ACTA PALAEONTOLOGICA ROMANIAE (2016) V. 12(1), P. 3-23 CATALOGUE OF TYPE SPECIMENS HOUSED IN THE MUSEUM OF PALEONTOLOGY-STRATIGRAPHY, BABEŞ-BOLYAI UNIVERSITY, CLUJ-NAPOCA Liana Săsăran Received: 9 February 2016 / Accepted: 10 March 2016 / Published online: 17 March 2016 Abstract Paleontological collections of type specimens housed in museums represent a significant database for the scientific community. To be easily available for researchers worldwide, these collections should be well-organized, curated and recorded in online databases. The first step towards a comprehensive understanding of the type collections stored in our museum consists in drafting the catalogue of fossil type specimens. Such a comprehensive listing of type specimens of fossil plantae, invertebrates and vertebrates, currently registered in the collections of the Museum of Paleontology-Stratigraphy, Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca (MPS-BBU-CN) is presented here. Keywords: type specimens, paleontological collections, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. INTRODUCTION MATERIAL AND METHODS The collections of the Mineralogy and Geology Museum The first catalogue of type specimens housed in the of Cluj University were created in the 19th century, after paleontological collection of the Museum of the foundation of the Franz Joseph University in 1872 in Paleontology-Stratigraphy was assembled by Tămaş & Kolozsvár (today: Cluj-Napoca, Romania). Initially Şuraru (1973), and it includes 118 holotypes and created as simple collections used for teaching and paratypes described before 1973; however, this catalogue research, the geological collections of Cluj University did not included the paleobotanical type specimens. developed and grew gradually, and were therefore Instead, two years later, Givulescu (1975a) listed the divided later into two museums: the Museum of paleobotanical type specimens kept in the collections of Mineralogy and the Museum of Paleontology- Geological-Paleontological Institut of Cluj University in Stratigraphy, currently both open to the scientific his “Monography of the fossil flora holotypes described community and to the general public. The in Romania”. Years later, a short note, restricted only to palaeontological collections housed in these museums the holotypes from the Eocene of the Transylvanian contain valuable evidences of the early life, reflecting its Basin, has been published by Tămaş (1987), but no paleobiodiversity, and represent thus a significant comprehensive update of the Tămaş & Şuraru (1973) database for researchers. In order to make these catalogue was prepared in the 40 years that followed its collections available to the scientific community, they publication. The purpose of the catalogue we prepared is should be well-organized, curated, and recorded in online to give a detailed and up-to-date account of the type databases. Collections of type specimens are among the material on record at the Museum of Paleontology- most important scientific collections of any Stratigraphy from Cluj-Napoca. It includes type paleontological museum. Type specimens represent the specimens currently preserved in the collections, as well fossil specimens used in the original description of a new as those types known or believed to be lost or missing, species (e.g. holotype, paratype, syntype etc.). but which were mentioned to belong to our museum in Concerning such type specimens, the International the original publications. Commission on Zoological Nomenclature created a During the last years, specific inventory, evaluation and system of rules and recommendations, published in the monitoring procedures of paleontological collections International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN, have been introduced, and by their means, 294 1999). The provisions of the ICZN strongly recommend paleobotanical and palaeozoological taxa represented by that each museum or institution housing type specimens type specimens have been identified. Palaeobotanical has the responsibility to provide researchers worldwide type specimens, represented by fossil algae and plant with a published catalogue containing the taxonomic list remains such as leaf impressions, fruits and fossil wood, of the specimens in their custody. In accordance with this consist of 127 holotypes and paratypes that were requirement, we present hereis an updated catalogue of published by Unger (1 type specimen), Staub (8), the type specimens found in the scientific collections of Andreánszky (1), Givulescu (46), Petrescu (40), Fuchs the Museum of Paleontology-Stratigraphy, Babeş-Bolyai (1), Plămadă (1), Mai (1) Bucur (27) and Iamandei (1). University in Cluj-Napoca. This is the first step towards Palaeozoological type specimens are represented by 153 an in-depth knowledge