The late Kimmeridgian bivalve fauna of Saal an der Donau (Bavaria, southern Germany): the Hippuritida
Journal: Zitteliana
Year: 2026

Five species of Hippuritida (Bivalvia: Euheterodonta) are described from the late Kimmeridgian Kelheim Member (formerly ‘Kelheimer Diceras -Kalk’, Frankenalb Formation, Weissjura Group) of Saal an der Donau, Bavaria, southern Germany. A single diceratid, Valletia auris Favre, 1927, is for the first time recorded from this area. Three species are assigned to the Epidiceratidae. Epidiceras carinatum (Gemmellaro, 1875) [synonym: Diceras bavaricum Boehm, 1881] and Plesiodiceras valfinense (Boehm, 18