Bore Wetten, depth 28m (Miocene of Germany)

Where: North Rhein-Westfalia, Germany (51.6° N, 6.3° E: paleocoordinates 51.8° N, 4.9° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Miocene (23.0 - 5.3 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: transition zone or lower shoreface; unlithified, fine-grained, silty sandstone

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils, microfossils

Preservation: original aragonite

Collection methods: core, mechanical, peroxide, sieve,

• well drilling, 1991

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 62899: authorized by Martin Aberhan, entered by Sabine Nürnberg on 01.08.2006

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Foraminifera
 Nodosariacea - Glandulinidae
  -
"Marginulina cf. costata" = Cristellaria (Marginulina)
"Marginulina cf. costata" = Cristellaria (Marginulina)
Globothalamea
 Rotaliida - Cibicididae
Nodosariata
 Polymorphinida - Polymorphinidae
Pseudopolymorphina subnodosa
Pseudop. subn. for. rugosa
Guttulina problema d'Orbigny 1826
Globulina gibba d'Orbigny 1832
 Nodosariida - Nodosariidae
 Vaginulinida - Vaginulinidae
 Vaginulinida - Lagenidae
Foraminifera
 Rotalioidea - Elphidiidae
  - Spiroplectamminidae
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Flabellidae
Flabellum sp. Lesson 1831 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Turbinoliidae
"Cylindrophyllia duncani" = Peponocyathus duncani
"Cylindrophyllia duncani" = Peponocyathus duncani Reuss 1871 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
 Scleractinia - Micrabaciidae
Stephanophyllia imperialis Michelin 1841 stony coral
Gastropoda
 Trochoidea - Trochidae
 Vanikoroidea - Eulimidae
 Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Calyptraea (Calyptraea) chinensis2 Linnaeus 1758 slipper shell
 Pseudomelanoidea - Pseudomelaniidae
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
 Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae
"Bittium (Bittium) spina" = Bittium spina2, Bittium (Bittium) tenuispina2
"Bittium (Bittium) spina" = Bittium spina2 Partsch 1856 cerith snail
 Cerithioidea - Planaxidae
 Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae
sensu lato Turriscala straeleni2 wentletrap
T. (s. lat.) stareleni f. dingdensis
"Amaea (Scalina) subreticula" = Scalina2 wentletrap
 Sorbeoconcha - Rissoidae
 Sorbeoconcha - Adeorbidae
 Sorbeoconcha - Triphoridae
 Neogastropoda - Ancillariidae
"Ancilla (Baryspira) obsoleta" = Amalda obsoleta2
"Ancilla (Baryspira) obsoleta" = Amalda obsoleta2 Brocchi 1814 snail
 Neogastropoda - Volutidae
 Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Typhis (Typhis) ? pungens2 Solander in Brander and Brander 1766 murex snail
"Murex (Tubicauda) spinicosta" = Murex (Promurex) spinicosta2 Bronn 1831 murex snail
"Murex (Haustellum) inornatus" = Haustellum2 murex snail
 Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
 Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Streptodictyon abruptus2 snail
incl. 1 specimen S. abruptus for. quinquecostatus
 Neogastropoda - Columbellidae
 Neogastropoda - Costellariidae
 Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
"Trigonostoma (Ventrilia) pouwi" = Ventrilia2 snail
Cancellaria (Merica) contorta2 snail
C. contorta gelriana
Sveltia varicosa2 snail
S. varicosa paucicostata
 Neogastropoda - Raphitomidae
 Neogastropoda - Turridae
 Neogastropoda - Conidae
"Conus (Conolithus) sensu lato antediluvianus" = Conus (Conolithes)3
"Conus (Conolithus) sensu lato antediluvianus" = Conus (Conolithes)3 cone shell
 Neogastropoda - Clathurellidae
 Neogastropoda - Borsoniidae
"Genota ramosa" = Genota valeriae3 Hoernes and Auinger 1891 snail
 Neogastropoda - Cochlespiridae
 Neogastropoda - Drilliidae
 Neogastropoda - Mangeliidae
 Neogastropoda - Terebridae
Strioterebrum ronaldi3 auger snail
Terebra (Myurellina) acuminata3 auger snail
T. acuminata neglecta
 Sorbeoconcha - Triviidae
Erato (Erato) germanica2 Schilder 1929 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Xenophoridae
