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Pseudoaulophacidae
Godia cf. pelta radiolarian
Godia gorkae n. sp. Ohmert 2006 radiolarian
Dactyliodiscus sp. Squinabol 1903 radiolarian
Pseudoaulophacus vielseitigus Empson-Morin 1981 radiolarian
Pseudoaulophacus lenticulatus White 1928 radiolarian
Pseudoaulophacus venadoensis Pessagno 1972 radiolarian
Pseudoaulophacus praefloresensis Pessagno 1972 radiolarian
Pseudoaulophacus floresensis Pessagno 1963 radiolarian
Pseudoaulophacus pargueraensis Pessagno 1963 radiolarian
Alievium cf. zartum Empson-Morin 1981 radiolarian
Alievium superbum Squinabol 1914 radiolarian
Alievium gallowayi White 1928 radiolarian
Alievium ex gr. gallowayi White 1928 radiolarian
Alievium praegallowayi Pessagno 1972 radiolarian
Alievium murphyi Pessagno 1972 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Patulibracchiidae
 Spumellaria - Praeconocaryommidae
Praeconocaryomma lipmanae Pessagno 1976 radiolarian
Praeconocaryomma californiaensis Pessagno 1976 radiolarian
Praeconocaryomma universa Pessagno 1976 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Spongodiscidae
 Spumellaria - Cavaspongiidae
Cavaspongia sp. Pessagno 1973 radiolarian
? Dumitricaia sp. Pessagno 1976 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Litheliidae
? Cromyodruppa cf. concentrica Lipman 1952 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Archaeospongoprunidae
Archaeospongoprunum cf. nishiyamae Nakaseko and Nishimura 1981 radiolarian
Archaeospongoprunum bipartitum Pessagno 1973 radiolarian
 Entactinaria - Quinquecapsulariidae
? Quinquecapsularia sp. Pessagno 1972 radiolarian
 Entactinaria - Saturnalidae
Acanthocircus sp. Squinabol 1903 radiolarian
Acanthocircus tympanum O'Dogherty 1994 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Spongocapsulidae
 Nassellaria - Amphipyndacidae
Amphipyndax tylotus radiolarian
Amphipyndax stocki Campbell and Clark 1944 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Williriedellidae
Holocryptocanium cf. barbui Dumitrica 1970 radiolarian
Cryptamphorella conara Foreman 1968 radiolarian
Cryptamphorella macropora Dumitrica 1970 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Carpocaniidae
 Nassellaria - Cannobotryidae
 Nassellaria - Artostrobiidae
Theocampe tina radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Sethocapsidae
 Nassellaria - Archaeodictyomitridae
Mita cf. gracilis radiolarian
Dictyomitra multicostata Zittel 1876 radiolarian
Dictyomitra koslovae Foreman 1975 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Pseudodictyomitridae
Pseudodictyomitra cf. carpatica Lozyniak 1969 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Eucyrtidiidae
 Nassellaria - Xitidae
Novixitus cf. weyli Schmidt-Effing 1980 radiolarian
Neorelumbra sp. Kiessling 1995 radiolarian
? Xitus aff. alius radiolarian
Xitus mirus radiolarian
Xitus cf. plenus radiolarian
Xitus asymbatos Foreman 1968 radiolarian