Late Paleozoic Continental Gastropods from Poland: Systematic, Evolutionary and Paleoecological Approach

Two taxa of the Late Carboniferous and four species of the Early Permian terrestrial snails have been found in the Late Paleozoic continental molasse sediments of the Upper Silesian-Cracow Upland (Southern Poland). Discovery of Anthracopupa ohioensis and Protodiscus priscus indicates that, besides i...

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Published in:Journal of paleontology 2009-11, Vol.83 (6), p.938-945
Main Authors: Stworzewicz, Ewa, Szulc, Joachim, Pokryszko, Beata M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Anthracopupa
biogeography
Carboniferous
Central Europe
Cracow Poland
Dendropupa zarecznyi
Eupulmonata
Europe
Evolution
faunal studies
Fossils
Fresh water
Gastropoda
Geology
Invertebrata
invertebrate
Karniowice Travertine
Land gastropods
Late Paleozoic
Lower Permian
Molasses
Mollusca
morphology
Museums
Nodules
Paleoecology
paleoenvironment
Paleontology
Paleozoic
paludal environment
Pangaea
Permian
Poland
Protodiscus priscus
Sediments
shells
Siderite
Snails
Studies
Swamps
systematics
Taxa
taxonomy
terrestrial environment
Travertines
Upper Carboniferous
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Summary:Two taxa of the Late Carboniferous and four species of the Early Permian terrestrial snails have been found in the Late Paleozoic continental molasse sediments of the Upper Silesian-Cracow Upland (Southern Poland). Discovery of Anthracopupa ohioensis and Protodiscus priscus indicates that, besides in North America, they occurred also in the European part of the Pangea supercontinent. According to the general sedimentary facies context and the accompanying floral and faunal assemblages, the gastropods lived in swamp environments, including a topogenous fen.
ISSN:0022-3360
1937-2337
DOI:10.1666/09-016.1