Bore Kevelaer, depth 90m (Miocene of Germany)

Where: North Rhein-Westfalia, Germany (51.6° N, 6.3° E: paleocoordinates 51.7° N, 4.3° E)

• 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: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Globothalamea
 Rotaliida - Rosalinidae
Rosalina globularis d'Orbigny 1826
Foraminifera
 Globigerinoidea - Globorotaliidae
 Globigerinoidea - Globigerinidae
  - Chilostomellidae
Sphaeroidina bulloides d'Orbigny 1826
Tubothalamea
 Miliolida - Hauerinidae
 Miliolida - Spiroloculinidae
 Miliolida - Miliolidae
 Miliolida - Cornuspiridae
Foraminifera
 Discorbacea - Bagginidae
Cancris auriculus Fichtel and Moll 1798
 Planorbulinacea - Planulinidae
 Planorbulinacea - Cibicididae
Cibicides lobatulus
incl. 2 specimens C. lobatulus var. ornatus
Cibicides dutemplei dOrbigny 1846
 Rotaliacea - Rotaliidae
 Rotaliacea - Elphidiidae
 Buliminacea - Uvigerinidae
Uvigerina semiornata
U. semiornata for. semiornata
 Chilostomellacea - Gavelinellidae
 Nonionacea - Nonionidae
 Asterigerinacea - Asterigerinidae
Asterigerina guerichi
A. gürichi staeschi
 Rotaliina - Cassidulinidae
  - Buliminidae
  - Spiroplectamminidae
 Textulariacea - Valvulinidae
Martinottiella communis Huang et al. 2019
 Textulariacea - Textulariidae
  - Nodosariidae
 Nodosariacea - Polymorphinidae
Sigmomorphina sp. Cushman and Ozawa 1928
Globulina gibba
incl. 2 specimens G. gibba for. tubulosa and 1 specimen G. gibba for. punctata
 Nodosariacea - Lagenidae
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Dendrophylliidae
"Eupsammia calyculus" = Balanophyllia
"Eupsammia calyculus" = Balanophyllia stony coral
 Scleractinia - Micrabaciidae
Stephanophyllia imperialis Michelin 1841 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Flabellidae
Flabellum sp. Lesson 1831 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
Ceratocyathus granulatus Goldfuss 1826 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Turbinoliidae
Sphenotrochus intermedius, "Cylindrophyllia duncani" = Peponocyathus duncani
"Cylindrophyllia duncani" = Peponocyathus duncani Reuss 1871 stony coral
Polychaeta
  -
Polychaeta indet.1 Grube 1850
Sedentarida indet.
 Sabellida - Serpulidae
Serpulidae indet.1 Rafinesque 1835
Serpulidae indet. B
Filograna sp.1 Oken 1815
Serpula "sp. B"1 Linnaeus 1758
Josephella sp.1 Caullery and Mesnil 1896
Gymnolaemata
 Cheilostomata - Scrupariidae
 Cheilostomata - Lunulitidae
 Cheilostomata - Membraniporidae
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
Bivalvia
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nuculoma haesendoncki1 nut clam
N. haesendoncki hanseata
Nucula (Nucula) nucleus1 Linnaeus 1758 nut clam
 Protobranchia - 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
 Protobranchia - Yoldiidae
Yoldia (Yoldia) glaberrima1, "Portlandia (Yoldiella) pygmaea" = Yoldiella1
Yoldia (Yoldia) glaberrima1 von Münster 1837 clam
"Portlandia (Yoldiella) pygmaea" = Yoldiella1 clam
 Arcida - Limopsidae
Limopsis (Limopsis) aurita1 Brocchi 1814 clam
"Limopsis (Pectunculina) anomala" = Limopsis1 clam
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris (Glycymeris) obovata1 Lamarck 1819 clam
G. obovata baldii
 Arcida - Arcidae
 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 scallop
 Carditida - Carditidae
Cyclocardia sp.1 Conrad 1867 clam
 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
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
"Habecardium subturgidum" = Laevicardium (Habecardium)1 cockle
H. subturgidum subturgidum
Habecardium dingdense1 Lehmann 1885 cockle
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
 Cardiida - Semelidae
 Cardiida - Mactridae
Spisula elliptica1 Brown 1827 clam
 Cardiida - Veneridae
"Gouldia minima" = Gouldia (Gouldia) minima1 Montagu 1803 venus clam
Callista chione1 Linnaeus 1758 venus clam
Venus (Ventricoloidea) multilamella1 Lamarck 1818 venus clam
V. (V.) multilamella multilamella
Pelecyora (Cordiopsis) polytropa1 venus clam
P. (C.) polytropa nysti
 Cardiida - Glossidae
 Cardiida - Kelliellidae
 Cardiida - Sportellidae
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
Corbula (Varicorbula) gibba1 Oliva 1792 clam
C. (V.) gibba gibba
 Solenida - Pharidae
 Hiatellida - Saxicavellidae
 Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
"Hiatella (Hiatella) arctica" = Hiatella arctica1
"Hiatella (Hiatella) arctica" = Hiatella arctica1 Linnaeus 1767 clam
H. (H.) arctica arctica
 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
Gastropoda
 Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
"Architectonica (Pseudotorinia) planulata" = Pseudotorinia3 snail
 Heterostropha - Ringiculidae
 Heterostropha - Acteonidae
