Bore Kevelaer, depth 55m (Miocene of Germany)

Where: North Rhein-Westfalia, Germany (51.6° N, 6.3° E: paleocoordinates 51.8° N, 4.8° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Middle Miocene (16.0 - 11.6 Ma)

• Reinbek-Bislicher stage

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

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

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils, microfossils

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 62891: authorized by Martin Aberhan, entered by Sabine Nürnberg on 01.08.2006

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Flabellidae
Flabellum sp.
Flabellum sp. Lesson 1831 stony coral
Gymnolaemata
 Cheilostomata - Membraniporidae
Reussirella haidingeri1
 Cheilostomata - Lunulitidae
Lunulites voigti1, Lunulites burdigalensis1
Polychaeta
  -
Polychaeta indet.1
Polychaeta indet.1 Grube 1850
Sedentarida indet.
Scaphopoda
 Dentaliida - Gadilinidae
Gadilina sp.1
Gadilina sp.1 Foresti 1895 tusk shell
 Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Lentigodentalium pseudomutabile1, Antalis dumasi1
Antalis dumasi1 tusk shell
Antalis dumasi subsp.
 Gadilida - Gadilidae
Gadila dingdenensis1
Bivalvia
 Arcida - Arcidae
Scapharca (Scapharca) diluvii1
 Arcida - Limopsidae
Limopsis (Limopsis) aurita1, "Limopsis (Pectunculina) anomala" = Limopsis1, Limopsis (Pectunculina) lamellata1
Limopsis (Limopsis) aurita1 Brocchi 1814 clam
"Limopsis (Pectunculina) anomala" = Limopsis1 clam
 Pectinida - Limidae
Limatula sulcata1
Limatula sulcata1 file clam
 Carditida - Astartidae
Astarte (Astarte) radiata1
Astarte (Astarte) radiata1 Nyst and Westendorp 1839 clam
Astarte radiata fa. convexior
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
"Lucinoma borealis" = Lucinoma (Lucinoma) borealis1, "Cavilucina (Goniomyrtea) droueti" = Gonimyrtea droueti1
"Lucinoma borealis" = Lucinoma (Lucinoma) borealis1 Linnaeus 1767 clam
"Cavilucina (Goniomyrtea) droueti" = Gonimyrtea droueti1 Nyst 1861 clam
C. droueti droueti
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
Corbula (Varicorbula) gibba1
Corbula (Varicorbula) gibba1 Oliva 1792 clam
C. (V.) gibba gibba
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Parvicardium straeleni1
 Cardiida - Semelidae
sensu lato Abra lehmanni1
 Cardiida - Solecurtidae
Azorinus (Azorinus) chamasolen1
Azorinus (Azorinus) chamasolen1 clam
A. chamasolen miocaenicus
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
Angulus (Moerella) aff. donacillus1, "Macoma elliptica" = Laciolina magna1
"Macoma elliptica" = Laciolina magna1 Spengler 1798 tellin clam
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Venus (Ventricoloidea) multilamella1, "Gouldia minima" = Gouldia (Gouldia) minima1
Venus (Ventricoloidea) multilamella1 Lamarck 1818 venus clam
V. (V.) multilamella multilamella
"Gouldia minima" = Gouldia (Gouldia) minima1 Montagu 1803 venus clam
 Cardiida - Glossidae
Glossus (Glossus) lunulatus1
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
"Nuculana (Saccella) westendorpi" = Saccella westendorpi1
"Nuculana (Saccella) westendorpi" = Saccella westendorpi1 Nyst and Westendorp 1839 pointed nut clam
 Nuculanida - Yoldiidae
"Portlandia (Yoldiella) pygmaea" = Yoldiella1, Yoldia (Yoldia) glaberrima1
"Portlandia (Yoldiella) pygmaea" = Yoldiella1 clam
Yoldia (Yoldia) glaberrima1 von Münster 1837 clam
Gastropoda
 Trochoidea - Trochidae
Calliostoma (Ampullotrochus) ? laureatum2
 Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae
Cylichna (Cylichna) pseudoconvoluta3
 Opisthobranchia - Retusidae
Retusa (Cylichnina) elongata3
 Opisthobranchia -
Roxania utriculus3
 Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae
"Turbonilla (Pyrgolampros) pseudoterebralis" = Pyrgolampros3, "Turbonilla (Pyrgolampros) undulata" = Pyrgolampros3, "Turbonilla (Pyrgolampros) "sp. 6"" = Pyrgolampros3, Chrysallida (Pyrgulina) pygmaea3, Pyramidella (Voluspa) elata3, Pyramidella (Voluspa) plicosa3
"Turbonilla (Pyrgolampros) pseudoterebralis" = Pyrgolampros3 snail
sensu JANSSEN
"Turbonilla (Pyrgolampros) undulata" = Pyrgolampros3 snail
