Loc. 3, Limassol-Paphos: Serravallian, Cyprus

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Gastropoda - Cerithiidae
Cerithium aff. obsoletum
Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae
Arca (Anadara) turonica
original and current combination Anadara
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Propeamussiidae
Amussium (Variamussium) felsineum Foresti 1893
recombined as Parvamussium felsineum
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
Pecten (Flabellipecten) besseri Alth 1850
synonym of Camptonectes virgatus
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Liostrea (Pycnodonta) cochlear Poli 1795
recombined as Neopycnodonta cochlear
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Miltha (Megaxinus) cf. bellardiana
original and current combination Megaxinus
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Cardium (Nemocardium) striatulum Sowerby 1829
recombined as Protocardia (Protocardia) striatulum
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Yoldiidae
Yoldia cf. nitida (Brocchi 1814)
original and current combination Arca nitida
see common names

Geography
Country:Cyprus
Coordinates: 34.7° North, 32.9° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:34.0° North, 32.1° East
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Neogene Epoch:Miocene
Stage:Serravallian 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 5
Key time interval:Serravallian
Age range of interval:13.82000 - 11.62000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Stratigraphy comments: Idalian series, probably Serravallian
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified marl
Secondary lithology: lithified argillaceous "limestone"
Lithology description: impure soft chalky marls and argillaceous limestones, often gritty, containing sand grains and small pebbles, of a pale greenish or yellowish colour
Environment:deep subtidal shelf
Taphonomy
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Metadata
Database number:71880
Authorizer:W. Kiessling Enterer:U. Merkel
Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2007-05-15 02:56:19 Last modified:2007-05-15 05:56:19
Access level:the public Released:2007-05-15 02:56:19
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

24293.1% 22420F. R. C. Reed. 1935. Notes on the Neogene faunas of Cyprus, II. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History 15(85):1-31 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]