Gorodishche bioherm (Miocene of Moldova)

Also known as Reef 961

Where: Moldova (48.0° N, 27.3° E: paleocoordinates 48.4° 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 78646: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 13.02.2008

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Taxonomic list

Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
Caryophyllia sp. Lamarck 1801 stony coral
Gastropoda
 Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conus dujardini Deshayes 1845 cone shell
 Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
Bivalvia
 Arcida - Arcidae
Arca noae Linnaeus 1758 ark
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
 Pectinida - Limidae
Lima lima Linnaeus 1758 file clam
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Pecten aduncus Eichwald 1830 scallop
 Ostreida - Pteriidae
Pteria sp. Scopoli 1777 pearl oyster
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Lithophaga lithophaga Linnaeus 1758 mussel
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
 Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae
 Pholadida - Pholadidae
 Cardiida - Trapezidae
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Dosinia exoleta Linnaeus 1758 venus clam
 Cardiida - Gastrochaenidae
 Carditida - Carditidae
Malacostraca
 Decapoda - Dairidae
Daira speciosa Reuss 1871 crab