Xenophora deshayesi2 Michelotti 1847 carrier shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae
 Sorbeoconcha - Cassidae
"Semicassis (Echinophoria) bicoronata" = Echinophoria2
"Semicassis (Echinophoria) bicoronata" = Echinophoria2 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Ranellidae
"Charonia (Sassia) tarbelliana" = Sassia2
"Charonia (Sassia) tarbelliana" = Sassia2 triton shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Vitrinellidae
Circulus praecedens2 snail
C. praecedens for. praecedens and 1 specimen C. praecedens for. gliberti
Circulus hennei2 Glibert 1952 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Tornidae
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Naticidae indet.2 Guilding 1834 moon snail
Naticidae juv. et indet.
Neverita josephinia2 Risso 1826 moon snail
N. josephinia olla
Euspira gottschei2 moon snail
Euspira nysti2 moon snail
Euspira staringi2 moon snail
Euspira helicina2 Brocchi 1814 moon snail
E. aggr. helicina
Natica koeneni2 moon snail
"Natica neglecta" = Cochlis neglecta2 Mayer 1858 moon snail
"Natica sensu lato tigrina" = Cochlis tigrina2 Röding 1798 moon snail
 Thecosomata - Limacinidae
Limacina valvatina3 Reuss 1867 snail
 Thecosomata - Cavoliniidae
 Opisthobranchia -
 Opisthobranchia - Bullidae
"Tornatina bellardi" = Bulla (Tornatina)3
"Tornatina bellardi" = Bulla (Tornatina)3 snail
 Opisthobranchia - Retusidae
 Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae
 Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
 Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae
"Turbonilla (Strioturbonilla) densecostata" = Strioturbonilla3 snail
sensu JANSSEN
"Turbonilla (Pyrgolampros) pseudoterebralis" = Pyrgolampros3 snail
sensu JANSSEN
"Turbonilla (Pyrgolampros) undulata" = Pyrgolampros3 snail
sensu JANSSEN
"Turbonilla (Pyrgolampros) "sp. 6"" = Pyrgolampros3 Sacco 1892 snail
Turbonilla (Turbonilla) gastaldi3 snail
sensu JANSSEN
Turbonilla (Turbonilla) koeneniana3 snail
sensu JANSSEN
 Heterostropha - Ringiculidae
 Heterostropha - Acteonidae
Acteon (Acteon) semistriatus3 snail
spelled as 'Actaeon'
Acteon (Acteon) "sp. 2"3 Montfort 1810 snail
spelled as 'Actaeon'
 Heterostropha - Mathildidae
Bivalvia
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nuculoma haesendoncki1 nut clam
N. haesendoncki hanseata
 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
"Portlandia (Yoldiella) pygmaea" = Yoldiella1 clam
 Carditida - Carditidae
Cyclocardia sp.1 Conrad 1867 clam
 Carditida - Astartidae
Astarte (Astarte) radiata1 Nyst and Westendorp 1839 clam
Astarte radiata fa. convexior
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
"Lucinoma borealis" = Lucinoma (Lucinoma) borealis1
"Lucinoma borealis" = Lucinoma (Lucinoma) borealis1 Linnaeus 1767 clam
 Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
Corbula (Varicorbula) gibba1 Oliva 1792 clam
C. (V.) gibba gibba
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Venus (Ventricoloidea) multilamella1 Lamarck 1818 venus clam
V. (V.) multilamella multilamella
"Gouldia minima" = Gouldia (Gouldia) minima1 Montagu 1803 venus clam
 Cardiida - Glossidae
 Cardiida - Kelliellidae
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Parvicardium straeleni1, "Habecardium subturgidum" = Laevicardium (Habecardium)1
"Habecardium subturgidum" = Laevicardium (Habecardium)1 cockle
H. subturgidum subturgidum
 Arcida - Arcidae
Bathyarca pectunculoides1 Scacchi 1834 clam
 Arcida - Limopsidae
Limopsis (Limopsis) aurita1 Brocchi 1814 clam
"Limopsis (Pectunculina) anomala" = Limopsis1 clam
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Pseudamussium lilli1 Pusch 1837 scallop
Scaphopoda
 Gadilida - Gadilidae
 Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
"Pseudantalis aturensis" = Dentalium (Pseudantilis)1 tusk shell
Antalis dumasi1 tusk shell
Antalis dumasi subsp.
Gymnolaemata
 Cheilostomata - Lunulitidae
 Cheilostomata - Membraniporidae