Antwerp area [Petaloconchus bed, Kattendijk Fm]: Zanclean, Belgium

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Zeilleriidae
Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula (Nucula) nucleus (Linnaeus 1758)
Leionucula laevigata (Sowerby 1818)
Bivalvia - Solemyida - Nucinellidae
Nucinella ovalis (Wood 1840)
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Yoldiidae
unclassified
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Thyasiridae
Marquet 2005
Marquet 2005
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Marquet 2005
Marquet 2005
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Gastrochaenidae
Marquet 2005
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Lasaeidae
Marquet 2005
Kellia suborbicularis (Montague 1803)
Marquet 2005
Lasaeina ambigua (Nyst and Westendorp 1839)
Marquet 2005
misspelled as "Laseina ambigua"
Marquet 2005
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Semelidae
Abra (Abra) prismatica (Montagu 1808)
Marquet 2005
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae
Macoma (Macoma) obliqua (Sowerby 1817)
Marquet 2005
Gastrana laminosa (Sowerby 1827)
Marquet 2005
Marquet 2005
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Parvicardium exiguum (Gmelin 1791)
Marquet 2005
Parvicardium scabrum Philippi 1844
Marquet 2005
Marquet 2005
Marquet 2005
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Montacutidae
Tellimya ferruginosa (Montague 1808)
Marquet 2005
Marquet 2005
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Erycinidae
Marquet 2005
Marquet 2005
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Ungulinidae
Marquet 2005
Marquet 2005
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Glossidae
Marquet 2005
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Marquet 2005
Marquet 2005
Marquet 2005
Marquet 2005
Marquet 2005
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Arcticidae
Arctica islandica (Linnaeus 1767)
Marquet 2005
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Trapezidae
Marquet 2005
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae
Marquet 2005
Marquet 2005
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae
Marquet 2005
unclassified
Marquet 2005
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Teredinidae
Teredinidae indet. Rafinesque 1815
Marquet 2005
Bivalvia - Solenida - Pharidae
Marquet 2005
Marquet 2005
Bivalvia - Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
Marquet 2005
Marquet 2005
Cyrtodaria angusta Nyst and Westendorp 1839
Marquet 2005
Bivalvia - Poromyida - Cuspidariidae
Cardiomya costellata (Deshayes 1833)
Marquet 2005
Marquet 2005
Marquet 2005
Bivalvia - Poromyida - Poromyidae
Marquet 2005
Bivalvia - Poromyida - Verticordiidae
Marquet 2005
Bivalvia - Pandorida - Pandoridae
Marquet 2005
Bivalvia - Pandorida - Lyonsiidae
Marquet 2005
Bivalvia - Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae
Marquet 2005
Bivalvia - Thraciida - Periplomatidae
Marquet 2005
Bivalvia - Thraciida - Thraciidae
Marquet 2005
Marquet 2005
Bivalvia - Carditida - Condylocardiidae
Marquet 2005
Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Marquet 2005
Marquet 2005
Bivalvia - Carditida - Astartidae
Marquet 2005
Digitaria forbesi (Wood 1874)
Marquet 2005
Digitaria digitaria (Linnaeus 1758)
Marquet 2005
Marquet 2005
Marquet 2005
Marquet 2005
Marquet 2005
Marquet 2005
Marquet 2005
Isocrassina basteroti (De la Jonkaire 1823)
Marquet 2005
Isocrassina omalii (De la Jonkaire 1823)
Marquet 2005
Marquet 2005
Marquet 2005
Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae
Bivalvia - Arcida - Limopsidae
Bivalvia - Arcida - Glycymerididae
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
Aequipecten radians (Nyst and Westendorp 1839)
Palliolum gerardi (Nyst 1835)
Pseudamussium lilli (Pusch 1837)
Pseudamussium princeps (Sowerby 1826)
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Propeamussiidae
Similipecten similis (Laskey 1811)
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Anomiidae
Heteranomia squamula (Linnaeus 1758)
Monia ? patelliformis (Linnaeus 1773)
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limidae
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Crenellidae
Musculus discors (Linnaeus 1767)
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pinnidae
Marquet 1995
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Arcoperna serica (Bronn 1831)
see common names

Geography
Country:Belgium
Coordinates: 51.3° North, 4.3° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:50.6° North, 4.9° East (Wright 2013)
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:local area
Time
Period: Neogene Epoch: Pliocene
Stage: Zanclean 10 m.y. bin: Cenozoic 6
Key time interval: Zanclean
Age range of interval: 5.333 - 3.6 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Kattendijk
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Stratigraphy comments: STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From Kattendijk Fm, which is overlain by the Luchtbal Mbr of the Lillo Fm. AGE: Zanclean. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From the Petaloconchus bed.
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: poorly lithified sandstone
Lithology description: SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Not specified, but apparently sandstone from figured specimens. LITHIFICATION: Not specified, but poorly-lithified based on figured specimens.
Environment:coastal indet.
Geology comments: DISTRIBUTION: Siliciclastic shallow marine environment.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection excludes:some macrofossils
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Collection method comments: COLLECTOR: Presumably, but not stated to be R. Marquet (1990's-present). REPOSTORY: KBIN, not detailed.
Taxonomic list comments:COVERAGE: Limited, only includes families specified in particular taxonomic treatments. NOMENCLATURE: Authoritative publication with species and subgenus-level assignments.
Metadata
Database number:86801
Authorizer:A. Hendy Enterer:A. Hendy
Modifier:A. Hendy Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2009-02-18 09:50:57 Last modified:2025-02-22 15:12:02
Access level:authorizer only Released:2009-05-18 09:50:57
Creative Commons license:CC0
Reference information

Primary reference:

29222. R. Marquet. 2002. The Neogene Amphineura and Bivalvia (Protobranchia and Pteriomorphia) from Kallo and Doel (Oost Vlaanderen, Belgium). Palaeontos 2:1-100 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]

Secondary references:

29236 R. Marquet. 1995. A revision of the Caenozoic Pinnidae from Belgium (Mollusca, Bivalvia). Bulletin de l' Institut Royal des Sciences Natuturelles de Belgique, Sciences de la Terre 65:241-256 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]
29219 R. Marquet. 2005. The Neogene Bivalvia (Heterodonta and Anomalodesmata) and Scaphopoda from Kallo and Doel (Oost Vlaanderen, Belgium). Palaeontos 6:1-142 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]