Bore Kevelaer, depth 50m (Miocene of Germany)

Where: North Rhein-Westfalia, Germany (51.6° N, 6.3° E: paleocoordinates 51.8° N, 4.8° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Middle Miocene (16.0 - 11.6 Ma)

• Reinbek-Bislicher stage

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; unlithified, fine-grained, micaceous, brown, gray, green, silty sandstone

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils, microfossils

Preservation: original aragonite

Collection methods: core, mechanical, peroxide, sieve,

• well drilling, 1994

Primary reference: G. Wienrich. 1997. Die Fauna des marinen Miozäns von Kevelaer (Niederrhein). Band 1 Foraminiferen, Anthozoen. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden 1:1-187 [M. Aberhan/S. Nurnberg/S. Nurnberg]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 62892: authorized by Martin Aberhan, entered by Sabine Nürnberg on 01.08.2006

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Foraminifera
 Lituolacea - Ataxophragmiidae
Martinottiella communis Huang et al. 2019
 Rotalioidea - Elphidiidae
 Nodosariacea - Glandulinidae
 Buliminacea - Uvigerinidae
Uvigerina semiornata
23 specimens U. semiornata for. semiornata, 1 specimen U. semiornata for. kusteri and 2 specimens U. semiornata for. brunnensis
 Asterigerinacea - Asterigerinidae
Asterigerina guerichi
A. gürichi staeschi
 Rotaliacea - Rotaliidae
Globothalamea
 Rotaliida - Nonionidae
 Rotaliida - Cibicididae
Cibicides lobatulus
incl. 2 specimens C. lobatulus var. ornatus
Cibicides dutemplei dOrbigny 1846
Foraminifera
  - Spiroplectamminidae
Nodosariata
 Vaginulinida - Vaginulinidae
 Nodosariida - Nodosariidae
 Polymorphinida - Polymorphinidae
Foraminifera
 Lituolida - Lituolidae
Scaphopoda
 Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
"Pseudantalis aturensis" = Dentalium (Pseudantilis)1 tusk shell
Gastropoda
 Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae
 Vanikoroidea - Eulimidae
 Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Calyptraea (Calyptraea) chinensis2 Linnaeus 1758 slipper shell
 Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae
"Bittium (Bittium) spina" = Bittium spina2
"Bittium (Bittium) spina" = Bittium spina2 Partsch 1856 cerith snail
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Naticidae indet.2 Guilding 1834 moon snail
Naticidae juv. et indet.
"Natica sensu lato tigrina" = Cochlis tigrina2 Röding 1798 moon snail
Euspira staringi2 moon snail
Euspira helicina2 Brocchi 1814 moon snail
E. aggr. helicina
Tectonatica mevsi2 moon snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Triforidae
 Sorbeoconcha - Triphoridae
 Sorbeoconcha - Cassidae
"Semicassis (Echinophoria) bicoronata" = Echinophoria2
"Semicassis (Echinophoria) bicoronata" = Echinophoria2 snail
 Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
 Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
 Neogastropoda - Volutidae
 Neogastropoda - Muricidae
 Neogastropoda - Conidae
"Conus (Conolithus) sensu lato antediluvianus" = Conus (Conolithes)3
"Conus (Conolithus) sensu lato antediluvianus" = Conus (Conolithes)3 cone shell
 Neogastropoda - Raphitomidae
 Neogastropoda - Turridae
 Neogastropoda - Drilliidae
 Neogastropoda - Borsoniidae
 Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae
 Sorbeoconcha - Xenophoridae
Xenophora deshayesi2 Michelotti 1847 carrier shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Vitrinellidae
Circulus hennei2 Glibert 1952 snail
 Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae
Chrysallida (Pyrgulina) pygmaea3 Grateloup 1838 snail
Ch. pygmaea f. belgica
Chrysallida (Parthenina) "sp. 1"3 Bucquoy et al. 1883 snail
"Turbonilla (Pyrgolampros) pseudoterebralis" = Pyrgolampros3 snail
sensu JANSSEN
"Turbonilla (Pyrgolampros) undulata" = Pyrgolampros3 snail
sensu JANSSEN
Turbonilla (Turbonilla) koeneniana3 snail
sensu JANSSEN
Turbonilla (Mormula) "sp. 3"3 Adams 1864 snail
Turbonilla (Mormula) "sp. 5"3 Adams 1864 snail
 Heterostropha - Ringiculidae
 Opisthobranchia - Retusidae
 Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae
 Opisthobranchia - Bullidae
"Tornatina bellardi" = Bulla (Tornatina)3
"Tornatina bellardi" = Bulla (Tornatina)3 snail
 Opisthobranchia -
Bivalvia
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
"Nuculana (Saccella) westendorpi" = Saccella westendorpi1, Nuculana (Jupiteria) curvirostris1
"Nuculana (Saccella) westendorpi" = Saccella westendorpi1 Nyst and Westendorp 1839 pointed nut clam
Nuculana (Jupiteria) curvirostris1 de Cserna 1961 pointed nut clam
 Nuculanida - Yoldiidae
Yoldia (Yoldia) glaberrima1, "Portlandia (Yoldiella) pygmaea" = Yoldiella1
Yoldia (Yoldia) glaberrima1 von Münster 1837 clam
"Portlandia (Yoldiella) pygmaea" = Yoldiella1 clam
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nuculoma haesendoncki1 nut clam
N. haesendoncki hanseata
 Poromyida - Verticordiidae
 Poromyida - Poromyidae
 Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
Corbula (Varicorbula) gibba1 Oliva 1792 clam
C. (V.) gibba gibba
 Cardiida - Glossidae
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Venus (Ventricoloidea) multilamella1 Lamarck 1818 venus clam
V. (V.) multilamella multilamella
"Gouldia minima" = Gouldia (Gouldia) minima1 Montagu 1803 venus clam
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
"Angulus (Peronidia) posterus" = Tellina (Peronidia)1
"Angulus (Peronidia) posterus" = Tellina (Peronidia)1 tellin clam
 Cardiida - Semelidae
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
"Habecardium subturgidum" = Laevicardium (Habecardium)1
"Habecardium subturgidum" = Laevicardium (Habecardium)1 cockle
H. subturgidum subturgidum
 Carditida - Carditidae
Cyclocardia sp.1 Conrad 1867 clam
 Carditida - Astartidae
Astarte (Astarte) radiata1 Nyst and Westendorp 1839 clam
Astarte radiata fa. radiata 4 specimens, Astarte radiata fa. convexior 50 specimens
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Pseudamussium lilli1 Pusch 1837 scallop
 Arcida - Arcidae
 Arcida - Limopsidae
Limopsis (Limopsis) aurita1 Brocchi 1814 clam
"Limopsis (Pectunculina) anomala" = Limopsis1 clam
Gymnolaemata
 Cheilostomata - Lunulitidae
 Cheilostomata - Membraniporidae
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Flabellidae
Flabellum sp. Lesson 1831 stony coral