Busheir [Middle Fars Fm] (Miocene of Iran)

Where: Iran (29.0° N, 51.6° E: paleocoordinates 27.4° N, 50.5° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Middle Fars Formation, Late/Upper Miocene (11.6 - 5.3 Ma)

• STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From the Middle Fars Fm, which regionally overlies the Lower Fars. AGE: Late Miocene, on the basis of macrofossil biostratigraphy and similarity to beds in Sri Lanka. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From unknown position in formation.

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithified lithology not reported

• ENVIRONMENT: Shallow marine environment.
• SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Unknown, not stated . LITHIFICATION: Lithified on the basis of figured specimens.

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: COLLECTOR: Unknown. REPOSITORY: Unknown, possibly Geological Suyrvey of India, or British Museum of Natural History.

Primary reference: L. R. Cox. 1936. Fossil Mollusca from southern Persia (Iran) and Bahrein Island. Memoirs of the Geological Survey of India 22(2):1-67 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 79065: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 24.02.2008

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Taxonomic list

• COVERAGE: Probably not exhaustive, but listing characteristic taxa. NOMENCLATURE: Authoritative publication, but with antiquated nomenclature. Identifications by L. R. Cox (British Museum).
Bivalvia
 Arcida - Arcidae
"Anadara cf. antiquata" = Anadara (Anadara) antiquata, "Navicula cf. avellana" = Lamarcka avellana
"Anadara cf. antiquata" = Anadara (Anadara) antiquata Linnaeus 1758 ark
"Navicula cf. avellana" = Lamarcka avellana Lamarck 1819 clam
 Arcida - Cucullaeidae
Cucullaea farsensis Cox 1936 clam
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
"Chlamys senatoria" = Mimachlamys senatoria, "Chlamys pusio" = Talochlamys pusio
"Chlamys senatoria" = Mimachlamys senatoria Gmelin 1791 scallop
"Chlamys pusio" = Talochlamys pusio Linnaeus 1758 scallop
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
"Ostrea (Lopha) virleti" = Hyotissa virleti
"Ostrea (Lopha) virleti" = Hyotissa virleti Deshayes 1832 oyster
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
"Ostrea digitata" = Cubitostrea digitalina
"Ostrea digitata" = Cubitostrea digitalina Eichwald 1830 oyster
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Lithophaga lithophaga Linnaeus 1758 mussel
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
Lucina dalikiensis Cox 1936 clam
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Meretrix (Pitar) dalikiensis Cox 1936 venus clam
Meretrix persica Cox 1936 venus clam
"Clementia papyracea" = Clementia (Clementia) papyracea Gray 1825 venus clam
Paphia persica Cox 1936 venus clam
Antigona granosa Sowerby 1840 venus clam
Dosinia sp. Scopoli 1777 venus clam
 Cardiida - Mactridae
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Cardium sp., "Cardium (Discors) cf. triforme" = Discors triforme
Cardium sp. Linnaeus 1758 cockle
"Cardium (Discors) cf. triforme" = Discors triforme Sowerby 1840 cockle
 Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
"Saxicava sp." = Hiatella
"Saxicava sp." = Hiatella Daudin 1801 clam