Nijar, Almeria, reef-talus slope (Miocene to of Spain)

Where: Spain (37.0° N, 2.2° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Tortonian to Tortonian (11.6 - 5.3 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; lithified packstone and lithified grainstone

• blocks of the reef framework and coral breccia

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: A. P. Jimenez and J. C. Braga. 1993. Occurence and taphonomy of bivalves from the Nijar reef (Messinian, Late Miocene, SE Spain). Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 102:239-251 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 69788: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 07.03.2007

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Taxonomic list

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Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Poritidae
Porites sp.
Porites sp. Link 1807 stony coral
Bivalvia
 Arcida - Arcidae
Barbatia (Barbatia) barbata, "Arca (Arca) noae" = Arca noae, "Anadara (Anadara) diluvii" = Scapharca (Scapharca) diluvii
Barbatia (Barbatia) barbata Linnaeus 1758 clam
"Arca (Arca) noae" = Arca noae Linnaeus 1758 ark
"Anadara (Anadara) diluvii" = Scapharca (Scapharca) diluvii Lamarck 1805 clam
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris (Glycymeris) bimaculata
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea edulis
Ostrea edulis Linnaeus 1758 oyster
subspecies lamellosa
 Pectinida - Limidae
Lima (Limaria) tuberculata
Lima (Limaria) tuberculata Olivi 1792 file clam
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Spondylus sp., "Chlamys pusio" = Talochlamys pusio, Pecten aduncus, "Chlamys opercularis" = Aequipecten opercularis
Spondylus sp. Linnaeus 1758 scallop
"Chlamys pusio" = Talochlamys pusio Linnaeus 1758 scallop
Pecten aduncus Eichwald 1830 scallop
"Chlamys opercularis" = Aequipecten opercularis Linnaeus 1758 scallop
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Mytilus sp., ? Lithophaga sp., Modiolus sp.
Mytilus sp. Linnaeus 1758 mussel
? Lithophaga sp. Röding 1798 mussel
Modiolus sp. Lamarck 1801 mussel
 Carditida - Carditidae
"Cardites antiquatus" = Cardites antiquata, Cardita (Cardita) vindobonensis
"Cardites antiquatus" = Cardites antiquata Linnaeus 1758 clam
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
"Varicorbula gibba" = Corbula (Varicorbula) gibba
"Varicorbula gibba" = Corbula (Varicorbula) gibba Oliva 1792 clam
 Cardiida - Chamidae
Pseudochama (Pseudochama) gryphina, "Chama (Chama) gryphoides" = Chama gryphoides
Pseudochama (Pseudochama) gryphina Lamarck 1819 jewel box
"Chama (Chama) gryphoides" = Chama gryphoides Linnaeus 1758 jewel box
 Cardiida - Mactridae
Spisula subtruncata, Lutraria sp.
Spisula subtruncata da Costa 1778 clam
Lutraria sp. Lamarck 1799 clam
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Dosinia (Pectunculus) exoleta, Venus (Ventriculoidea) multilamella, "Tapes (Ruditapes) basteroti" = Venerupis basteroti
Dosinia (Pectunculus) exoleta Linnaeus 1758 venus clam
Venus (Ventriculoidea) multilamella Lamarck 1818 venus clam
"Tapes (Ruditapes) basteroti" = Venerupis basteroti Mayer 1857 venus clam
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
Codakia (Ctena) decussata
Sedentaria
 Sabellida - Serpulidae
Serpulidae indet.
Serpulidae indet. Rafinesque 1835
Bryozoa
  -
Bryozoa indet.
Bryozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1831
Ulvophyceae
 Bryopsidales - Halimedaceae
Halimeda sp.
Halimeda sp. Lamouroux 1812
Florideophyceae
  - Corallinophycidae
Sporolithon sp., Mesophyllum sp.
Sporolithon sp. Rothpletz 1891
Mesophyllum sp. Lemoine 1930