Marine Bivalvia of Snatol'skaya Suite in western Kamchatka (Eocene to of Russian Federation)

Where: Russian Federation (57.8° N, 158.6° E: paleocoordinates 62.3° N, 159.9° E)

• coordinate based on political unit

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Snatol'skaya Formation, Lutetian to Lutetian (47.8 - 38.0 Ma)

• The Snatol'skaya Suite corresponds to the Snatol Horizon, which is confidently assigned to the Middle Eocene (Lutetian-Bartonian).

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithified sandstone and lithified claystone

• Alternation beds of sandstones and claystones, interbeds of siltstones and claystones, conglomerates and coal lenses. Thickness up to 1000m.

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: A. I. Kafanov and K. Ogasawara. 2004. Neogene and Paleogene Molluscan (Bivalvia) Cenozones of the Russian Northeast. Science Reports of the Institute of Geoscience, University of Tsukuba, Section B 25:9-45 [W. Kiessling/S. Nurnberg/S. Nurnberg]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 50051: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Sabine Nürnberg on 05.05.2005

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Taxonomic list

Bivalvia
 Nuculanida - Sareptidae
 Nuculanida - Yoldiidae
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Nuculana (Nuculana) napanica, "Nuculana (Saccella) snatolensis" = Saccella, "Nuculana (Saccella) uvuchensis" = Saccella, "Nuculana (Saccella) cf. nagaoi" = Saccella
"Nuculana (Saccella) snatolensis" = Saccella pointed nut clam
"Nuculana (Saccella) uvuchensis" = Saccella pointed nut clam
"Nuculana (Saccella) cf. nagaoi" = Saccella pointed nut clam
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
 Solemyida - Manzanellidae
 Solemyida - Solemyidae
Acharax tigilensis Awning Clam
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
 Mytilida - Crenellidae
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
 Ostreida - Pteriidae
Pteria pellucida Gabb 1864 pearl oyster
 Pectinida - Limidae
Lima utcholokensis, "Acesta (Plicacesta) cf. amaxensis" = Plicacesta, Acesta (Plicacesta) sameshimai
"Acesta (Plicacesta) cf. amaxensis" = Plicacesta file clam
Acesta (Plicacesta) sameshimai Oyama and Mizuno 1958 file clam
 Pectinida - Anomiidae
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Delectopecten cf. peckhami Gabb 1869 scallop
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
 Arcida - Parallelodontidae
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
 Lucinida - Thyasiridae
 Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae
 Pandorida - Laternulidae
 Thraciida - Thraciidae
 Thraciida - Periplomatidae
 Pholadida - Myidae
Sphenia snatolana softshell clam
Mya iljinensis softshell clam
Mya kovatschensis Kristofovich 1947 softshell clam
Mya tigilensis Kristofovich 1947 softshell clam
 Cardiida - Mactridae
Mactromeris cf. polynyma, "Mactra (Spisula) snatolensis" = Spisula, "Mactra (Spisula) xenophonti" = Spisula, "Spisula chulgunensis" = Spisula, "Spisula tigilensis" = Spisula, Spisula cf. hannibali
Mactromeris cf. polynyma Stimpson 1860 clam
"Mactra (Spisula) snatolensis" = Spisula clam
"Mactra (Spisula) xenophonti" = Spisula clam
"Spisula chulgunensis" = Spisula clam
"Spisula tigilensis" = Spisula clam
Spisula cf. hannibali Clark and Arnold 1923 clam
 Cardiida - Vesicomyidae
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Pitaria tigilensis venus clam
"Pitar cf. matsumotoi" = Pitaria matsumotoi Nagao 1928 venus clam
Macrocallista cf. hanzawai Nagao 1928 venus clam
Tivela dvalii venus clam
Tivela snatolana venus clam
Pitar (? Katherinella) cf. arnoldi Weaver 1916 venus clam
 Cardiida - Ungulinidae
"Taras kovatschensis" = Diplodonta, "Taras utcholokensis" = Diplodonta, Diplodonta cf. ferruginata
"Taras kovatschensis" = Diplodonta clam
"Taras utcholokensis" = Diplodonta clam
Diplodonta cf. ferruginata Makiyama 1926 clam
 Cardiida - Corbiculidae
"Corbicula cf. gabbiana" = Polymesoda gabbiana Henderson 1920 clam
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
"Papyridea (Profulvia) utcholokense" = Profulvia cockle
"Ciliatocardium reedi" = Acanthocardia (Acanthocardia) reedi Loel and Corey 1932 cockle
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
Macoma vialovi tellin clam
Macoma tigilensis Kristofovich 1947 tellin clam
Tellina pleschakovi tellin clam
Tellina tigilensis tellin clam
 Cardiida - Psammobiidae
 Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
"Panope tigilensis" = Panopea
"Panope tigilensis" = Panopea clam
 Solenida - Solenidae
 Carditida - Crassatellidae
 Carditida - Carditidae