Where: Greece (35.2° N, 25.1° E: paleocoordinates 35.2° N, 25.1° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• local area-level geographic resolution
When: Kourtes Formation, Zanclean (5.3 - 3.6 Ma)
• Upper Zanclean, Globorotalia puncticulata zone
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; lithified marl and lithified sandstone
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: M. Dermitzakis and E. Georgiades-Dikeoulia. 1987. Biozonation of the Neogene invertebrate megafauna of the Hellenic area. Annales Instituti Geologici Publici Hungarici 70:125-136 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 72318: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 01.06.2007
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Bivalvia | |
Chama placentina jewel box | |
Venus (Ventricola) multilamella, "Dosinia (Orbiculus) lupinus" = Dosinia lupina
Venus (Ventricola) multilamella Lamarck 1818 venus clam | |
Lutraria (Psammophila) oblonga Gmelin 1791 clam | |
"Cardium (Cerastoderma) edule" = Cerastoderma edule, Acanthocardia (Acanthocardia) echinata, Cardium paucicostatum, Cardium tuberculatum
"Cardium (Cerastoderma) edule" = Cerastoderma edule Linnaeus 1758 cockle
Acanthocardia (Acanthocardia) echinata Linnaeus 1767 cockle
Cardium paucicostatum cockle
Cardium tuberculatum Linnaeus 1758 cockle | |
"Beguina (Glans) rudista" = Glans, "Venericardia (Cardita) antiquata" = Cardites antiquata
"Beguina (Glans) rudista" = Glans clam
"Venericardia (Cardita) antiquata" = Cardites antiquata Linnaeus 1758 clam | |
Astarte fusca clam | |
Ostrea iphigeniae, Ostrea (Ostrea) fimbriata, "Ostrea (Ostrea) edulis" = Ostrea edulis, "Ostrea (Ostrea) lamellosa" = Ostrea edulis
Ostrea iphigeniae oyster
Ostrea (Ostrea) fimbriata oyster
"Ostrea (Ostrea) lamellosa" = Ostrea edulis Linnaeus 1758 oyster | |
"Pycnodonta navicularis" = Neopycnodonte navicularis, "Pycnodonta germanitala" = Pycnodonte
"Pycnodonta navicularis" = Neopycnodonte navicularis Brocchi 1814 oyster
"Pycnodonta germanitala" = Pycnodonte oyster | |
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Plicatula (Saintiopsis) laevis scallop | |
Anomia (Anomia) ephippium Linnaeus 1758 jingle | |
Hinnites ercolaniana, Hinnites crispus, Pecten benedictus, Pecten jacobaeus, Pecten reghiensis, "Chlamys multistriata" = Talochlamys multistriata, Flabellipecten alessii, Flabellipecten bosniaskii, Flabellipecten flabelliformis, Flabellipecten nigromagnus, "Chlamys radians" = Aequipecten radians, "Chlamys (Aequipecten) opercularis" = Aequipecten opercularis, "Chlamys opercularis" = Aequipecten opercularis, Chlamys (Macrochlamys) latissima, Chlamys angelonii, Chlamys bollenensis, Chlamys zenonis, Chlamys (Manupecten) pesfelis, "Chlamys varia" = Chlamys (Chlamys) varia, "Chlamys (Aequipecten) scabrella" = Chlamys scabrellus, "Amussium cristatum" = Amusium, "Amussium (Pseudamussium) oblongum" = Amusium, Pseudamussium clavatum, Spondylus crassicostata, Spondylus concentricus, Spondylus gaederopus
Hinnites ercolaniana scallop
Hinnites crispus Brocchi 1814 scallop
Pecten benedictus scallop
Pecten jacobaeus scallop
Pecten reghiensis scallop
"Chlamys multistriata" = Talochlamys multistriata Poli 1795 scallop
Flabellipecten alessii scallop
Flabellipecten bosniaskii scallop
Flabellipecten flabelliformis scallop
Flabellipecten nigromagnus scallop
"Chlamys radians" = Aequipecten radians Nyst and Westendorp 1839 scallop
"Chlamys (Aequipecten) opercularis" = Aequipecten opercularis Linnaeus 1758 scallop
"Chlamys opercularis" = Aequipecten opercularis Linnaeus 1758 scallop subsp. audouini and laevigatoides
Chlamys (Macrochlamys) latissima scallop
Chlamys angelonii scallop
Chlamys bollenensis scallop
Chlamys zenonis scallop
Chlamys (Manupecten) pesfelis scallop
"Chlamys varia" = Chlamys (Chlamys) varia Linnaeus 1758 scallop
"Chlamys (Aequipecten) scabrella" = Chlamys scabrellus Lamarck 1819 scallop
"Amussium cristatum" = Amusium scallop
"Amussium (Pseudamussium) oblongum" = Amusium scallop
Pseudamussium clavatum Poli 1795 scallop
Spondylus crassicostata scallop
