Bandar Abbas [Asmari Limestone] (Miocene of Iran)

Where: Iran (27.0° N, 55.6° E: paleocoordinates 23.2° N, 52.5° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Asmari Limestone Formation, Early/Lower Miocene (23.0 - 16.0 Ma)

• STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From the Asmari Limestone, which regionally underlies the Lower Fars Fm. AGE: Early Miocene, on the basis of Burdigalian index macrofossils. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From unknown position within formation.

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; lithified limestone

• ENVIRONMENT: Shallow subtidal carbonate environment.
• SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Limestone. LITHIFICATION: Lithified on the basis of figured specimens from adjacent beds.

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: COLLECTOR: Probably G.E. Pilgrim and J.A. Douglas, c. 1900's, 1920's. REPOSITORY: Unknown, possibly Geological Suyrvey of India, or British Museum of Natural History..

Primary reference: L. R. Cox. 1936. Fossil Mollusca from southern Persia (Iran) and Bahrein Island. Memoirs of the Geological Survey of India 22(2):1-67 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 79067: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 24.02.2008

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Taxonomic list

• COVERAGE: Probably not exhaustive, but listing characteristic taxa. NOMENCLATURE: Authoritative publication, but with antiquated nomenclature. Identifications by L. R. Cox (British Museum).
Bivalvia
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Spondylus crassicosta, "Chlamys senatoria" = Mimachlamys senatoria, "Chlamys pusio" = Talochlamys pusio
Spondylus crassicosta Lamarck 1819 scallop
"Chlamys senatoria" = Mimachlamys senatoria Gmelin 1791 scallop
"Chlamys pusio" = Talochlamys pusio Linnaeus 1758 scallop
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
"Ostrea digitata" = Cubitostrea digitalina
"Ostrea digitata" = Cubitostrea digitalina Eichwald 1830 oyster
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
"Ostrea (Lopha) virleti" = Hyotissa virleti
"Ostrea (Lopha) virleti" = Hyotissa virleti Deshayes 1832 oyster
 Arcida - Arcidae
"Anadara cf. antiquata" = Anadara (Anadara) antiquata
"Anadara cf. antiquata" = Anadara (Anadara) antiquata Linnaeus 1758 ark
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Antigona granosa Sowerby 1840 venus clam
"Clementia papyracea" = Clementia (Clementia) papyracea Gray 1825 venus clam