sensu JANSSEN
"Turbonilla (Pyrgolampros) "sp. 6"" = Pyrgolampros3 Sacco 1892 snail
Chrysallida (Pyrgulina) pygmaea3 Grateloup 1838 snail
Ch. pygmaea f. belgica
 Heterostropha - Ringiculidae
Ringicula (Ringiculina) buccinea3
 Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae
Acirsa (Hemiacirsa) aff. duvergieri2
 Vanikoroidea - Eulimidae
Niso (Niso) terebellum2, Balcis (Balcis) alba2
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
"Turritella eryna" = Haustator eryna2, Turritella subangulata2
"Turritella eryna" = Haustator eryna2 d'Orbigny 1852 turret shell
Turritella subangulata2 turret shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Naticidae indet.2, Euspira staringi2, Euspira helicina2
Naticidae indet.2 Guilding 1834 moon snail
Naticidae juv. et indet.
Euspira staringi2 moon snail
Euspira helicina2 Brocchi 1814 moon snail
E. aggr. helicina
 Sorbeoconcha - Rissoidae
Rissoina (Zebinella) cf. elongata2
 Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Streptodictyon sexcostatus2
 Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
Babylonella fusiformis2
 Neogastropoda - Turridae
Fusiturris duchastelii3, Boreodrillia hosiusi3, Nitidiclavus maitrejus3, sensu lato Unedogemmula boreoturricula3, sensu lato Unedogemmula hanseata3, Gemmula (Gemmula) zimmermanni3
Fusiturris duchastelii3 turrid
F. duchastelii flexiplicata
 Neogastropoda - Drilliidae
Splendrillia selenkae3
 Neogastropoda - Raphitomidae
Teretia anceps3
 Neogastropoda - Clathurellidae
Pleurotomoides luisae3
 Neogastropoda - Mangeliidae
Sorgenfreispira tenella3
Sorgenfreispira tenella3 Conrad 1848 snail
 Neogastropoda - Borsoniidae
Bathytoma jugleri3
 Neogastropoda - Muricidae
"Murex (Haustellum) inornatus" = Haustellum2, Lyrotyphis (Eotyphis) fistulosus2
"Murex (Haustellum) inornatus" = Haustellum2 murex snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae
Aporrhais (Aporrhais) alata2
 Sorbeoconcha - Xenophoridae
Xenophora deshayesi2
Xenophora deshayesi2 Michelotti 1847 carrier shell
 Pseudomelanoidea - Pseudomelaniidae
sensu lato Inquisitor borealis3
 Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Calyptraea (Calyptraea) chinensis2
Calyptraea (Calyptraea) chinensis2 Linnaeus 1758 slipper shell
Nodosariata
 Polymorphinida - Polymorphinidae
Sigmomorphina schwageri, Guttulina problema, Globulina gibba
Guttulina problema d'Orbigny 1826
Globulina gibba d'Orbigny 1832
 Robertinida - Ceratobuliminidae
Ceratobulimina haueri
 Vaginulinida - Vaginulinidae
Lenticulina (Lenticulina) rotulata, Lenticulina (Robulus) cultrata, Lenticulina (Robulus) ornata, Lenticulina (Lenticulina) calcar
 Nodosariida - Nodosariidae
Dentalina intermittens, Dentalina inornata, Vaginulina obtusicosta, Nodosaria bacillum
Foraminifera
  - Spiroplectamminidae
Spiroplectammina carinata
 Lituolida - Lituolidae
Textularia gramen, Bigenerina nodosaria
Textularia gramen dOrbigny 1846
 Rotalioidea - Elphidiidae
Elphidium inflatum, Elphidium ungeri
 Asterigerinacea - Asterigerinidae
Asterigerina guerichi
Asterigerina guerichi
A. gürichi staeschi
 Rotaliacea - Rotaliidae
Hoeglundina elegans
 Buliminacea - Uvigerinidae
Uvigerina semiornata
Uvigerina semiornata
9 specimens U. semiornata for. semiornata, 1 specimen U. semiornata for. kusteri, 1 specimen U. semiornata for. brunnensis and 1 specimen U. semiornata for. albingensis
 Discorbacea - Bagginidae
Cancris auriculus
Cancris auriculus Fichtel and Moll 1798
 Lituolacea - Ataxophragmiidae
Martinottiella communis
Martinottiella communis Huang et al. 2019
  - Chilostomellidae
Sphaeroidina bulloides
Sphaeroidina bulloides d'Orbigny 1826
Tubothalamea
 Miliolida - Miliolidae
Sigmoilina tenuis
Globothalamea
 Rotaliida - Discorbidae
Hanzawaia boueana
 Rotaliida - Nonionidae
Nonion affine, Nonion (Porosononion) granosum
 Rotaliida - Cibicididae
Cibicides lobatulus, Cibicides pseudoungerianus, Cibicides dutemplei
Cibicides lobatulus
incl. 1 specimen C. lobatulus var. ornatus
Cibicides dutemplei dOrbigny 1846
1Wienrich 1999; 2Wienrich 2001; 3Wienrich and Janssen 2007