Bore Kevelaer, depth 90m (Miocene of Germany)

Where: North Rhein-Westfalia, Germany (51.6° N, 6.3° E)

• Paleocoordinates: 47.9° N, 9.3° E (Wright 2013)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Early/Lower Miocene (23.0 - 16.0 Ma)

• Hemmoor stage

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; unlithified, fine-grained, brown sandstone

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils, microfossils

Preservation: original aragonite

Collection methods: core, mechanical, peroxide, sieve,

• well drilling, 1994

Primary reference: G. Wienrich. 1997. Die Fauna des marinen Miozäns von Kevelaer (Niederrhein). Band 1 Foraminiferen, Anthozoen. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden 1:1-187 [M. Aberhan/S. Nurnberg/S. Nurnberg]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 62883: authorized by Martin Aberhan, entered by Sabine Nürnberg on 01.08.2006

Creative Commons license: CC0 (CC0)

Taxonomic list

Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Dendrophylliidae
"Eupsammia calyculus" = Balanophyllia
"Eupsammia calyculus" = Balanophyllia stony coral
 Scleractinia - Micrabaciidae
Stephanophyllia imperialis Michelin 1841 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Turbinoliidae
Sphenotrochus intermedius, "Cylindrophyllia duncani" = Peponocyathus duncani
"Cylindrophyllia duncani" = Peponocyathus duncani Reuss 1871 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
Ceratocyathus granulatus Goldfuss 1826 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Flabellidae
Flabellum sp. Lesson 1831 stony coral
Scaphopoda
 Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
"Pseudantalis aturensis" = Dentalium (Pseudantilis)1 tusk shell
"Pseudantalis sp." = Dentalium (Pseudantilis)1 Monterosato 1884 tusk shell
Antalis dumasi1 tusk shell
Antalis dumasi subsp.
"Dentalium bouei" = Antalis bouei1 Deshayes 1825 tusk shell
 Gadilida - Gadilidae
Gadila benoisti1 tusk shell
G. benoisti houthalenensis
 Gadilida - Pulsellidae
Pulsellum sp.1 Stoliczka 1868 tusk shell
Gastropoda
 Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
"Architectonica (Pseudotorinia) planulata" = Pseudotorinia3 snail
 Heterostropha - Acteonidae
Acteon (Acteon) laevigatus3 snail
spelled as 'Actaeon'
Acteon (Acteon) "sp. 2"3 Montfort 1810 snail
spelled as 'Actaeon'
Acteon (Acteon) arnumensis3 Sorgenfrei 1958 snail
spelled as 'Actaeon'
 Heterostropha - Ringiculidae
 Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae
Odostomia (Odostomia) sp.3 Fleming 1817 snail
Turbonilla (Turbonilla) koeneniana3 snail
sensu JANSSEN
"Turbonilla (Pyrgolampros) pseudoterebralis" = Pyrgolampros3 snail
sensu JANSSEN
"Turbonilla (Pyrgolampros) "sp. 7"" = Pyrgolampros3 Sacco 1892 snail
Chrysallida (Pyrgulina) pygmaea3 Grateloup 1838 snail
Ch. pygmaea f. belgica
 Heterostropha - Cimidae
 Trochoidea - Trochidae
 Trochoidea - Skeneidae
 Lepetellida - Lepetellidae
 Thecosomata - Limacinidae
Limacina valvatina3 Reuss 1867 snail
 Thecosomata - Cavoliniidae
 Opisthobranchiata - Retusidae
 Opisthobranchiata - Cylichnidae
 Opisthobranchiata -
 Sorbeoconcha - Rissoidae
Rissoidae indet.2 Gray 1847 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Xenophoridae
Xenophora deshayesi2 Michelotti 1847 carrier shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Triviidae
Erato (Erato) germanica2 Schilder 1929 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Ranellidae
"Charonia (Sassia) tarbelliana" = Sassia2
"Charonia (Sassia) tarbelliana" = Sassia2 triton shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Cassidae
"Semicassis (Echinophoria) bicoronata" = Echinophoria2
"Semicassis (Echinophoria) bicoronata" = Echinophoria2 snail
 Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Nassarius "sp. 1"2 Duméril 1806 snail
"Nassarius andersoni" = Nassarius (Catilon) andersoni2 Weaver 1912 snail
Nassarius karinae2 Wienrich 2001 snail
 Neogastropoda - Columbellidae
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
 Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
