Where: Bulgaria (43.5° N, 24.6° E)
• Paleocoordinates: 39.6° N, 26.1° E (Wright 2013)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Middle Miocene (16.0 - 11.6 Ma)
• Lower Badenian (Moravian)
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; lithified claystone
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: S. V. Popov, I. A. Gontsharova, P. I. Nikolov and B. Studencka. 1996. Bivalve Molluscs from the Badenian of Northwestern Bulgaria. Paleontological Journal 30(2):157-166 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 60291: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 09.05.2006
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Taxonomic list
Bivalvia | |
Yoldia longa clam | |
"Nuculana (Saccella) fragilis" = Saccella
"Nuculana (Saccella) fragilis" = Saccella pointed nut clam | |
Nucula (Nucula) nucleus Linnaeus 1758 nut clam | |
Corbula (Varicorbula) gibba Oliva 1792 clam | |
Pseudochama gryphina Lamarck 1819 jewel box
Chama gryphoides Linnaeus 1758 jewel box | |
Pitar (Pitar) rudis, Timoclea (Timoclea) ovata, Venus (Venus) pseudoverrucosa, Venus (Ventricoloidea) nux, Clausinella basteroti, Clausinella bulgarica, Callista chione
Pitar (Pitar) rudis Poli 1795 venus clam
Timoclea (Timoclea) ovata Pennant 1777 venus clam
Venus (Venus) pseudoverrucosa venus clam
Venus (Ventricoloidea) nux Gmelin 1791 venus clam
Clausinella basteroti venus clam
Clausinella bulgarica venus clam
Callista chione Linnaeus 1758 venus clam | |
"Parvicardium papillosum" = Plagiocardium (Papillicardium) papillosum, Nemocardium (Habecardium) subturgidum
"Parvicardium papillosum" = Plagiocardium (Papillicardium) papillosum Poli 1781 cockle | |
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Linga (Bellucina) agassizi, Linga (Linga) columbella, "Codakia (Epilucina) haidingeri" = Epilucina, "Loripes (Microloripes) dentatus" = Lucina (Microloripes), Myrtea spinifera, Megaxinus incrassatus, Gonimyrtea michelotti, "Ctena decussata" = Codakia (Ctena) decussata
Linga (Linga) columbella Lamarck 1818 clam
"Codakia (Epilucina) haidingeri" = Epilucina clam
"Loripes (Microloripes) dentatus" = Lucina (Microloripes) clam
Myrtea spinifera Montagu 1803 clam
"Ctena decussata" = Codakia (Ctena) decussata Costa 1829 clam | |
Crassatina moravica clam | |
"Crassadoma multistriata" = Talochlamys multistriata, Pecten (Amusiopecten) spinulosa, Pecten (Gigantopecten) latissimus, "Pecten (Flabellipecten) solarium" = Flabellipecten, "Chlamys (Aequipecten) scabrella" = Chlamys scabrellus, "Chlamys (Aequipecten) elegans" = Aequipecten, "Chlamys (Aequipecten) jackloweciana" = Aequipecten, Chlamys (Aequipecten) macrotis, "Amusium cristatum" = Cristatopecten cristatum, "Pecten (Flabellipecten) besseri" = Camptonectes virgatus, Spondylus gaederopus
"Crassadoma multistriata" = Talochlamys multistriata Poli 1795 scallop
Pecten (Amusiopecten) spinulosa scallop
"Pecten (Flabellipecten) solarium" = Flabellipecten scallop
"Chlamys (Aequipecten) scabrella" = Chlamys scabrellus Lamarck 1819 scallop
"Chlamys (Aequipecten) jackloweciana" = Aequipecten scallop
Chlamys (Aequipecten) macrotis Sowerby 1847 scallop
"Amusium cristatum" = Cristatopecten cristatum Bronn 1827 scallop
"Pecten (Flabellipecten) besseri" = Camptonectes virgatus Nilsson 1827 scallop
Spondylus gaederopus Linnaeus 1758 scallop | |
"Limatula subauriculata" = Lima subauriculata, Limaria tuberculata
"Limatula subauriculata" = Lima subauriculata Montagu 1808 file clam
Limaria tuberculata Olivi 1792 file clam | |
"Ostrea digitalina" = Cubitostrea digitalina
"Ostrea digitalina" = Cubitostrea digitalina Eichwald 1830 oyster | |
Neopycnodonte navicularis Brocchi 1814 oyster | |
"Limopsis (Pectunculina) minuta" = Limopsis
"Limopsis (Pectunculina) minuta" = Limopsis clam | |
Barbatia (Barbatia) barbata, "Anadara diluvii" = Scapharca (Scapharca) diluvii
Barbatia (Barbatia) barbata Linnaeus 1758 clam
"Anadara diluvii" = Scapharca (Scapharca) diluvii Lamarck 1805 clam | |
Lithophaga (Lithophaga) lithophaga Linnaeus 1758 mussel |