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Opalinuston

FormationOpalinuston
Age:176 - 172 Ma
Jurassic
IntervalOpalinum
Tectonic SettingPassive margin
Lithologymudstone, claystone, "shale"
Number of Collections169
Number of Occurrences1083

Recorded Sample Locations

LocationRegionStratigraphic Name
Schinznach 4Aargau, SwitzerlandOpalinuston
Hägendorf 10Basel-Landschaft, SwitzerlandOpalinuston
Siblingen 24Neunkirch, Schaffhausen, SwitzerlandOpalinuston
Mistelgau station brick pitBayreuth District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, GermanyOpalinuston
Bed 71Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyOpalinuston
Kirchheim/TeckKirchheim unter Teck, Esslingen, Stuttgart Region, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyOpalinuston
Road-cut 700 m SE of the center of Zell am AichelbergBaden-Württemberg, GermanyOpalinuston
Mohring Commercial brick quarryBaden-Württemberg, GermanyOpalinuston
Reutlingen Tübingen Region, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyOpalinuston
Schlatt brick pit near HechingenTübingen Region, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyOpalinuston
Dürrwangen near BalingenBalingen, Zollernalbkreis, Tübingen Region, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyOpalinuston
Bed 8 Neumarkt District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, GermanyOpalinuston
Hauenstein [Opalinuston Fm]Solothurn, SwitzerlandOpalinuston
RoßbachBaden-Württemberg, GermanyOpalinuston
HeiningenBaden-Württemberg, GermanyOpalinuston
Pliensbach near Zell unter AichelbergBaden-Württemberg, GermanyOpalinuston
Core near HohreinBaden-Württemberg, GermanyOpalinuston

Associated Units

Stratigraphic NameAgeLithologyOccurrence Records
Jurensismergel176 - 172 Ma
Jurassic
shale, marl, claystone, siltstone, "limestone"1190
Posidonia Shale - Lias Epsilon 2183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
limestone/"shale", "shale"7