Acteon (Acteon) arnumensis3 Sorgenfrei 1958 snail
spelled as 'Actaeon'
Acteon (Acteon) laevigatus3 snail
spelled as 'Actaeon'
Acteon (Acteon) "sp. 2"3 Montfort 1810 snail
spelled as 'Actaeon'
 Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae
Chrysallida (Pyrgulina) pygmaea3 Grateloup 1838 snail
Ch. pygmaea f. belgica
Turbonilla (Turbonilla) koeneniana3 snail
sensu JANSSEN
"Turbonilla (Pyrgolampros) pseudoterebralis" = Pyrgolampros3 snail
sensu JANSSEN
"Turbonilla (Pyrgolampros) "sp. 7"" = Pyrgolampros3 Sacco 1892 snail
Odostomia (Odostomia) sp.3 Fleming 1817 snail
 Thecosomata - Limacinidae
Limacina valvatina3 Reuss 1867 snail
 Thecosomata - Cavoliniidae
 Opisthobranchia -
 Opisthobranchia - Retusidae
 Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae
 Lepetellida - Lepetellidae
 Trochoidea - Skeneidae
 Trochoidea - Trochidae
 Sorbeoconcha - Epitoniidae
sensu lato Turriscala straeleni2 wentletrap
T. (s. lat.) straeleni f. straeleni
"Amaea (Scalina) subreticula" = Scalina2 wentletrap
Epitonium (Spiniscala) frondiculum2 Wood 1842 wentletrap
Cirsotrema (Cirsotrema) sallomacense2 wentletrap
C. sallomacense nordica
 Sorbeoconcha - Rissoidae
Rissoidae indet.2 Gray 1847 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Eulimidae
Balcis (Balcis) alba2 snail
incl. 1 specimen B. alba for. lactea
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Naticidae indet.2 Guilding 1834 moon snail
Naticidae juv. et indet.
"Natica neglecta" = Cochlis neglecta2 Mayer 1858 moon snail
"Natica sensu lato tigrina" = Cochlis tigrina2 Röding 1798 moon snail
"Natica sallomacensis" = Cochlis sallomacensis2 Tournouer 1873 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
 Sorbeoconcha - Iravadiidae
Ceratia proxima2 Forbes and Hanley 1850 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Triviidae
Erato (Erato) germanica2 Schilder 1929 snail
 Neogastropoda - Terebridae
Strioterebrum ariei3 auger snail
Strioterebrum basteroti3 Nyst 1843 auger snail
Terebra (Myurellina) acuminata3 auger snail
T. acuminata neglecta
 Neogastropoda - Clavatulidae
 Neogastropoda - Mangeliidae
Sorgenfreispira tenella3 Conrad 1848 snail
sensu lato Mangelia miorugulosa3 Kautsky 1925 snail
Benthomangelia grippi3 Anderson 1964 snail
 Neogastropoda - Turridae
 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 - Clathurellidae
 Neogastropoda - Drilliidae
 Neogastropoda - Raphitomidae
 Neogastropoda - Cochlespiridae
 Neogastropoda - Ancillariidae
"Ancilla (Baryspira) obsoleta" = Amalda obsoleta2
"Ancilla (Baryspira) obsoleta" = Amalda obsoleta2 Brocchi 1814 snail
 Neogastropoda - Mitridae
Mitra (Tiara) grateloupi3 d'Orbigny 1852 mitre shell
Mitra (Tiara) substriatula3 d'Orbigny 1852 mitre shell
 Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
Narona (Calcarata) calcarata2 Brochhi 1814 snail
"Trigonostoma (Ventrilia) pouwi" = Ventrilia2 snail
Sveltia varicosa2 snail
S. varicosa paucicostata
 Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Typhis (Typhis) ? pungens2 Solander in Brander and Brander 1766 murex snail
Hadriania coelata2 Dujardin 1837 murex snail
"Murex (Haustellum) inornatus" = Haustellum2 murex snail
 Neogastropoda - Volutidae
 Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Nassarius "sp. 1"2 Duméril 1806 snail
Nassarius karinae2 Wienrich 2001 snail
"Nassarius andersoni" = Nassarius (Catilon) andersoni2 Weaver 1912 snail
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
 Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
 Neogastropoda - Columbellidae
 Neogastropoda - Costellariidae
 Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae
 Sorbeoconcha - Ficidae
Ficus (Ficus) conditus2 Brongniart 1823 fig shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Xenophoridae
Xenophora deshayesi2 Michelotti 1847 carrier shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Cassidae
"Semicassis (Echinophoria) bicoronata" = Echinophoria2
"Semicassis (Echinophoria) bicoronata" = Echinophoria2 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Ranellidae
"Charonia (Sassia) tarbelliana" = Sassia2
"Charonia (Sassia) tarbelliana" = Sassia2 triton shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Turritellidae
Turritella aff. terebralis2 Lamarck 1799 turret shell
"Turritella eryna" = Haustator eryna2 d'Orbigny 1852 turret shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Cerithiidae
Bittium (Bittium) tenuispina2, "Bittium (Bittium) spina" = Bittium spina2
"Bittium (Bittium) spina" = Bittium spina2 Partsch 1856 cerith snail
 Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Crepidula (Janacus) crepidula2 Linnaeus 1758 slipper shell
Calyptraea (Calyptraea) chinensis2 Linnaeus 1758 slipper shell
 Entomotaeniata - Cimidae