Spondylus concentricus Bronn 1831 scallop
Spondylus gaederopus Linnaeus 1758 scallop | |
Glycymeris (Glycymeris) cor, Glycymeris (Glycymeris) bimaculata, Glycymeris (Glycymeris) inflatus, Glycymeris (Glycymeris) violascens
Glycymeris (Glycymeris) cor Lamarck 1805 clam | |
Arca (Anadara) noae, "Arca (Andara) diluvii" = Scapharca (Scapharca) diluvii, Barbatia (Barbatia) barbata
Arca (Anadara) noae Linnaeus 1758 ark
"Arca (Andara) diluvii" = Scapharca (Scapharca) diluvii Lamarck 1805 clam
Barbatia (Barbatia) barbata Linnaeus 1758 clam | |
Gastropoda | |
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"Thericium (Cladiothericium) varicosum" = Thericium, "Cerithium (Vulgocerithium) crenatum" = Thericium, Cerithium (Thericium) vulgatum, "Cerithium (Thericium) europaeum" = Thericium europaeum, "Cerithium (Thericium) italicum" = Thericium italicum
"Cerithium (Vulgocerithium) crenatum" = Thericium snail | |
"Natica (Neverita) josephinia" = Neverita josephinia, Neverita olla, Natica (Nacca) millepunctata, Lunatia catena
"Natica (Neverita) josephinia" = Neverita josephinia Risso 1826 moon snail
Neverita olla De Serres 1829 moon snail | |
"Strombus (Strombus) coronatus" = Persististrombus coronatus
"Strombus (Strombus) coronatus" = Persististrombus coronatus Defrance 1827 true conch | |
Xenophora deshayesi Michelotti 1847 carrier shell | |
"Dolium (Cadium) orbiculatum" = Tonna
"Dolium (Cadium) orbiculatum" = Tonna tun shell | |
"Charonia (Sassia) apenninica" = Sassia apenninica, "Cymatium (Lampusia) affine" = Monoplex, Gyrineum (Aspa) marginatum
"Charonia (Sassia) apenninica" = Sassia apenninica Sassi 1827 triton shell
Gyrineum (Aspa) marginatum triton shell | |
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Conus (Rhijoconus) ponterosus, "Conus (Chelyconus) pelagicus" = Conus (Chelyoconus)
"Conus (Chelyconus) pelagicus" = Conus (Chelyoconus) cone shell | |
Clavus (Drillia) allionii Bellardi 1877 snail | |
Turris (Turris) aquensis turrid
Turris (Turris) rotata turrid | |
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"Typhis (Typhinellus) tetrapterus" = Typhinellus, Hadriania craticulata
"Typhis (Typhinellus) tetrapterus" = Typhinellus murex snail
Hadriania craticulata Brocchi 1814 murex snail | |
Vexillum (Vexillum) plicatulum Brocchi 1814 ribbed mitre | |
Mitraria (Mitraria) ambigua, "Mitra (Tiara) scrobiculata" = Cancilla scrobiculata
"Mitra (Tiara) scrobiculata" = Cancilla scrobiculata Brocchi 1814 mitre shell | |
Euthria (Euthria) cornea true whelk
Nassa (Nassa) musiva true whelk | |
Fusus (Fusus) longirostris, "Hinia (Uzita) limata" = Nassarius (Uzita), "Nassa (Uzita) inaequicostata" = Nassarius (Uzita), "Nassa (Hinia) incrassata" = Nassarius incrassatus
"Hinia (Uzita) limata" = Nassarius (Uzita) snail
"Nassa (Uzita) inaequicostata" = Nassarius (Uzita) snail
"Nassa (Hinia) incrassata" = Nassarius incrassatus Müller 1773 snail | |
Petaloconchus intortus Lamarck 1818 worm shell
Lemintina arenaria worm shell | |
"Turritella (Torculoidella) bicarinata" = Turritella bicarinata, Turritella (Zaria) subangulata, Turritella (Turritella) tricarinata, "Turritella (Torculoidella) triplicata" = Archimediella (Torculoidella), "Archimediella (Torculoidella) spirata" = Archimediella (Torculoidella) spiratus
"Turritella (Torculoidella) bicarinata" = Turritella bicarinata Elchwald 1830 turret shell subsp. bicarinata
Turritella (Zaria) subangulata turret shell
"Turritella (Torculoidella) triplicata" = Archimediella (Torculoidella) turret shell
"Archimediella (Torculoidella) spirata" = Archimediella (Torculoidella) spiratus Brocchi 1814 turret shell | |
Bittium (Bittium) reticulatum Montagu 1803 cerith snail | |
"Ringicula (Ringiculella) auriculata" = Ringicula minor
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Patella (Patella) ferruginea limpet | |
"Astraea (Bolma) meynardi" = Bolma, "Astraea (Bolma) rugosa" = Bolma rugosus
"Astraea (Bolma) meynardi" = Bolma snail
"Astraea (Bolma) rugosa" = Bolma rugosus Linnaeus 1767 snail | |
Diodora (Lucapina) italica Defrance 1820 snail |