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Chondrites sp.
genus
6Chondrites175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Didymaulichnus sp.
genus
6Didymaulichnus175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Gyrolithes sp.
genus
6Gyrolithes175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Palaeophycus tubularis
species
7Palaeophycus : Palaeophycus tubularis175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Planolites sp.
genus
6Animalia : Planolites175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Rhizocorallium sp.
genus
6Rhizocorallium175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Spirodesmos sp.
genus
6Spirodesmos175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Thalassinoides sp.
genus
6Thalassinoides175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Serpula sp.
genus
6Animalia : Annelida : Polychaeta : Sabellida : Serpulidae : Serpula175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Palaega jurassica
species
7Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Isopoda : Cirolanidae : Palaega : Palaega jurassica175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Urda sp.
genus
6Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Isopoda : Urdidae : Urda175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Jurapseudes sp.
genus
6Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Tanaidacea : Jurapseudidae : Jurapseudes175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Jurapseudes friedericianus
species
7Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Tanaidacea : Jurapseudidae : Jurapseudes : Jurapseudes friedericianus175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Decapoda
order
4Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Eryma sp.
genus
6Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Erymidae : Eryma175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Glyphea sp.
genus
6Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Glypheidae : Glyphea175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Mecochirus eckerti
species
7Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Mecochiridae : Mecochirus : Mecochirus eckerti175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Orhomalus arpi
species
7Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Paguridae : Orhomalus : Orhomalus arpi180.1 - 175.6 Ma
Early Jurassic
Polycope sp.
genus
6Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Halocyprida : Polycopidae : Polycope175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Polycope pelta
species
7Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Myodocopida : Polycopidae : Polycope : Polycope pelta175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Acrocythere sp.
genus
6Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Cytheruridae : Acrocythere175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Cytherelloidea sp.
genus
6Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Platycopina : Cytherellidae : Cytherelloidea175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Bythocypris sp.
genus
6Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Bythocyprididae : Bythocypris175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Monoceratina sp.
genus
6Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Bythocytheridae : Monoceratina175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Aphelocythere sp.
genus
6Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Eucytheridae : Aphelocythere175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Cytheropterina sp.
genus
6Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Cytheropterina175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Otocythere sp.
genus
6Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Otocythere175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Praeschuleridea sp.
genus
6Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Praeschuleridea175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Paracypris sp.
genus
6Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Candonidae : Paracypris175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Kinkelinella sp.
genus
6Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Progonocytheridae : Kinkelinella175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Homoeorhynchia sp.
genus
6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Rhynchonellidae : Homoeorhynchia175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Dapedium sp.
genus
6Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Dapediidae : Dapedium175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Dapedium ballei
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Dapediidae : Dapedium : Dapedium ballei175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Saurorhynchus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Chordata : Actinopterygii : Saurichthyidae : Saurorhynchus175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Stenopterygius sp.
genus
6Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Stenopterygiidae : Stenopterygius175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Stenopterygius aaleniensis
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Stenopterygiidae : Stenopterygius : Stenopterygius aaleniensis175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Thecocyathus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Caryophylliidae : Thecocyathus175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Chariocrinus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Isocrinida : Isocrinidae : Chariocrinus175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Hemipedina sp.
genus
6Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Pedinoida : Pedinidae : Hemipedina175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Grammatodon sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Parallelodontidae : Grammatodon175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Tancredia sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Tancrediidae : Tancredia175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Astarte sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Astartidae : Astarte175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Mesomiltha sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Lucinidae : Mesomiltha175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Parainoceramya dubia
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Inoceramidae : Parainoceramya : Parainoceramya dubia175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Modiolus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Modiolus175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Nuculana sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculanida : Nuculanidae : Nuculana175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Palaeonucula hammeri
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculida : Nuculidae : Palaeonucula : Palaeonucula hammeri175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Pinna sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Pinnidae : Pinna175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Bositra buchi
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Posidoniidae : Bositra : Bositra buchi175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Neoentolium cingulatum
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pterioida : Neoentolium : Neoentolium cingulatum175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Plagiostoma sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Limida : Limidae : Plagiostoma175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Pseudolimea duplicata
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Limida : Limidae : Pseudolimea : Pseudolimea duplicata175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Goniomya literata
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadomyida : Pholadomyidae : Goniomya : Goniomya literata175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Pronoella sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Trapezidae : Pronoella175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Cylicoceras sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Graphoceratidae : Cylicoceras175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Leioceras sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Graphoceratidae : Leioceras175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Leioceras comptum
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Graphoceratidae : Leioceras : Leioceras comptum175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Leioceras lineatum
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Graphoceratidae : Leioceras : Leioceras lineatum175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Leioceras opalinum
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Graphoceratidae : Leioceras : Leioceras opalinum175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Leioceras subcostosum
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Graphoceratidae : Leioceras : Leioceras subcostosum175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Bredyia sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Hammatoceratidae : Bredyia175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Bredyia subinsignis
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Hammatoceratidae : Bredyia : Bredyia subinsignis175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Catulloceras dumortieri
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Hildoceratidae : Catulloceras : Catulloceras dumortieri175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Cotteswoldia fluitans
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Hildoceratidae : Pleydellia : Cotteswoldia fluitans175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Pleydellia sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Hildoceratidae : Pleydellia175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Pleydellia buckmani
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Hildoceratidae : Pleydellia : Pleydellia buckmani175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Pleydellia costulata
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Hildoceratidae : Pleydellia : Pleydellia costulata175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Pleydellia misera
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Hildoceratidae : Pleydellia : Pleydellia misera175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Pachylytoceras torulosum
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Lytoceratidae : Pleurolytoceras : Pachylytoceras torulosum175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Acrocoelites sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Belemnitida : Megateuthididae : Acrocoelites175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Acrocoelites conoideus
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Belemnitida : Megateuthididae : Acrocoelites : Acrocoelites conoideus175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Salpingoteuthis sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Belemnitida : Salpingoteuthididae : Salpingoteuthis175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Promathildia sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Allogastropoda : Gordenellidae : Promathildia175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Zygopleura sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Zygopleuridae : Zygopleura175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Toarctocera subpunctata
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Aporrhaidae : Toarctocera : Toarctocera subpunctata175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Amberleya sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Seguenziida : Eucyclidae : Amberleya175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Amphitrochus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Trochida : Nododelphinulidae : Amphitrochus175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Cryptaulax sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cryptaulacidae : Cryptaulax175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Procerithium compactum
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Procerithiidae : Procerithium : Procerithium compactum175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Nassellaria
order
4Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Nassellaria175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Palinandromeda sp.
genus
6Retaria : Radiolaria : Nassellaria : Amphipyndacidae : Palinandromeda175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Laxtorum sp.
genus
6Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Nassellaria : Canoptidae : Laxtorum175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Parvicingula sp.
genus
6Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Nassellaria : Parvicingulidae : Parvicingula175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Yamatoum sp.
genus
6Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Nassellaria : Syringocapsidae : Yamatoum175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Cenosphaera sp.
genus
6Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Spumellaria : Actinommidae : Cenosphaera175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Paronaella sp.
genus
6Retaria : Radiolaria : Spumellaria : Angulobracchiidae : Paronaella175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Paronaella corpulenta
species
7Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Spumellaria : Angulobracchiidae : Paronaella : Paronaella corpulenta175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Protopsium sp.
genus
6Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Spumellaria : Angulobracchiidae : Protopsium175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Crucella sp.
genus
6Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Spumellaria : Hagiastridae : Crucella175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Tetratrabs sp.
genus
6Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Spumellaria : Hagiastridae : Tetratrabs175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Orbiculiforma sp.
genus
6Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Spumellaria : Orbiculiformidae : Orbiculiforma175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Spongostaurus sp.
genus
6Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Spumellaria : Orbiculiformidae : Spongostaurus175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Homoeoparonaella sp.
genus
6Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Spumellaria : Patulibracchiidae : Homoeoparonaella175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Spongotripus sp.
genus
6Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Nassellaria : Plagiacanthidae : Spongotripus175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Tritrabs sp.
genus
6Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Spumellaria : Tritrabidae : Tritrabs175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Triactoma sp.
genus
6Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Spumellaria : Xiphostylidae : Triactoma175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Haplophragmium sp.
genus
6Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Lituolida : Ammobaculinidae : Haplophragmium175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Reinholdella sp.
genus
6Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Robertinida : Ceratobuliminidae : Reinholdella175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Ammobaculites sp.
genus
6Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Lituolida : Lituolidae : Ammobaculites175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Ammobaculites subcretaceus
species
7Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Lituolida : Lituolidae : Ammobaculites : Ammobaculites subcretaceus175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Reophax sp.
genus
6Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Lituolida : Reophacidae : Reophax175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Citharina sp.
genus
6Chromista : Foraminifera : Lagenida : Vaginulinidae : Citharina175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Lenticulina sp.
genus
6Chromista : Foraminifera : Lagenida : Vaginulinidae : Lenticulina175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Planularia sp.
genus
6Chromista : Foraminifera : Lagenida : Vaginulinidae : Planularia175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic

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