"Streptolathyrus rothi" = Streptochetus (Streptolathyrus)2 spindle shell
 Neogastropoda - Volutidae
 Neogastropoda - Muricidae
"Murex (Haustellum) inornatus" = Haustellum2 murex snail
Typhis (Typhis) ? pungens2 Solander in Brander and Brander 1766 murex snail
Hadriania coelata2 Dujardin 1837 murex snail
 Neogastropoda - Mitridae
Mitra (Tiara) grateloupi3 d'Orbigny 1852 mitre shell
Mitra (Tiara) substriatula3 d'Orbigny 1852 mitre shell
 Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
Sveltia varicosa2 snail
S. varicosa paucicostata
"Trigonostoma (Ventrilia) pouwi" = Ventrilia2 snail
Narona (Calcarata) calcarata2 Brochhi 1814 snail
 Neogastropoda - Drilliidae
 Neogastropoda - Raphitomidae
 Neogastropoda - Mangeliidae
Sorgenfreispira tenella3 Conrad 1848 snail
Benthomangelia grippi3 Anderson 1964 snail
 Neogastropoda - Pseudomelatomidae
 Neogastropoda - Cochlespiridae
 Neogastropoda - Terebridae
"Terebra (Myurellina) acuminata" = Terebra3 auger snail
T. acuminata neglecta
Strioterebrum ariei3 auger snail
Strioterebrum basteroti3 Nyst 1843 auger snail
 Neogastropoda - Turridae
 Neogastropoda - Horaiclavidae
 Neogastropoda - Borsoniidae
"Genota ramosa" = Genota valeriae3 Hoernes and Auinger 1891 snail
 Neogastropoda - Conidae
"Conus (Conolithus) sensu lato antediluvianus" = Conus (Conolithes)3
"Conus (Conolithus) sensu lato antediluvianus" = Conus (Conolithes)3 cone shell
 Neogastropoda - Clavatulidae
Fusiturris duchastelii3 snail
F. duchastelii flexiplicata
 Neogastropoda - Clathurellidae
 Neogastropoda - Ancillariidae
"Ancilla (Baryspira) obsoleta" = Amalda obsoleta2
"Ancilla (Baryspira) obsoleta" = Amalda obsoleta2 Brocchi 1814 snail
 Neogastropoda - Costellariidae
 Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae
 Sorbeoconcha - Ficidae
Ficus (Ficus) conditus2 Brongniart 1823 fig shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Iravadiidae
Ceratia proxima2 Forbes and Hanley 1850 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Naticidae indet.2 Guilding 1834 moon snail
Naticidae juv. et indet.
"Natica sallomacensis" = Cochlis sallomacensis2 Tournouer 1873 moon snail
"Natica sensu lato tigrina" = Cochlis tigrina2 Röding 1798 moon snail
"Natica neglecta" = Cochlis neglecta2 Mayer 1858 moon snail
Euspira gottschei2 moon snail
Euspira mioaperta2 moon snail
Euspira nysti2 moon snail
Euspira staringi2 moon snail
Euspira helicina2 Brocchi 1814 moon snail
E. aggr. helicina
Neverita josephinia2 Risso 1826 moon snail
N. josephinia olla
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Turritella aff. terebralis2 Lamarck 1799 turret shell
"Turritella eryna" = Haustator eryna2 d'Orbigny 1852 turret shell
 Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae
"Bittium (Bittium) spina" = Bittium spina2, Bittium (Bittium) tenuispina2
"Bittium (Bittium) spina" = Bittium spina2 Partsch 1856 cerith snail
 Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae
Cirsotrema (Cirsotrema) sallomacense2 wentletrap
C. sallomacense nordica
sensu lato Turriscala straeleni2 wentletrap
T. (s. lat.) straeleni f. straeleni
Epitonium (Spiniscala) frondiculum2 Wood 1842 wentletrap
"Amaea (Scalina) subreticula" = Scalina2 wentletrap
 Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Crepidula (Janacus) crepidula2 Linnaeus 1758 slipper shell
Calyptraea (Calyptraea) chinensis2 Linnaeus 1758 Chinese hat snail
 Vanikoroidea - Eulimidae
Balcis (Balcis) alba2 snail
incl. 1 specimen B. alba for. lactea
Bivalvia
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
"Cavilucina (Goniomyrtea) droueti" = Gonimyrtea droueti1, "Lucinoma borealis" = Lucinoma (Lucinoma) borealis1
"Cavilucina (Goniomyrtea) droueti" = Gonimyrtea droueti1 Nyst 1861 clam
C. droueti droueti
"Lucinoma borealis" = Lucinoma (Lucinoma) borealis1 Linnaeus 1767 clam
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
Corbula (Varicorbula) gibba1 Oliva 1792 clam
C. (V.) gibba gibba
 Cardiida - Mactridae
Spisula elliptica1 Brown 1827 clam
 Cardiida - Glossidae
 Cardiida - Kelliellidae
