Loc. 3, Limassol-Paphos: Serravallian, Cyprus
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Gastropoda
- Cerithiidae
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Cerithium aff. obsoletum
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Arcidae
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Arca (Anadara) turonica
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original and current combination Anadara | |||||||
Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Propeamussiidae
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Amussium (Variamussium) felsineum
Foresti 1893
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recombined as Parvamussium felsineum | |||||||
Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Pectinidae
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Pecten (Flabellipecten) besseri
Alth 1850
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synonym of Camptonectes virgatus | |||||||
Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Gryphaeidae
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Liostrea (Pycnodonta) cochlear
Poli 1795
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recombined as Neopycnodonta cochlear | |||||||
Bivalvia
- Lucinida
- Lucinidae
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Miltha (Megaxinus) cf. bellardiana
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original and current combination Megaxinus | |||||||
Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Cardiidae
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Cardium (Nemocardium) striatulum
Sowerby 1829
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recombined as Protocardia (Protocardia) striatulum | |||||||
Bivalvia
- Nuculanida
- Yoldiidae
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Yoldia cf. nitida
(Brocchi 1814)
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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% 22420 | F. 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] |