The Rhynchonellide Brachiopod Cyclothyris ? globata (Arnaud, 1877) from the Santonian-Campanian of Pannonides, Carpatho-Balkanides and Dinarides, South-Eastern Europe

Abstract

The asymmetric rhynchonellide brachiopods Rhynchonella difformis Valenciennes in Lamarck and R. contorta d'Orbigny were often mentioned in the stratigraphic literature on Santonian-Campanian outcrops of the Pannonides, Carpatho-Balkanides and Dinarides (southeastern Europe). A recent taxonomic study including modern methods of serial sectioning and shell microstructure of brachiopods has resulted in revision of both species, identified now as Cyclothyris ? globata (Arnaud).

Keywords

• rhynchonellide brachiopod
• Cyclothyris ? globata
• Cretaceous
• Santonian-Campanian
• stratigraphy
• Pannonides
• Carpatho-Balkanides
• Dinarides