concerning our fossil type invertebrate and 14 vertebrate specimens. Among the specimens, and it offers the opportunity to augment the invertebrates, the type specimens on record represent the standards of the collection by reviewing the validity and Foraminiferida (Bucur, 1 type specimen and current status of the described specimens. Schlagintweit at al., 1 type specimen), Anthozoa (Şuraru, 2 type specimens), the Bryozoa (Héjjas, 12; Ghiurcă & ________________________________ Babeş-Bolyai University, Department of Geology, Museum of Paleontology-Stratigraphy, 1 Mihail Kogalniceanu Street, 400084 Cluj-Napoca, 3 Romania, [email protected] Liana Săsăran Şuraru,1; Zagorsek, 1), the Pelecypoda (Simionescu, 8; Banatocodium n. gen Bucur, 1994a. Type species: Mészáros, 9; Nicorici, 3), the Gastropoda (Herbich, 20; Banatocodium șurarui Bucur, 1994a: p. 18, pl.5, figs. 1- Neumayr, 7; Mészáros, 4; Nicorici, 1; Popa, 1), the 7. Holotype, repository number 819-thin section 2194/14 Cephalopoda (Herbich, 27; Hauer, 4; Neumayr, 2; (N.I.5631) in pl. 5, fig. 2. Early Cretaceous (=early Simionescu, 2; Vadász, 15; Şuraru, 1; and Maxim, 1), to Barremian), Valea Nerei Limestone. Carașova village, Ostracoda (Wanek, 1; Silye, 1), Decapoda (Bittner, 1), to Reșița-Moldova Nouă zone, Southern Carpathians, Insecta (Staub, 1), and to Echinodermata (Koch, 9; Romania. Pávay, 4; Simionescu, 1; Vadász, 8; Hofman, 1; Gabos, Boueina globosa Dragastan, Bucur & Demeter, 1978 : 2; and Şuraru, 1). The fossil vertebrate type specimens p. 28, pl. XV, figs. 6, 8; pl. XIX, fig. 1. Holotype, represent the Pisces (Paucă, 2 type specimens), the repository number 828-thin section N.I.410, in pl. XV, Reptilia (Folie & Codrea, 2; Lörenthey, 2; Lapparent de fig. 6. Early Cretaceous (=late Aptian), Șopotul Nou drill, Broin, 1; Venczel & Codrea, 1), the Mammalia (Koch, 3; Reșița-Moldova Nouă zone, Southern Carpathians, Codrea & Şuraru, 1; Kretzoi, 1) and the Amphibia Romania. Remarks: the holotype was published in (Venczel, 1). original paper with no. 0069, coll. L.P.B. In this catalogue, the type specimens are listed in Cymopolia ?dubia Bucur, 1993a: p. 99, pl. 1, fig. 1. alphabetical order according to their clades, and the Holotype, repository number 811-thin section N.I.780. relevant information concerning these is given following Early Cretaceous (=late Barremian-early Aptian), Valea the format: Original species name: [Genus (Subgenus) Minișului Limestone. Beu Sec Valley, Reșița-Moldova species subspecies; Author; Year of publication; Nouă zone, Southern Carpathians, Romania. Original reference [page, plate, figure, text-figure]; Diplopora sinica Bucur & Enos, 2001: 324, pl. 4, figs. Status of type category, repository number; 1-18. Holotype, repository number 830-thin section Geological age: period and/or epoch, stage, formation; HY46, in pl. 4, fig. 10. Isotypes, same thin section, in pl. Locality, town, country; 4, figs. 6, 8, 9, 13, 16. Middle Triassic (=late Anisian), Current species name or revised name, Reference to Longtou Formation. Hongyan section, near Guanling, revising publication [page, plate, figure, text-figure]; Guizhou province, China. Remarks. Dissocladella pulcherrima Bucur, 1993a: p. 97 , pl. 3, All types listed in this catalogue are kept in the type fig. 26. Holotype, repository number 810-thin section collection of the Museum of Paleontology-Stratigraphy of 396/21 (N.I.5580). Early Cretaceous (=late Barremian- the Geological Department, Babeş-Bolyai University, early Aptian), Valea Minișului Limestone. Ghicin Valley, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Ciclova Montană village, Reșița-Moldova Nouă zone, Southern Carpathians, Romania. CATALOGUE OF TYPE SPECIMENS Halimeda camenitzae Dragastan & Bucur, 1979: p. FROM THE MUSEUM OF PALEONTOLOGY- 114, pl. V, figs. 1-4; pl. VI, figs. 1-2. Holotype, STRATIGRAPHY, CLUJ-NAPOCA repository number 826-thin section 48/1 (N.I.5620) in pl. V, fig. 1. Early Cretaceous (=late Aptian; revised as late I. PALEOBOTANICAL TYPE SPECIMENS Barremian-early Aptian by Bucur, 1994b), Camenița I.1. THALLOPHYTA TYPE SPECIMENS Valley, Sasca Română, Reșița-Moldova Nouă zone, Andreiella nov. gen. Bucur, 2014. Type species: Southern Carpathians, Romania. Remarks: the holotype Andreiella rajkae Bucur, 2014: p. 225, figs. 3-8. was published in original paper with no. 0073, coll. LPB. Holotype, repository number 823-thin section 11505A(2) Halimeda fluegeli Bucur, 1994a: p. 15, pl. 3, figs. 1-5. in fig. 3a. Early Cretaceous (=late Barremian-early Holotype, repository number 818-thin section 396j Aptian), at junction of the Bicaz Valley with the Bardoș (N.I.5590) in pl. 3, fig. 1. Early Cretaceous (=late Brooke, Bicaz Gorges locality, Eastern Carpathians, Barremian-early Aptian), Valea Minișului Limestone. Romania. Ghicin Valley, near to Ciclova Montană