Bore Kevelaer, depth 45m (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-Dingdener stage or 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 62893: authorized by Martin Aberhan, entered by Sabine Nürnberg on 01.08.2006

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Foraminifera
  - Chilostomellidae
Sphaeroidina bulloides
Sphaeroidina bulloides d'Orbigny 1826
  - Spiroplectamminidae
Spiroplectammina deperdita, Spiroplectammina carinata
Spiroplectammina carinata d'Orbigny 1846
 Lituolacea - Ataxophragmiidae
Martinottiella communis
Martinottiella communis Huang et al. 2019
 Rotaliacea - Rotaliidae
Hoeglundina elegans
 Buliminacea - Uvigerinidae
Uvigerina semiornata
Uvigerina semiornata
U. semiornata for. semiornata
 Rotaliina - Cassidulinidae
Cassidulina sp.
Cassidulina sp. d'Orbigny 1826
 Asterigerinacea - Asterigerinidae
Asterigerina guerichi
Asterigerina guerichi
A. gürichi staeschi
 Nodosariacea - Glandulinidae
Glandulina aequalis
Globothalamea
 Rotaliida - Cibicididae
Cibicides lobatulus, Cibicides ungerianus, Cibicides dutemplei, Cibicides pseudoungerianus
Cibicides lobatulus
incl. 3 specimens C. lobatulus var. ornatus
Cibicides dutemplei dOrbigny 1846
 Rotaliida - Nonionidae
Cribrononion subnodosum, Nonion boueanum, Nonion affine, Nonion perfossum
Foraminifera
 Rotalioidea - Elphidiidae
Elphidium ungeri, Elphidium hauerinum
 Lituolida - Lituolidae
Bigenerina nodosaria, Textularia gramen
Textularia gramen dOrbigny 1846
Nodosariata
 Vaginulinida - Vaginulinidae
Lenticulina (Robulus) cultrata, Lenticulina (Robulus) similis, Lenticulina (Lenticulina) rotulata, Lenticulina (Lenticulina) calcar
 Polymorphinida - Polymorphinidae
Guttulina problema, Globulina gibba, Sigmomorphina schwageri
Guttulina problema d'Orbigny 1826
Globulina gibba d'Orbigny 1832
incl. 1 specimen G. gibba for. punctata
 Nodosariida - Nodosariidae
Dentalina intermittens, Dentalina konincki, Vaginulina obtusicosta, Nodosaria grandis, Nodosaria "sp. 2"
Dentalina konincki Reuss 1861
Nodosaria "sp. 2" Lamarck 1812
 Robertinida - Ceratobuliminidae
Ceratobulimina haueri
Gymnolaemata
 Cheilostomata - Membraniporidae
Reussirella haidingeri1
Rhynchonellata
 Rhynchonellida -
Rhynchonellida indet.1
Polychaeta
  -
Polychaeta indet.1
Polychaeta indet.1 Grube 1850
Sedentarida indet.
Bivalvia
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
"Nuculana (Saccella) westendorpi" = Saccella westendorpi1
"Nuculana (Saccella) westendorpi" = Saccella westendorpi1 Nyst and Westendorp 1839 pointed nut clam
 Nuculanida - Yoldiidae
"Portlandia (Yoldiella) pygmaea" = Yoldiella1, Yoldia (Yoldia) glaberrima1
"Portlandia (Yoldiella) pygmaea" = Yoldiella1 clam
Yoldia (Yoldia) glaberrima1 von Münster 1837 clam
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nuculoma haesendoncki1
Nuculoma haesendoncki1 nut clam
N. haesendoncki hanseata
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
"Lucinoma borealis" = Lucinoma (Lucinoma) borealis1
"Lucinoma borealis" = Lucinoma (Lucinoma) borealis1 Linnaeus 1767 clam
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
"Habecardium subturgidum" = Laevicardium (Habecardium)1, Parvicardium straeleni1
"Habecardium subturgidum" = Laevicardium (Habecardium)1 cockle
H. subturgidum subturgidum
 Cardiida - Glossidae
Glossus (Glossus) lunulatus1
 Cardiida - Kelliellidae
Spaniodontella nitida1
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Venus (Ventricoloidea) multilamella1
Venus (Ventricoloidea) multilamella1 Lamarck 1818 venus clam
V. (V.) multilamella multilamella
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
Corbula (Varicorbula) gibba1
Corbula (Varicorbula) gibba1 Oliva 1792 clam
C. (V.) gibba gibba
 Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
"Hiatella (Hiatella) arctica" = Hiatella arctica1, Panopea (Panopea) meynardi1
"Hiatella (Hiatella) arctica" = Hiatella arctica1 Linnaeus 1767 clam
H. (H.) arctica arctica
 Carditida - Astartidae
Astarte (Astarte) radiata1
Astarte (Astarte) radiata1 Nyst and Westendorp 1839 clam
Astarte radiata fa. radiata 1 specimen, Astarte radiata fa. convexior 17 specimens
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Aequipecten angelonii1
 Arcida - Limopsidae
"Limopsis (Pectunculina) anomala" = Limopsis1, Limopsis (Limopsis) aurita1
"Limopsis (Pectunculina) anomala" = Limopsis1 clam
Limopsis (Limopsis) aurita1 Brocchi 1814 clam
Gastropoda
 Vanikoroidea - Eulimidae
Niso (Niso) terebellum2, Balcis (? Balcis) sp.2
Balcis (? Balcis) sp.2 Leach 1847 snail
Balcis (? Balcis) n. sp.
 Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Calyptraea (Calyptraea) chinensis2
Calyptraea (Calyptraea) chinensis2 Linnaeus 1758 slipper shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Xenophoridae
Xenophora deshayesi2
Xenophora deshayesi2 Michelotti 1847 carrier shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae
Aporrhais (Aporrhais) alata2
 Neogastropoda - Cochlespiridae
Cochlespira corneti3
 Neogastropoda - Raphitomidae
Metuonella grippi3
 Neogastropoda - Turridae
Gemmula (Gemmula) zimmermanni3, Fusiturris duchastelii3
Fusiturris duchastelii3 turrid
F. duchastelii flexiplicata
 Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Nassarius bocholtensis2, Nassarius karinae2
Nassarius karinae2 Wienrich 2001 snail
 Neogastropoda - Muricidae
"Murex (Haustellum) inornatus" = Haustellum2, Lyrotyphis (Eotyphis) fistulosus2
"Murex (Haustellum) inornatus" = Haustellum2 murex snail
 Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Scaphella (Scaphella) bolli2
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Naticidae indet.2
Naticidae indet.2 Guilding 1834 moon snail
Naticidae juv. et indet.
 Sorbeoconcha - Vitrinellidae
Circulus praecedens2, Circulus hennei2
Circulus praecedens2 snail
C. praecedens for. praecedens
Circulus hennei2 Glibert 1952 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Triforidae
Cerithiella (Cerithiella) genei2
 Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae
sensu lato Cirsotrema ertborni2
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Turritella subangulata2
 Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae
"Bittium (Bittium) spina" = Bittium spina2, Bittium (Bittium) tenuispina2
"Bittium (Bittium) spina" = Bittium spina2 Partsch 1856 cerith snail
 Opisthobranchia - Bullidae
"Tornatina bellardi" = Bulla (Tornatina)3
"Tornatina bellardi" = Bulla (Tornatina)3 snail
 Opisthobranchia - Retusidae
Retusa (Cylichnina) elongata3
 Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae
Turbonilla (Turbonilla) koeneniana3, Pyramidella (Voluspa) plicosa3, "Turbonilla (Pyrgolampros) undulata" = Pyrgolampros3, Chrysallida (Pyrgulina) "sp. 2"3, Chrysallida (Pyrgulina) pygmaea3, Chrysallida (Parthenina) "sp. 1"3, Syrnola hoernesi3, Syrnola neumayri3
"Turbonilla (Pyrgolampros) undulata" = Pyrgolampros3 snail
sensu JANSSEN
Chrysallida (Pyrgulina) "sp. 2"3 Carpenter 1856 snail
Chrysallida (Pyrgulina) pygmaea3 Grateloup 1838 snail
Ch. pygmaea f. belgica
Chrysallida (Parthenina) "sp. 1"3 Bucquoy et al. 1883 snail
 Heterostropha - Ringiculidae
Ringicula (Ringiculina) buccinea3
 Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
"Architectonica (Pseudotorinia) sensu lato obtusa" = Pseudotorinia3
"Architectonica (Pseudotorinia) sensu lato obtusa" = Pseudotorinia3 snail
Scaphopoda
 Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Lentigodentalium pseudomutabile1, "Pseudantalis aturensis" = Dentalium (Pseudantilis)1
"Pseudantalis aturensis" = Dentalium (Pseudantilis)1 tusk shell
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Flabellidae
Flabellum sp.
Flabellum sp. Lesson 1831 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Micrabaciidae
Stephanophyllia imperialis
Stephanophyllia imperialis Michelin 1841 stony coral
1Wienrich 1999; 2Wienrich 2001; 3Wienrich and Janssen 2007