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Venus (Ventricoloidea) multilamella1 Lamarck 1818 venus clam
V. (V.) multilamella multilamella
Pelecyora (Cordiopsis) polytropa1 venus clam
P. (C.) polytropa nysti
Callista chione1 Linnaeus 1758 venus clam
"Gouldia minima" = Gouldia (Gouldia) minima1 Montagu 1803 venus clam
 Cardiida - Semelidae
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
"Habecardium subturgidum" = Laevicardium (Habecardium)1 cockle
H. subturgidum subturgidum
Habecardium dingdense1 Lehmann 1885 cockle
 Cardiida - Sportellidae
 Hiatellida - Saxicavellidae
 Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
"Hiatella (Hiatella) arctica" = Hiatella arctica1
"Hiatella (Hiatella) arctica" = Hiatella arctica1 Linnaeus 1767 wrinkled rock-borer
H. (H.) arctica arctica
 Solenida - Pharidae
 Carditida - Astartidae
Astarte (Astarte) radiata1 Nyst and Westendorp 1839 clam
Astarte radiata fa. radiata 176 specimens, Astarte radiata fa. convexior 72 specimens, Astarte radiata fa. goldfussi 44 specimens
 Carditida - Carditidae
Cyclocardia sp.1 Conrad 1867 clam
 Arcida - Limopsidae
Limopsis (Limopsis) aurita1 Brocchi 1814 clam
"Limopsis (Pectunculina) anomala" = Limopsis1 clam
 Arcida - Arcidae
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris (Glycymeris) obovata1 Lamarck 1819 bittersweet clam
G. obovata baldii
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Pseudamussium lilli1 Pusch 1837 scallop
 Pectinida - Limidae
Limea (Limea) aff. strigilata1 Brocchi 1814 file clam
 Pectinida - Anomiidae
Pododesmus (Monia) anitae1 Janse and Janssen 1983 jingle
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula (Nucula) nucleus1 Linnaeus 1758 nut clam
Nuculoma haesendoncki1 nut clam
N. haesendoncki hanseata
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
"Lembulus emarginatus" = Leda (Lembulus)1, "Nuculana (Saccella) westendorpi" = Saccella westendorpi1
"Lembulus emarginatus" = Leda (Lembulus)1 pointed nut clam
"Nuculana (Saccella) westendorpi" = Saccella westendorpi1 Nyst and Westendorp 1839 pointed nut clam
 Nuculanida - Yoldiidae
Yoldia (Yoldia) glaberrima1, "Portlandia (Yoldiella) pygmaea" = Yoldiella1
Yoldia (Yoldia) glaberrima1 von Münster 1837 clam
"Portlandia (Yoldiella) pygmaea" = Yoldiella1 clam
Polychaeta
  -
Polychaeta indet.1 Grube 1850
Sedentarida indet.
Sedentaria
 Sabellida - Serpulidae
Serpulidae indet.1 Rafinesque 1835
Serpulidae indet. B
Josephella sp.1 Caullery and Mesnil 1896
Filograna sp.1 Oken 1815
Serpula "sp. B"1 Linnaeus 1758
Gymnolaemata
 Cheilostomata - Cupuladriidae
 Cheilostomata - Lunulitidae
 Cheilostomata - Scrupariidae
Foraminifera
 Nodosariacea - Glandulinidae
 Globigerinoidea - Globorotaliidae
 Globigerinoidea - Globigerinidae
"Globigerina praebulloides" = Globoturborotalita pseudopraebulloides Spezzaferri et al. 2018
Globigerina bulloides d'Orbigny 1826
Nodosariata
 Robertinida - Ceratobuliminidae
 Vaginulinida - Lagenidae
 Vaginulinida - Vaginulinidae
 Polymorphinida - Polymorphinidae
Globulina gibba d'Orbigny 1832
incl. 2 specimens G. gibba for. tubulosa and 1 specimen G. gibba for. punctata
Sigmomorphina sp. Cushman and Ozawa 1928
 Nodosariida - Nodosariidae
Foraminifera
 Buliminacea - Uvigerinidae
Uvigerina semiornata
U. semiornata for. semiornata
 Rotaliacea - Rotaliidae
 Asterigerinacea - Asterigerinidae
Asterigerina guerichi
A. gürichi staeschi
 Discorbacea - Bagginidae
Cancris auriculus Fichtel and Moll 1798
 Rotalioidea - Elphidiidae
 Spiroplectamminacea - Spiroplectamminidae
 Buliminoidea - Buliminidae
 Lituolida - Lituolidae
  - Chilostomellidae
Sphaeroidina bulloides d'Orbigny 1826
 Lituolacea - Ataxophragmiidae
Martinottiella communis Huang et al. 2019
Globothalamea
 Rotaliida - Discorbidae
 Rotaliida - Cancrisidae
 Rotaliida - Nonionidae
 Rotaliida - Gavelinellidae
 Rotaliida - Cibicididae
Cibicides lobatulus Walker and Jacob 1798
incl. 2 specimens C. lobatulus var. ornatus
Cibicides dutemplei dOrbigny 1846
Tubothalamea
 Miliolida - Hauerinidae
 Miliolida - Miliolidae
 Miliolida - Spiroloculinidae
 Miliolida - Cornuspiridae