Buteshty bioherm (Miocene of Moldova)

Also known as Reef 961

Where: Moldova (47.8° N, 27.3° E: paleocoordinates 48.2° N, 26.2° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Badenian (13.7 - 12.7 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; lithified limestone

• bioherm

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: A. N. Yanakevich. 1977. Srednemiotsenovyye rify Moldavii [Middle Miocene reefs of Moldova] 1-116 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 78647: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 13.02.2008

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Taxonomic list

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Gastropoda
 Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae
? Cerithium sp.
? Cerithium sp. Bruguière 1789 cerith snail
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Turritella scalaria, Turritella bicarinata
Turritella scalaria turret shell
Turritella bicarinata Elchwald 1830 turret shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae
Cypraea "sp. 1", ? Cypraea "sp. 2"
Cypraea "sp. 1" Linnaeus 1758 cowry
? Cypraea "sp. 2" Linnaeus 1758 cowry
 Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conus (Chelyconus) ? vindobonensis, Conus dujardini
Conus dujardini Deshayes 1845 cone shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Vermetidae
Vermetus arenarius
 Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Calyptraea chinensis
Calyptraea chinensis Linnaeus 1758 slipper shell
 Trochoidea - Trochidae
? Calliostoma sp.
? Calliostoma sp. Swainson 1840 top snail
 Lepetellida - Fissurellidae
"Fissurella graeca" = Diodora graeca
"Fissurella graeca" = Diodora graeca Linnaeus 1758 snail
Bivalvia
 Cardiida - Gastrochaenidae
Gastrochaena intermedia, "Gastrochaena dubia" = Gastrochaena (Rocellaria) dubia
"Gastrochaena dubia" = Gastrochaena (Rocellaria) dubia Pennant 1777 clam
 Cardiida - Mactridae
Lutraria lutraria
Lutraria lutraria Linnaeus 1767 clam
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Dosinia exoleta
Dosinia exoleta Linnaeus 1758 venus clam
 Cardiida - Trapezidae
Coralliophaga transilvanica, Coralliophaga sp.
Coralliophaga sp. Blainville 1824 clam
 Cardiida - Psammobiidae
Gari elatior
 Pholadida - Pholadidae
Jouannetia semicaudata
 Pholadida - Teredinidae
Teredo angusta, Teredo modica
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
Phacoides borealis
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Lithophaga lithophaga
Lithophaga lithophaga Linnaeus 1758 mussel
 Pectinida - Limidae
Lima lima
Lima lima Linnaeus 1758 file clam
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
"Chlamys lilli" = Pseudamussium lilli, Hinnites defrancei, Chlamys fasciculata, Chlamys gloriamaris
"Chlamys lilli" = Pseudamussium lilli Pusch 1837 scallop
 Arcida - Arcidae
"Barbatia barbata" = Barbatia (Barbatia) barbata, Arca noae
"Barbatia barbata" = Barbatia (Barbatia) barbata Linnaeus 1758 clam
Arca noae Linnaeus 1758 ark
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Merulinidae
"Orbicella reussiana" = Tarbellastraea reussiana
"Orbicella reussiana" = Tarbellastraea reussiana Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850 stony coral