Kuhnring (Miocene of Austria)

Where: Austria (48.6° N, 15.8° E)

• Paleocoordinates: 45.1° N, 17.8° E (Wright 2013)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Burgeschleinitz Formation, Burdigalian (20.4 - 16.0 Ma)

• Eggenburgian

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: P. Pervlester, R. Roetzel, and O. Mandic. 1998. Sirenlagerstatten in den marinen flachwasser-ablagerungen der eggenberger bucht (Burgschleinitz-Formation, Eggenburgium, Untermiozan). Geol. Palaont. Mitt. Innsbruck 23:87-103 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 65161: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 19.09.2006

Creative Commons license: CC0 (CC0)

Taxonomic list

unclassified
  -
Scaphopoda
 Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
unclassified
  -
Gastropoda
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
 Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Neverita olla manhartensis moon snail
subspecies
Lunatia (Catena) helicita tigerina moon snail
subspecies
 Sorbeoconcha - Ficidae
 Ptenoglossa - Vasidae
Bivalvia
 Arcida - Arcidae
unclassified
  -
Gastropoda
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Globothalamea
 Rotaliida - Nonionidae
 Rotaliida - Discorbidae
Foraminifera
 Guembelitrioidea - Cassigerinellidae
 Rotaliacea - Rotaliidae
 Rotaliina -
 Rotalioidea - Elphidiidae
Bivalvia
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
"Lembulus emartginatus" = Leda (Lembulus)
"Lembulus emartginatus" = Leda (Lembulus) pointed nut clam
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Chlamys holgeri, "Chlamys flabelloides" = Decatopecten amiculum, "Chlamys multistriata" = Talochlamys multistriata, Pecten pseudobeudanti, "Chlamys opercularis" = Aequipecten opercularis
"Chlamys flabelloides" = Decatopecten amiculum Philippi 1851 scallop
"Chlamys multistriata" = Talochlamys multistriata Poli 1795 scallop
Pecten pseudobeudanti Deperet and Roman 1902 scallop
"Chlamys opercularis" = Aequipecten opercularis Linnaeus 1758 scallop
 Pectinida - Anomiidae
Anomia ephippium Linnaeus 1758 jingle
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
"Pycnodonta navicularis" = Neopycnodonte navicularis
"Pycnodonta navicularis" = Neopycnodonte navicularis Brocchi 1814 oyster
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea (Ostrea) granensis, "Ostrea (Ostrea) edulis" = Ostrea edulis, "Ostrea (Ostrea) lamellosa" = Ostrea edulis, Crassostrea gryphoides
"Ostrea (Ostrea) edulis" = Ostrea edulis Linnaeus 1758 oyster
"Ostrea (Ostrea) lamellosa" = Ostrea edulis Linnaeus 1758 oyster
Crassostrea gryphoides Schlotheim 1813 oyster
 Ostreida - Pinnidae
Pinna sp. Linnaeus 1758 oyster
 Ostreida - Malleidae
 Ostreida - Pteriidae
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
 Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
"Panopea menardi" = Panopea (Panopea) menardi
"Panopea menardi" = Panopea (Panopea) menardi Deshayes 1829 clam
 Thraciida - Thraciidae
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
 Cardiida - Psammobiidae
"Psammobia uniradiata" = Gari (Psammobia) clam
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
Gastrana fragilis Linnaeus 1758 tellin clam
 Cardiida - Donacidae
 Cardiida - Trapezidae
 Cardiida - Ungulinidae
 Cardiida - Mactridae
Lutraria (Lutraria) lutraria Linnaeus 1767 clam
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Gastropoda
 Sorbeoconcha - Vermetidae
Vermetus sp. Daudin 1800 worm shell
 Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
"Euthriofusus (Euthriofusus) burdigalensis" = Euthriofusus burdigalensis
"Euthriofusus (Euthriofusus) burdigalensis" = Euthriofusus burdigalensis Defrance 1820 snail
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
 Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
 Lepetellida - Fissurellidae
 Trochoidea - Turbinidae
Turbo sp. Linnaeus 1758 snail
Mammalia
 Sirenia - Dugongidae
Metaxytherium krahuletzi Depéret 1895 dugong
 Perissodactyla - Tapiridae
Tapirus sp. Brisson 1762 tapir
 Cetacea - Eurhinodelphinidae
Schizodelphis sulcatus Gervais 1853 toothed whale
 Artiodactyla - Anthracotheriidae
Brachyodus onoideus anthracothere
Reptilia
 Loricata -
"Crocodilia indet." = Crocodylia
"Crocodilia indet." = Crocodylia Owen 1842 crocodilian
Chondrichthyes
 Lamniformes - Otodontidae
"Carcharocles megalodon" = Otodus megalodon
"Carcharocles megalodon" = Otodus megalodon Agassiz 1835 megalodon
also in Piller et al. 2001 [ref 52109]